Julian Casablancas

When he writes songs, he tries to create a melody first, and only adds the lyrics later. He feels that the band's lyrics are totally secondary to the music.

"I was punished all the time. I had to wake up at six in the morning to jog around the school. I'd get caught for smoking or whatever. It sucked. There were a lot of Turkish people there. They were nice, but you know... they all wore Versace jeans. It was the biggest culture shock of my life." - on Le Rosey (boarding school in Switzerland).