Interviews

2001

NME May 2001 The Strokes first major interview.

The Face July 2001 The Band Who Fell To Earth "I heard a rumour that no one actually comes to our shows and that we only exist in magazines"

NME August 2001 America's Most Wanted "How many groups are there where you know the drummer's name? Where you even care who in the group? We're on this equally. That's why people liked the Beatles and That's why people like us"

Juice Magazine September 2001 "All I remember thinking for an hour and a half: 'Man, that's Lou Reed' "

Guitar Magazine October 2001 All The Young Dudes "I like the idea of my shit collapsing" nods Valensi. "I feel like that when I'm playing! In the middle of a lead part I often have the urge to take my hands off the freboard, or just grab all the strings at the same time for no reason, just 'cos I think it sounds cool."

Penthouse November 2001 The interview Julian really liked....."I’d really rather sit down with you and have a beer."

2002

Interview Magazine March 2002 "The only goal right now that I can have, the only thing I can offer right now, is I need to get good at music, do something with quality" Debbie Harry Interviews Julian

Q Magazine April 2002 "We can imagine why people perceive us as assholes," they tell Danny Eccleston

Kerrang 2002 Let There Be Rock, Forget the hype, the haircuts and the privileged backgrounds. New York heroes The Strokes have one thing on their mind: the music...

The Face August 2002 Is This It? : The Strokes. Boys want to be them. Girls want to be with them. But for the guys themselves, living the rock dream is a whole lot more complicated.

NME August 2002 Underpants, Squirrels And The Meaning Of Life

2004

Filter Magazine Feb 2004 Art, Advertising and the myth of the underground by Mikel Jollett

Magnet Magazine May 2004 What Goes On : The importance of being the Strokes... Isn't all that important. Three years into its tenure as the hot new band, the group still finds some things hard to explain.

NME July 2004 "People shit on 'Room on Fire' because we're not sucking dick"

NME November 2004 "We are pretty stylish, aren't we? I'm kidding, don't quote me on that. I mean, look at me. I stink!"

2005

NME June 2005 The Strokes' new album: The first listen - The band invite NME into the studio to hear their third record

The Guardian November 2005 Rebirth of Cool. Once they were the hippest band on the planet; then it all went a bit quiet for the Strokes. They tell Laura Barton how they got over themselves

The Independent November 2005 Different Strokes : The Strokes have become as famous for their celebrity girlfriends and privileged backgrounds as for their music. But now they're back with a punchier attitude. Craig MacLean meets them in New York

Sand Peebles Fanzine "I'm Nick whether I'm in the Strokes or not. I am who I am. It's important to be grounded in your identity"

2006
New York Magazine January 2006 Group Therapy Can a sober, settled-down front man and a great new record solve the problems of New York's most dysfunctional rock band?

Chart Magazine July 2006 Ask Me Anything by Nick Valensi and Nikolai Fraiture of the Strokes

NME September 2006Why Has Albert Hammond Jr Gone Solo? The Strokes' Lynchpin has temporarily flown the nest to front a new project. They sound like his old band but with a sexually deviant twist. Like, WTF, dude?!



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