Desire Is Individual. Happiness Is Common.

We're So Quick To Point Out Our Own Flaws In Others.

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.

Doing Heroin Is Like Walking Around With A Terrorist As Your Friend. It's Like Taking A Terrorist Around To Parties You Never Know When It's Going To Blow Up On You.

I'm Not A Pop Song Lyric Writer. I Can't Just Focus On One Simple Meaning Or Even A Double Entendre.

If It Doesn't Start With You, It Dies With You.