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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.
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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That it's a lot harder to make a keyboard sound not-cheesy than a guitar.
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But it can be hard to experiment when you're in a band.
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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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