For a long time I didn't want to do a solo thing, but there comes a point where everyone else is going outside of The Strokes and The Strokes filtering process.

Working on music is the funnest thing for me, and I love it, and I could do it all day, all night.

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.

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

I'm really grateful. But I never had the rock star dream. I thought it would be cool to be a modern-day composer.

The best artists are the ones that work the hardest, and if you work hard enough, you'll eventually experience the happy accidents that are art.

People are always arguing: New York or L.A.? They're both great places, you know.