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

When the Strokes first started playing gigs, instead of getting into a costume for the shows, we talked about how we should dress every day, in real life, like we're playing onstage. I don't really care about clothes, but it's about wearing something that gives you social confidence. Or maybe helps you pick up chicks.

Religion is never the problem; it's the people who use it to gain power.

The best solutions are often simple, yet unexpected.

Boarding school didn't feel like my world, I felt like an alien; people there had a lot of money.

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.

I'm not a pop song lyric writer. I can't just focus on one simple meaning or even a double entendre.