Top 63 Quotes by Julian Casablancas

You know some of the people in The Strokes, yeah, their parents had success - but we didn't live like yuppies.

When you first start writing a song, it's fun, then when you start recording it, it's fun, but by the time you've finished recording it, you're sick of it.

I think a lot of people study the rules too much and then don't know how to be creative.

A tour is the most intense, stimulating way to hear music; it's the best form to receive it. There's genuine excitement from people. I feel like we've stepped up a level.

New York is in my soul.

I find it funny how people from Boston and New York hate each other because of pro teams. But, like, everyone on the Red Sox is a random millionaire athlete from somewhere else.

I mean, I guess you could say I'm a bit of a perfectionist.

I see myself out of my own eyes, which means I have no idea what's going on the other way around. I just think I try to be a good person - and I fail.

I am a fan of 'SNL' and a big Jimmy Fallon fan, too.

L.A.'s kind of, like, seven really cool towns. It's so laid-back. If you go in the right spot, you can walk around, and you don't need a car.