Julian Casablancas's Quotes

A band is a good way to break up a friendship.

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

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.

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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.

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Desire is individual. Happiness is common.

Julian Casablancas

Religion is never the problem; it's the people who use it to gain power.

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Vanity can easily overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense.

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My parents separated when I was eight. I grew up with my mom alone.

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It find it funny how people from Boston and New York hate each other because of pro teams.

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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.

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I'm just going to try and be a good dad and not spoil the kid: give him love and encouragement but also discipline. Me and my woman, we don't want him to feel too entitled.

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