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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.

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Julian Casablancas
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: August 23
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New York City
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Now, the good of business is put above anything else, as corporations have become the new ruling body. Most decisions seem to be made like ones of a medieval king: whatever makes profit while ignoring and repressing the truth about whatever suffering it may cause (like pop music, for that matter).
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I always reference 'Mad Max' when I think about what I want to wear. But it's a fine line between that and 'Edward Scissorhands'.
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Art is the image of life, it's purpose simply to enhance it.
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I feel slightly confused about certain things. Practical and tactical things. When you try to make everyone happy… in the end you've got to make yourself happy.
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It's like an inner struggle for me, between saying I don't give a **** and trying to make it work. You want to do the right thing, but I'm sick of people thinking I'm difficult.
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Sometimes I've sat outside, not to tan, but as a result of that I ended up tanning slightly.
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I'm just going to try and be a good dad and not spoil the kid: give him love and encouragement but also discipline. Me and my woman, we don't want him to feel too entitled.
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I mean, I guess you could say I'm a bit of a perfectionist.
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I'm really grateful. But I never had the rock star dream. I thought it would be cool to be a modern-day composer.
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Kids are always honest, 'cause they don't think they're ever going to die.
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My parents separated when I was eight. I grew up with my mom alone.
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