147 Quotes by Julian Casablancas

I have to say, I’m good with gifts. If I find something perfect for a certain person, I’ll just get it and put it away in a kind of nook under my bed – a little gift hutch, if you prefer.

I want to be one of those people, be they writers, poets, musicians, who leaves clues for the next generation. The really good people leave clues that help feed the human race. That’s my aspiration.

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.

Doing heroin is like walking around with a terrorist as your friend. It’s like taking a terrorist around to parties You never know when it’s going to blow up on you.

No matter who I’m talking to, I always talk like I’m doing an interview.

It’s that feeling when you hear your favourite song. That feeling, whether you’re in a car, at a party or alone at home or in bed and you hear this song and it just hits you so strong – that’s what we aim for.

People often put me in a V-neck tennis club sweater, driving a Bentley, but my life wasn’t like that.

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.

Compared to people in Africa, I think we’ve all had privileged upbringings.