“The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.” - Audrey Hepburn

“It’s the last album that had a big effect on me before The Killers took off. It was a New York sound but I still connected with it. Playing this album in my car driving around made Las Vegas seem cooler. It was a pivotal moment, really. I couldn’t believe how good it was. We threw away every one of our songs except Mr. Brightside. It raised the bar for everybody.” - Brandon Flowers on The Strokes' Is This It

“I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.” - Audrey Hepburn

“Everything to do with my life, teenage… angst. I’m using the usual word. I was just totally alone. Totally alone. So many people had friends or were hanging out, and I would like talk to some people but it was a very alone experience, and hearing Nirvana and Pearl Jam made me feel… positive about shit. Because beautiful music with lyrics about the truth of how things can be not great is a powerful thing… It made me feel like, if I put my mind to it, I could make myself happy. Like I had some help.” - Julian Casablancas

“I want to be one of those people, be they writers, poets, musicians, who leaves clues for the next generation. The really good people leave clues that help feed the human race. That’s my aspiration.” - Julian Casablancas

"One thing people don’t realize about songwriting is the mystery of “the girl”. The “hers” and the “shes” in all my lyrics… there is more than one girl I’ve written about, but most of them are the same girl. That one girl inspired so many songs, she is so many pronouns, she makes so many words. Do I really need anyone else? No. Is it boring? Never. Can’t you tell she’s my everything?" - Brandon Flowers

"All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." - John Lennon

"Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music." - Jimi Hendrix