Former White Stripes star Jack White thinks Lady Gaga is "all image" with "no meaning".

The singer-songwriter thinks many of today's biggest music stars chase celebrity status rather than concentrate on their own musical visions.

White says Gaga's eccentricity is all for show, and believes many famous faces lack substance.

He told Esquire magazine: “I don’t think she lives it because it’s all artifice. It’s all image with no meaning behind it. You can’t sink your teeth into it. It’s a sound bite. It’s very of this age, because that’s what people want. They want a Twitter line, a Jpeg, an MP3.”

White also gets annoyed when stars share too much on social networking sites including Twitter.

He added: "Twitter is the most perfect example of modern living. I think the only people who should have [Twitter accounts] are comedians. Because it's all about one-liners.

He explained: "You don’t want [late writer] Gore Vidal telling you, 'I’m doing my dishes right now.’"