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.

The artistic element of Manhattan has kind of moved to Brooklyn. Has it changed it? Yeah. Has it ruined it? I would say no. It is what it is. I say better that than an urban war zone.

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

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

Birth is a beautiful thing.

The thing for me is I never had this burning desire to do a solo record my whole life.

I kinda like messing with perception a little bit. Kind of what drugs do sometimes, and drinking. I mean, you know, you mess with your mind a little bit to see life from different angles. Within reason, if you can handle it.