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.

If you're in a bar and a certain song comes on and the vibe is just different, it evokes the kinds of things that you want to feel, and if music can do that it's a very special thing.

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

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

I'm just going to try and be a good dad and not spoil the kid: give him love and encouragement but also discipline. Me and my woman, we don't want him to feel too entitled.

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

I think you can only get closer to satisfaction but you never fully arrive.