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" I mean, I guess you could say I'm a bit of a perfectionist. "
Julian Casablancas
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" No matter who I'm talking to, I always talk like I'm doing an interview. "
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" Boarding school didn't feel like my world, I felt like an alien; people there had a lot of money. "
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" People are always arguing: New York or L.A.? They're both great places, you know. "
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