A biography for Fab Morettihasn’t been written yet.
“I have no discretion when it comes to airing things.”
“It's not so much that art is difficult to make; it's that the structures and the kind of prejudices that the art world constructs make it seem like creating art is this insurmountable task.”
“Nah, I don't play golf.”
“When you live in a house in L.A., you feel so isolated. You urge yourself to go and find the nooks and crannies where people are having a good time.”
“We're geeks that wear the clothes we've been wearing for the past five to ten years.”
“We're very respectful of what we have.”
“We've gotten a grasp on fame and tamed it and the media.”
“In New York, I never felt a real big sense of camaraderie between bands.”
“Why the hell would I want to read about myself?”
“We just try to make what we think is good, interesting music.”
“I mean regardless of what kind of success we have, this is one of the most gratifying things in the world - to work with your friends, and make good music, by our standards.”
“I'm happy that as many people who wanna listen to us can listen to us.”
“You go and you see a piece of art; you're looking at it outside of you. When you listen to a song, the singer's voice is being put together in your own head. The effort that you as the listener has is part of the artwork in a sense.”
“When we got signed, I lent my parents money, because they were broke.”
“Themes rise and fall. Kingdoms rise and fall. Religions rise and fall.”
“Julian is a very humble guy, so he might not say this, but he never lived with John Casablancas. John Casablancas is a very cool guy. But Julian is a very self-sufficient person. He worked as a bartender, just like everyone else worked.”
“You have to live in the moment and do the best that you can and be true to that moment.”
“I love the Australian fans.”
“We discovered there were three very specific ways of being in the Strokes. One was in the studio, one was in the face of the media and the other was playing shows.”
“Just living out in California, it really puts you in a different mind frame.”