The Strokes- Interview on MuchMusic

[chocolove797]

Julian: Dancing on the streets

Nick: Yeah I do that...

NICK DANCES ON THE STREETS OMG IM GOING TO NY

[nuramber]

OMFG how nick says paparazzi :D <3

[strokesfan1107]

the editing in this interview is crazy. I feel so ADD jumping from video to video all the time

[psychedelity]

depressing that muchmusic don't feature stuff like this anymore :I

[tenisgirly]

what she says at 2:17?

[strokesfan1107]

@tenisgirly I think she says "how do you guys deal with that kind of attention?" and then realizes Albert floated away

[MaricruzRox]

The interviewer said FORTHcoming not FOURTH.

Idiots.

[LAKEN531ILY]

the way Nick says paparazi is so cute!!!! lol 1:49 <3<3

[tenisgirly]

which place in Toronto is Julian ? the location ?

[MEAGANsullyIScool]

dancing in the streets.

[MTrencher4life]

When she said that it was the 4th im like WTF THERE IS ANOTHER 1 I NEED IT!!!

[L0veepanicc]

JULES MY LOVERRRRRRRRR

[ElvenWarrior891]

NEW YORKERS! XD

[BreakingCCS]

@ddlcproducer forth·com·ing: Planned for or about to happen in the near future: "the forthcoming baseball season".

[KickenItOldSchool]

4th coming disk First Impressions??!! dumb bitch

[BreakingCCS]

@KickenItOldSchool forth·com·ing: Planned for or about to happen in the near future: "the forthcoming baseball season".

[Allureist]

I can't even imagine them being "rich kids".

As much as I love them, they dress like shit, are toal potheads, and their whole personna just doesn't seem like something a spoiled little rich kid would have.

Not that it matters.

[commatose1]

Marry me, Julian.

[MiniMightyMan96]

"we lost a stroke"

"we vanish"

haha

[fanpire2101]

holy shit! sarah taylor got to interview the strokes??!?!?

i've frekin seen this women walking on the streets...the sad reality is that's probably the closest link i'll ever have to meeting the strokes; seeing the women who interviewed them walk past me on the street...just awesome

[coasttocoast7]

what nick said about egos is sooo true

[iThinkThisIsBrandon]

Why Does Everyone Always Bring It Down To There Up-Bringing? so what if julian had a lot of money (he didnt) but it shouldnt fucking matter!? why? they make great music and thats the only thing you know them from personally? whoever think these are just rich kids has been reading to many fucking gossip magazines. they make music - its good - enjoy it - move on . dont get so fucking upset about how much money they had for fuck sake

[missbojan]

The Strokes give the best interviews!

[queefstorm]

lol they give the worst interviews. so awkward.

[miller2235]

Hahaha Albert just booked it

[giselle21able]

They sound more like Philosophers than rockstars, and i actually think its an advantage that they all have money because then money will never be a problem or even a factor in their music. THeyll never change for the money because they already have it so all theyll do is share their talents witht the world. :)

[jagwarluver]

NEW YORKERS TOO COOL?! if i saw them in the streets id jump right on them your never too cool to jump on your fave band! :D

[CaseyXXoXXo]

@jagwarluver same here! If I was ever walking down the street and saw any one of them I'd steal them lol

[skulldrix]

They were brought up rich but it's not like they chose to be rich. Julian got institutionalized for drinking and eventually ended up being a bartender. It's really what you do with your life, some kids do live in Daddy's wallet all their life, they obviously chose to rebel against that.

[hazuinf]

What's the song that starts at 2:54-2:55?

[farhannius]

@hazuinf reptilia 

[elkrobber]

@hazuinf Reptillia off the Room on Fire album, its not the begininning of the song, bout 1 minute in

[thestrokes95]

hahaha i love julian 1:08-1:25 xD

[ohhrichie]

lol why are they being difficult.

[CallOnMeWanda]

I won't be happy til I see the Strokes live. Even then I wouldn't be happy, because I wouldn't be fucking them.

[blueorchid38]

@CallOnMeWanda hahahaha you made my day & i agree with you 100%

[pacif07]

@CallOnMeWanda EXACLTY. Damn wife

[KickenItOldSchool]

Nick is really intelligent the thing about the egos is so true

[verbena305]

i'd like to see Nick dancing in the street of NY. I'd join.

[Betty88ify]

Come on guys! He can't do anything about his background. He is just a son of a succesful father. Is that wrong? Keep focusing on the music instead!

