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I think a lot of people study the rules too much and then don't know how to be creative.
Julian Casablancas
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Julian Casablancas
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: August 23
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New York City
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Julian Fernando Casablancas
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The way Lou Reed wrote and sang about drugs and sex, about the people around him - it was so matter-of-fact.
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The only goal right now that I can have, the only thing I can offer right now, is the need to get good at music, do something with quality.
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Art is the image of life, it's purpose simply to enhance it.
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I'm happy to feed the illusion that I'm a lazy recluse.
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It was 100,000 years before we figured out what to do with fire. Imagine cavemen, sitting in front of a fire, eating raw meat for 100 thousand years.
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I guess the best thing about marriage is the fact you've got the coolest partner you can imagine by your side for all the things you're going to face in your life. So far, Juliet's been there for me. She's been good for my voice, good for my everything.
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But it can be hard to experiment when you're in a band.
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I think you can only get closer to satisfaction but you never fully arrive.
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When I hear Sam Cooke's 'A Change Is Gonna Come', it frustrates me because no matter how hard I try, I can never be that good.
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