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Potent Quotables: Strokes on the Sauce


"It's all a vague ball of confusion. [There was] a lot of alcohol." --Nikolai Fraiture

In a recent interview, the Strokes guitarist described the band's foggy 2001 recording session for their critically acclaimed debut, 'Is This It.'

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CHARLES

Thank you, Elizabeth. At least someone is smart enough to pay attention to what's going on. Keep your head up with your painting and diabetes.


Chas6l

January 15 2009 at 1:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
patty

LOVE THEM!

January 09 2009 at 9:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
diamondkanu7

I like to eat chicken.

December 03 2008 at 9:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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kay

me too

January 05 2009 at 4:54 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
thesickman

I had chicken for dinner tonight. I bet you're jealous.

January 16 2009 at 8:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
CHARLES

The STROKES, are you kidding me! They should be called the JOKES!. What you have here is nepotism at its' finest. Have you listened to their music, they suck! They play one chord up and down the fret board with a continuous downward strum. It's like a 10 year old trying to play the guitar. Zero percent talent! They should just go away and collect their trust funds, God knows, they don't know what it is to work. I"ll comment on that in a moment. And the person who signed them should be fired! They obviously have no ear for talent, which means they probably also got their job through nepotism . The only reason they had a record deal is these Manhattan rich kids parents are in the industry in some way. The lead singer's father is John Casablanca, founder of Elite modeling agency. You don't think Daddy pulled any strings. Just another case of nepotism in the music and film industry. Why do you think music and film has been so bullshit for so many years? I felt this way for over 15 years. I live in Los Angeles and have been a first hand witness to this kind of thing. It is a very serious problem! I could tell you stories about how publicists in Hollywood tried pushing this band among young sheep-like actors, making them wear t-shirts of the band and talking about how great their album is in interviews. Not to mention a well known magazine labeling them the coolest band in the universe, with each members face on the front, having five different covers for the same issue. What a fuckin' Joke! The music and film business needs a complete enema. All the way from presidents of labels and movie studios to their relatives and friends they hire as executives, musicians, actors, writers and directors. Bring back the days of the late sixties and seventies in music and film, where real talent prevailed. Whether it was a label head, studio head or an artist, they were the real deal! A revolution is needed desperately. I guess I'll keep on listening to my Led Zeppelin albums, which no band will ever touch. Why may you ask will that never happen? Because they have real talent. Chas6l

November 25 2008 at 6:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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mignosa6

another half ass band that no one has ever heard of

November 25 2008 at 3:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
fwbmovie

Which probably why it's their only good album.

November 25 2008 at 11:00 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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fwbmovie

Which IS probably why it's their only good album. (Where's the edit function?)

November 25 2008 at 11:03 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Hana

I have to drink a lot of alcohol to listen to it!

November 25 2008 at 9:02 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Jon Boy

This is interesting

Smart Kids Are More Likely to Become Drunks

http://www.curiousread.com/2008/10/smart-kids-are-more-likely-to-become.html

November 25 2008 at 10:20 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply