In most cultures, you can have a kid at 18 and it's not a big thing. It's not like, 'Oh, you've got to get a different haircut and move to the suburbs and act, like, 35.'

Making an album can be like being pregnant: you want to pop that thing out and show everybody!

Who you are vs. who you wish you were: Who wins?

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.

I always reference 'Mad Max' when I think about what I want to wear. But it's a fine line between that and 'Edward Scissorhands'.

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

With a hundred ways to do a dozen things, why not try it all?