It's Not Like I Wake Up And

L.a.'s Kind Of, Like, Seven Really Cool Towns. It's So Laid-back. If You Go In The Right Spot, You Can Walk Around, And You Don't Need A Car.

I Kinda Like Messing With Perception A Little Bit. Kind Of What Drugs Do Sometimes, And Drinking. I Mean, You Know, You Mess With Your Mind A Little Bit To See Life From Different Angles. Within Reason, If You Can Handle It.

You Know Some Of The People In The Strokes, Yeah, Their Parents Had Success - But We Didn't Live Like Yuppies.

Doing Heroin Is Like Walking Around With A Terrorist As Your Friend. It's Like Taking A Terrorist Around To Parties You Never Know When It's Going To Blow Up On You.

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.'