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.
Julian Casablancas

Can our mind evolve to be something other than an extension of our animal needs?
Julian Casablancas

Desire is individual. Happiness is common.
Julian Casablancas

Greed is the inventor of injustice as well as the current enforcer.
Julian Casablancas

If it doesn't start with you, it dies with you.
Julian Casablancas

No one leaves an old friend unless they are ashamed.
Julian Casablancas

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

The best solutions are often simple, yet unexpected.
Julian Casablancas

There are so many little places I want to play, sometimes weird places I think would be fun to play... a bar that's half full.
Julian Casablancas

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

Who you are vs. who you wish you were: Who wins?
Julian Casablancas

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