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

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

There are so many little places I want to play, sometimes weird places I think would be fun to play... a bar that's half full.

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.

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

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.

I don't really care about clothes, but it's about wearing something that gives you social confidence.