I enjoy songwriting. It's slow-motion improvising.

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.

The best solutions are often simple, yet unexpected.

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 guess the best thing about marriage is the fact you've got the coolest partner you can imagine by your side for all the things you're going to face in your life. So far, Juliet's been there for me. She's been good for my voice, good for my everything.

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

Vanity can easily overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense.