Julian Casablancas quotes

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

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.

My parents separated when I was eight. I grew up with my mom alone.

Religion is never the problem; it's the people who use it to gain power.

Desire is individual. Happiness is common.

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.

If the choice is between doing something supercool and having no one hear it and doing something equally cool and tricking people into putting it on the radio, I don't think the second option is some big sellout.

Religion is never the problem; it's the people who use it to gain power.

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.

A band is a good way to break up a friendship.

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.

My parents separated when I was eight. I grew up with my mom alone.