[Naytinfinity]

I think it's cool that his dad is rich. He's like a rebellious rich kid. ya know.

rock on

[Betty88ify]

Yes, indeed. They are both cool, one of coolest bands from the last dacade. The bands nowdays are mostly lacking...

[googletier]

@Naytinfinity I don't know whether having rich parents is cool (unless they are your own parents lol), but really, does it matter? I'm fed up with these comments on how they didn't deserve to make it big because their parents are rich. I mean, their backgrounds are old news, and it's not like they are a talentless bunch like other rich kids who are only famous for being famous.

[OMARCALLES]

that is a sexy black chick

[blackflag277]

the paaperazi! rofl

[needmodestmouse]

Yeah, I have a feeling they are 'boring' to some people because they are high a lot. And, Julian didn't grow up with tons of money. He lived with his mother, not his rich dad, and that doesn't matter much to me anyways. I love how they are out there making music because that's what they love doing, not for the money. They all seem incredibly laid back, sincere, and nice. Love 'em.

[bmm1312]

haha i love how the editor was smart enough to put a lot of parts from their music videos to keep it interesting because the interview was so shitty! questions asked were non-sense

[myoor12]

they make good music, but they do kind of seem like smug assholes.

[yolo1998]

no wonder Albert left, he was bored of her crappy questions.

[ELM3RBEATLES]

anyone ever noticed tht nick has really changed in interviews since is this it? bfore he had a higher voice a lil lower than albert and he was real enthusiastic now all the way around and he mentions d word boring a lil bit more lol

[datinfernaljacket]

HOW THE FUCK DOES WHERE THEY COME FROM MAKE THEIR MUSIC SHIT? Best band of their generation, people who dismiss them as rich boys are just jealous of their talent, good looks and the fact that they're the coolest 5 guys on earth

[equlum]

Why dont they just stop bugging the strokes? They rock, end of story, no need to press out a samll story of how it was. Just follow the rocklegends and you´ll know it.

[pokabeb]

lmao, totally potheads

but still make incrediable music!

[r5e5n5o]

the strokes are like that great married couple, so glad they all did/do they're own stuff n they're still all together

[TheDevilWearsPradaa]

rofl

i lol'd the entire time

[4471marks]

uh...

the last 3 years?

uhh.. i dunno... uhh

ive been so smacked the whole time i have no idea...

[rainbowXmonkeys1]

xD

they have some good answers

[HohMahGawd]

haha julian looks FRIED although i think his eyes make him look stoned all the time?? either that or he is always high which wouldn't surprise me quite frankly lmfao

[shniderxero]

i'd love to see nick dancing in the streets

of new york! :DD fun fun.

*are they ever going to visit asia soon?

god. i'd kill to see them. :)) kidding.

fuck yeah. but that's most likely TRUE. :D

[shniderxero]

i just gave a snort of laughter when

albert disappeared! LOL.

nick's sooooo cute! :D

the band is just fuckin' awesome...<3

[analisow]

good, you just have to love them :D they are living legends.

I saw some comments about the ''money factor'' really? that doesn't matter to me if you sound that good :D

[thestrokesme]

how many times jules said "i dont know" xD

[macizo15]

i dont know!! XD

[isabellobregat]

I dont understand , why Nick is uncomfortable? who tell me?please

[realhorrorshow14]

its hilarious how baked julian is in almost every interview and then nick and nikolai look like the most sober guys in the group.

[bencc93]

haha they can make any interview question sound stupid

ledgends

[jotunmarty]

i like them they seem pretty knowlegable about things and they like each other to keep at it.. the strokes are gonna be a top seeling band and they are here to stray is my op

[desasterz]

too much hype? So what is their from rich back grounds? Does it affect their music?

[cc3814]

Having to not worry about money and having a job definitely helps and makes thing easier, not to mention having lots of money certainlly helps a band push their way into being recognized, which is a big part of it.

[Nikopse6]

Yeah but they had normal jobs tho they didnt rely on their familys money as such

[aresnalgunna11]

i just dont agree with that comment cc3814, because when you make music like the strokes due, success is unavoidable. their music is surreal, original, and consistent

[cc3814]

Perhaps, can't really know, did the chicken came first or the egg.

[rionn214]

@cc3814

well that's irrelevant.

[cc3814]

Oh really? I think money was a factor, I'm not saying it was a huge factor but it can't be ignored. If even in the smallest sense, the band would have never formed if some of the members didn't came from wealthy families.

