Quotes from Julian Casablancas
I mean, I guess you could say I'm a bit of a perfectionist.
- Julian Casablancas
Songwriting is hard - it's so easy to fall into the same traps. It's not like I wake up and songs flow out of me.
- Julian Casablancas
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.
- Julian Casablancas
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.
- Julian Casablancas
Sometimes I've sat outside, not to tan, but as a result of that I ended up tanning slightly.
- Julian Casablancas
Religion is never the problem; it's the people who use it to gain power.
- Julian Casablancas
If it doesn't start with you, it dies with you.
- Julian Casablancas
You know some of the people in The Strokes, yeah, their parents had success - but we didn't live like yuppies.
- Julian Casablancas
Who you are vs. who you wish you were: Who wins?
- Julian Casablancas
If the choice is between doing something supercool and having no one hear it and doing something equally cool and tricking people into putting it on the radio, I don't think the second option is some big sellout.
- Julian Casablancas
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.
- Julian Casablancas
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.
- Julian Casablancas