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For a long time I didn't want to do a solo thing, but there comes a point where everyone else is going outside of The Strokes and The Strokes filtering process.

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Julian Casablancas
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: August 23
Musician
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New York City
New York
Julian Fernando Casablancas
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