147 Quotes by Julian Casablancas

I guess the best thing about marriage is the fact you've got the coolest partner you can imagine by your side for all the things you're going to face in your life. So far, Juliet's been there for me. She's been good for my voice, good for my everything.

I'm not a pop song lyric writer. I can't just focus on one simple meaning or even a double entendre.

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

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.

It's not like I wake up and songs flow out of me.

If it doesn't start with you, it dies with you.

Whenever I go to shows, I end up looking at what shoes the guy onstage is wearing and the jacket he's got on. And when you know everything's gonna be under scrutiny, it makes you feel more comfortable if you have cool stuff.

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.

Kids are always honest, 'cause they don't think they're ever going to die.