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A band is a great way to destroy a friendship, and a tour's a great way to destroy a band.

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Julian Casablancas
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: August 23
Musician
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
New York City
New York
Julian Fernando Casablancas
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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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But it can be hard to experiment when you're in a band.
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Boarding school didn't feel like my world, I felt like an alien people there had a lot of money.
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