Just Slow It Down Enough To Enjoy

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.

Compared To People In Africa, I Think We've All Had Privileged Upbringings.

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.

If It Doesn't Start With You, It Dies With You.

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