Compared To People In Africa, I Think

I Don’t Shake At The Site Of Alcohol Anymore. I Don’t Feel The Need For It. If Anything I’ll Get Stoned. I Always Told Myself If It Got To The Point That It Was Affecting My Songwriting And Music That I’d Stop. And It Did Get To The Point.

But It Can Be Hard To Experiment When You're In A Band.

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.

L.a. Is A Vortex. The Weather There Tricks You Into Thinking You're On Vacation, Even When You're Working Fourteen Hours A Day.

Vanity Can Easily Overtake Wisdom. It Usually Overtakes Common Sense.