Julian Fernando Casablancas was born on August 23,1978 and is an American singer, musician and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of rock band The Strokes, with whom he has released six studio albums since their founding in 1998.
38 Facts About Julian Casablancas
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Julian Fernando Casablancas was born in New York City on August 23,1978, the son of American-Spanish businessman John Casablancas, the founder of Elite Model Management, and Jeanette Christiansen, a Danish model and the 1965 Miss Denmark who later became an artist.
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Julian Casablancas once stated that he wanted to be closer to his father, which "translated into teenage rebelliousness".
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Julian Casablancas has several half-siblings, including an elder sister from his father's first marriage, and three other siblings from his father's third marriage.
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Julian Casablancas met future Strokes bassist Nikolai Fraiture when they were six years old, while both were attending the bilingual French school Lycee Francais de New York.
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Julian Casablancas later returned to New York and attended Dwight School with two other future Strokes bandmates: guitarist Nick Valensi and drummer Fabrizio Moretti.
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Julian Casablancas never finished high school, but took a GED and continued to take music classes at Five Towns College, which he later said was the first time he enjoyed himself in class.
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On December 31,2019, at Brooklyn NYE, they performed "Ode to the Mets" as an offer from Julian Casablancas to sing live instead of singing songs from Angles as requested by fans.
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The album was strongly influenced by new wave and electronica, with Julian Casablancas utilizing synthesizers for many songs.
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Julian Casablancas made his live solo debut for a private party for fashion brand Opening Ceremony in Tokyo, Japan.
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Julian Casablancas then toured with The Sick Six in Europe, United States, Australia and Japan from November 2009 until July 2010.
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Julian Casablancas composed the original song "I Like the Night" as part of his endorsement deal to represent Azzaro's new men's fragrance Decibel, dB.
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The Azzaro Decibel television commercial featuring Julian Casablancas aired in France on September 1,2011.
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Julian Casablancas hosted a monthly music show Culture Void on Sirius XMU between May 2016 and February 2017, where the singer curated and shared some music across genres.
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Bercovici, having played music with Yaghmai for several of years, then connected him to Julian Casablancas, forming what is known as The Voidz.
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In June 2014, Julian Casablancas announced he would be releasing the debut album Tyranny.
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Julian Casablancas provided bass guitar and backing vocals on Albert Hammond, Jr.
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Julian Casablancas subsequently played a Casio guitar and provided backing vocals on "Sick, Sick, Sick" by Queens of the Stone Age.
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Julian Casablancas performed the song live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on December 21,2009, together with The Roots, Horatio Sanz and Jimmy Fallon.
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Julian Casablancas appeared in the 100th Digital Short, which aired on May 12,2012.
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Julian Casablancas collaborated with Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse on the song "Little Girl" on the 2010 album, Dark Night of the Soul, contributing the lyrics, lead and backing vocals, and guitar solo.
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Julian Casablancas lent his vocals to the title track, "Rave On", on a 2011 tribute album to Buddy Holly, Rave On Buddy Holly.
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Julian Casablancas worked with Daft Punk on their 2013 album Random Access Memories by contributing lyrics, vocals, and a guitar solo to their song "Instant Crush".
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Julian Casablancas wrote the song "Youth Without Love" for Har Mar Superstar's 2016 album Best Summer Ever, and is featured on "No One There", a song by Indian-born musician, Hammarsing Kharhmar.
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In 2015, Julian Casablancas made an appearance on Leftover Crack's album, Constructs of the State.
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In 2009, Julian Casablancas founded Cult Records, the creative imprint for his solo album Phrazes for the Young.
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Julian Casablancas served as a co-producer on Rey Pila's album released on Cult, The Future Sugar.
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Julian Casablancas cites The Doors as one of his earliest musical influences, though he specifies that he was influenced by their musical style rather than the public image of their vocalist and frontman Jim Morrison.
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Julian Casablancas has cited Lou Reed of The Velvet Underground as a major influence on his lyrics and singing style.
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Julian Casablancas could be romantic in the way he portrayed these crazy situations, but he was intensely real.
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Julian Casablancas has served as inspiration for several other musicians including Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys and the painter Elizabeth Peyton.
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In 2005, Julian Casablancas married Juliet Joslin, who was the assistant manager of The Strokes at the time.
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Julian Casablancas maintained a teetotal lifestyle from 2009 until 2022, stating that he was once "hungover for five years" during his drinking days.
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Julian Casablancas is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets, although he claims the New York Jets' selection of Sam Darnold over Josh Allen in the 2018 NFL Draft inspired him to "quit sports".
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Julian Casablancas has overtly explored this link in his work with The Voidz, although he claims that the re-election of George W Bush was what initially inspired his political intrigue.
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Julian Casablancas named Oliver Stone, Chris Hedges, Noam Chomsky, Jesse Ventura, and Howard Zinn as political influences.
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Julian Casablancas endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, and on the eve of the 2020 New Hampshire primary, The Strokes performed in support of Sanders at the University of New Hampshire.
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In spring of 2021, Julian Casablancas showed his support for the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement.