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'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.

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

When I hear Sam Cooke's 'A Change Is Gonna Come', it frustrates me because no matter how hard I try, I can never be that good.

I am a fan of 'SNL' and a big Jimmy Fallon fan, too.

It's not like I wake up and songs flow out of me.

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