[rionn214]

probably. but who can afford a drum set, a guitar a bass and play with it? most bands HAVE the money. its how you listen and create music is what matters most. i've seen bands from poor backgrounds yet can't keep the good things up. but who cares if they are rich? don't tell me you wouldn't like the music just because the one playing them is super rich? that's just bias.

[SaintShinobi]

Julian was at some point like bartender in a underground bar, that's not a rich's job

[arod02130]

he grew up with a lot of money... went to boarding school in switzerland... his dad was a modeling agent in new york

[IndieRockOwns]

So what ? Paris Hilton grew up with much more money than all the Strokes combined and she didn't do anything interesting with her life. Stop criticizing them because they had rich parents. That's pointless and it only shows you are jealous. They rule, period.

[arod02130]

i'm not criticizing... they are my favorite band, i was just pointing it out... and of course i'm jealous lmao i wish i could have half the talent they do, they're incredible!

[smashladeuce]

i concur ... !!! :)

[tokiohotelluver123]

Oooh! Poor Albert!! XD

[Smiilez03]

LOL @ albert leaving xD

[romialepe]

ikr? she was ignoring him anyway

[Smiilez03]

=/  i know lol

[TurbaTaT]

i love how she turned to talk to albert and he was gone. so funny.

[edyken77]

He's not really gone from the band is he? He just did the solo thing to test it out right?

[TurbaTaT]

as far as i know the solo thing was just a side project and the whole band is getting together this year to work on new stuff.

[CoOlGuNzViDz]

STROKES ARE AWSOME!

love:

reptilia

you only live once

the end has no end

[sotordamotor]

first impression of the planet earth is there 3rd CD retard lady......

[TuRneRjr16]

yeah but it's first impressions of earth!! you moron!! xD!!!

[MiguelAngelValenciaG]

..THE STROKES FOR ALL LIFE!!...

[micolevi]

LoL them being hard to interview

the strokes seem so nice though, probably just shy/bored.

In transit they show themselves like they really are

[ybselgo1]

good point about the ego's

[piyarotter]

fucking amazing. haha, albert disappeared.

[spoonie1231]

I fucking love them

[gonloko22]

fucking shit man!!! the strokes rocks dude is amazing man!

[pukiwakko]

babyshambles isnt a band,its group of junkies.dont compare them with the strokes.libertines are ok.better listen to stone roses.

[MUSEcave]

stone roses sucks. and who cares if babyshambles do drugs. casablancas was sent to a border school for drinking too much! and then the guitarist from system of a down, that wanker always looks high. and then nirvana too. its about the music, not the image. if you want clean stuff go listen to jonas brothers.

[Radz117]

Dude if you like babyshambles then you can;t say stone roses suck because babyshambles were influenced by them.

[XThexCandyX669]

right on!

[Chacha5678]

true that.

[snake2693]

cool

[shazaha]

LOL at them being difficult in interviews. :)

[asumbudee23]

Julian Casablancas is so amazing, I love him!

[LedGuitar222]

And Id play along with your little list game, but clearly you people have never listened to the bands that influenced the Strokes and the Libertines. Babyshambles? In the top 10 bands of all time? Their not even in the top 100!

[IndiePrincess94]

that's a good point actually :)

but personally i really do like babyshambles.

[LedGuitar222]

Im not saying their not good, but lets not go overboard. If they were really amazing we wouldnt all be dying for a reunion would we? :)

[IndiePrincess94]

nope. suppose now :P x

[IndiePrincess94]

* sorry, that was meant to say not

[niac88]

i'm dying

[LedGuitar222]

"How's the photo shoot going?"

"I don't know I'd rather be playing music..."

This defines why I like the Strokes.

[thepin967]

hahahah yeah i was

[ilikethevines]

zomg new album plz

[francisanosissi]

i like chillblaines

[kropkaa2]

stop it! who fucking cares where the strokes are on your fucking list!

[shazaha]

Lol, I love how you just said stop it! Lol. But ye, just stop...

[sbtx2mg]

THE BEATLES

the STROKES

the liBERTiNES

BabyShambles i'll let you put things in numbers

[nichoji]

probably...

#1 or 2

#3-5

#10 or lower

#56ish.

ever heard of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, The Kinks, Velvet Underground, The Who, Cream, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rolling Stones...? hell Kings of Leon are better than Babyshambles!

[juxtachris89]

kings of leon rape babyshambles and libertines!!

