Julian Casablancas Quotes

�No one leaves an old friend unless they are ashamed.�

�With a hundred ways to do a dozen things, why not try it all?�

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

�The period of earthly life in your greater existence is similar to the 15 minutes of fame you get down here...Everyone gets to share you in a different way. And both are dreams.�

�I think it's sort of a scary thing you don't really want to face. I definitely feel like we had to do something special (with the new record) or people potentially really wouldn't care about us.�

�That's nice of you to say. We're sort of staying afloat despite not fitting into . . . the corporate rules of commercial success. Somehow we've arrived somewhere cool despite not knowing where the ship was going to pop out after the storm.�

�You always want to do that. But that wasn't necessarily the strategy. But I do think you're always trying to take it to the next level. We've been working on it for months. Hopefully if it sounds like a burst of good songs, that's fine. I'll take that.�

�Things happened so fast. In some ways, it's better to come in second at first because it humbles you and you end up being focused and work harder.�

�A tour is the most intense, stimulating way to hear music; it's the best form to receive it. There's genuine excitement from people. I feel like we've stepped up a level.