When we first came out, there were a lot of people, especially in England, who wanted to fight us.

The only way we can prevail through anything is to work on our music ... it got us here in the first place.

It's tough to answer. All I know is we worked really hard to get ahead, and everything that people think we had, we didn't.

Two people happy with themselves can be exceptionally happy together.

The Strokes, you bond when you're 18, and you're friends. The feeling's different. When all of us get into a room, we feel like the same people from before. We weren't anybody; we were just hanging out. It's hard to understand if you're not in a band. You're one-fifth.

When people ask me for playlists, I always put in 'Moonlight Sonata' because it is my favorite song. I play it all the time.