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I want to be one of those people, be they writers, poets, musicians, who leaves clues for the next generation. The really good people leave clues that help feed the human race. That's my aspiration.

Julian Casablancas

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Julian Casablancas
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: August 23
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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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I mean, I guess you could say I'm a bit of a perfectionist.
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If it doesn't start with you, it dies with you.
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If the choice is between doing something supercool and having no one hear it and doing something equally cool and tricking people into putting it on the radio, I don't think the second option is some big sellout.
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