Julian Casablancas Enters the Void: On The Strokes’ Friction, Why He Left NYC, and Starting Over

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The mumbling, famously moody Strokes front man opens up about his new band, Julian Casablancas and the Voidz, The Strokes’ future, and why ‘democracy is an illusion.’

Published Oct. 9 2014 5:45AM EDT

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The enduring image of Julian Casablancas, the ringleader of New York garage rock outfit The Strokes, will be that of a grimy, grungy, cherub-faced druggie in crotch-suffocating jeans, fresh sneaks, and a leather jacket, bellowing out three-minute anthems in his trademark baritone croon in a seedy club.

Today, however, the 36-year-old...

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Julian Casablancas Enters the Void: On The Strokes’ Friction, Why He Left NYC, and Starting Over

The mumbling, famously moody Strokes front man opens up about his new band, Julian Casablancas and the Voidz, The Strokes’ future, and why ‘democracy is an illusion.’

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