By Hanna Broderick – Editorial Editor

Season 46 of “Saturday Night Live” aired its second episode on October 10 with host Bill Burr and musical guest Jack White.

Jack White is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. Some of his biggest successes include being singer/guitarist of the duo The White Stripes alongside his former wife Meg White, singer/guitarist of band The Raconteurs with Brendon Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler. White has also had a lot of success in his solo career, and his biggest song “Seven Nation Army” has become a large part of many sports being played through stadiums across the country.

For his first performance he played a medley of The White Stripes’ “Ball and Biscuit” featuring a snippet of his collaboration with Beyoncé on her album Lemonade with the song “Don’t Hurt Yourself” and traditional gospel song “Jesus Is Coming Soon” which was written during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. In the third minute of his performance White shows his incredible skills on the guitar, and it was a performance that showcased the true rockstar that he is. 

In White’s second performance, once again he showed off his skill on the guitar and his unmistakable voice as he played his song “Lazaretto.” The guitar he used for this performance was designed for him by Eddie Van Halen to pay tribute following his death earlier that week on October 6. White also threw in a few finger tapping licks, a guitar technique popularized by Eddie Van Halen, at the end of the song.

Prior to the show, White posted on Instagram about the guitar and that he was going to use it for one of his songs during his SNL performance. White concluded his post by saying “i wont even insult the mans talent by trying to play one of his songs tonight. thanks again eddie for this guitar and rest in peace sir.”

When watching these two performances it’s easy to tell that White is truly ‘feeling’ the music rather than just going through the motions allowing him to soar through his unmatched performances. Jack White’s talent and passion for what he does is what makes him an amazing artist and his SNL performances proved that.