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" Sometimes I've sat outside, not to tan, but as a result of that I ended up tanning slightly. "

Julian Casablancas

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" 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. "

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" I think all of Manhattan has pretty much become a bar-slash-nightclub-slash-restaurant. There were always pockets of that. But now every corner of Manhattan is that. "

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" 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. "

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" The Strokes can play anything. They could play 'Thriller,' and it would just sound like 'Thriller' as played by the Strokes. "

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" I don't really care about clothes, but it's about wearing something that gives you social confidence. "

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" 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. "

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" People are always arguing: New York or L.A.? They're both great places, you know. "

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

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" 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. "

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