I have to say, I'm good with gifts. If I find something perfect for a certain person, I'll just get it and put it away in a kind of nook under my bed - a little gift hutch, if you prefer.

I always want to make Strokes records and play Strokes shows.

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

I feel like I've given up a lot of my fantasies. I just want to do things differently, and to a lot of people that's annoying. I like weird stuff. I always hoped if we had a big success it would be on our own terms.

I'm happy to feed the illusion that I'm a lazy recluse.

People often put me in a V-neck tennis club sweater, driving a Bentley, but my life wasn't like that.

Just slow it down enough to enjoy the ride.