DETROIT (FOX 2) - Michigan rock legend Iggy Pop helped induct Detroit-based The White Stripes into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Jack White attended the ceremony to accept the honor, delivering a speech that celebrated Detroit and served as a heartfelt tribute to his White Stripes bandmate and drummer, Meg White, who was not in attendance.

"I thank you and all of Detroit," White said. "The White Stripes are proud to represent the sound of Detroit punk and garage rock, and the garage rock movement that caught folks’ imagination around the world a few years back."

The backstory:

Jack and Meg — who were once married but presented themselves publicly as siblings — formed the band in 1997.

The duo rose to indie rock fame with 2001’s "Whit

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