[elbreez92]

Julian : Dancing in streets..

Nick : Yah, i do that...

haha

[Shaguar66]

1. Rolling Stones

[XxmerulexX]

no no no

every one is wrong

1.the strokes

2.the strokes

3.the strokes

4.the strokes

u guess are not real stroke fans cuz WE love and we always will love them

[thepin967]

no,. its

1.the strokes

2.interpol

3.radiohead

4.the smiths

and screw artics monkeys

[xJessus]

1.) the strokes

2.) arctic monkeys

3.) kings of leon

4.) the cribs

5.) interpol

yeah ! :)

[velmarg]

1. Beatles

2. Strokes

3. Libertines

4. Arctic Monkeys

[IndiePrincess94]

no it's:

1)the libertines

2)the strokes

3)arctic monkeys

4)babyshambles

=D x

[ssugarpluscreamm]

1)the libertines

2)the beatles

3)the srokes

4)razorlight

[narnarogue83]

im with you but

1. beatles

2. strokes

3. libertines

4. razorlight

who would even give arctic monkeys a mention they are such a nothing band

[ssugarpluscreamm]

yeah....i totally agree with what you said.I dont know why peoople are actually obesses with them'

[raulbarrientos007]

maybe it's because they're not obsessed with you?, try making excellent music and then we'll talk

[nichoji]

you've got to be fucking kidding... razorlight!?

[YaishaZYT]

no no...its

1)The Strokes

2)Arctic Monkeys

3)LIbertines

4)The Kooks

5)and then other bands

[indiebum]

too much friggin editing

[vanessa1118]

I like the VJ, but I didn't think the interview was that great. It was over-edited and too "flashy" in that that there was too much background footage. The Strokes are amazing though, they're just too cool for words.

[coquinkydink]

1. the beatles

:)

[monsterwins]

the people who list down their top fav bands are losers and posers. indie fags.

[trulyinfemous]

1. Incubus

2. Gym Class Heroes

3. The Strokes

4. The Police

5. Radiohead

6. The Shins

7. The Roots

[youroncandidcamera]

1) Cliff Richard

2) Scouting for Girls

3) Hoosiers

4) Jack Penate

I luvz the strobes!!! loadz

[lukikara]

1. Led Zeppelin

2. The strokes and the libertines

3. babyshambles

[xBirrd]

1. the strokes

2. kings of leon

3. the kooks

4. arctic monkeys

[modjoe15]

fucking hard band to interveiw

[pillonsin]

1. The beatles

2. The strokes

3. *strokes are so good they take up to spots*

[rasuk]

1.monkeys

2.strokes

3.kooks

4.wombats

5.fratellis

[panu7]

1. Interpol

2. The Strokes

3. Kasabian

[TheStrokesBaby]

Hell yeah Interpol rooolllz! and the Strokes of course, haha word.

[KidBk313]

1) Joy Division

2) Strokes

3) Babyshambles (Libs aren't too shabby either!)

[StrokesChiliPepper]

the strokes

the chili peppers

and uhh vines or white stripes?

[soccerbcd]

i like the vines more

[fairyari]

Stripes!;)

[rollingstoneyo]

1) The Velvet Underground

2) The Beatles

3) The Strokes

[fanisgm]

1.nirvana  2.strokes 3.arctic monkeys

[sereregio]

i love this enterview..

its very well done!

[nikolaistrokero]

The Strokes

Interpol

Kings Of Leon

\m/

[Quemin]

Hell yeah. I love alt/modern rock. Those bands are amazing.

[p0lkad0ts23]

1.beatles

2. oasis

3. strokes

[jhdggfgh]

(1)The Libertines

(2)Oasis

(3)The Strokes

Arctic Monkeys are good too though.

x

[fasaninstan]

babyshambles

arctic monkeys

the libertines

and ofc the libertines!!!!!!!!!!!

[fasaninstan]

lol i meant "and ofc THE STROKES" xD haha

[MarcoVicio]

the strokes

arctic monkeys

interpol

[pukiwakko]

1.nirvana

2.the strokes

3.old metallica

[thetrooper27]

love it. you hit three different genres there.

[Aeoen]

roflcakes.

[FightingForSanity]

dear god, they're all so gorgeous. i think they're all articulate, creative, and charismatic. each of em have their own little "umph". they need to hurry up with another albulm!

[healoverme]

"we just lost a stroke people"

hahaha

[Chacha5678]

i dont get it... albert never left. he just didnt talk much.