The indie star clears dancefloors with funereal classical music and does Frank Sinatra at karaoke, but what is his unlikely bedroom soundtrack? I was maybe five. It was the first time that I felt that weird, deep, powerful feeling from music. I remember it sounded really decrepit because the tape had been recorded over so many times with different mixes that it sounded like it had melted. The first single I bought Faith by George Michael.
I guess I was with my mom because I would have been nine or When I was younger, I really disliked karaoke, or at least I really disliked the idea of it, because I felt it was like being on a singing TV show and everyone would be scrutinising and judging. The song that makes me cry Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5. I love that song, the lyrics, the journey. I just heard them on the radio and I realised how perfect a lot of the Doors songs are.
But 70s Ethiopian music is a current trend that I think makes everyone happy. The song I can no longer listen to Last Nite by the Strokes is pretty dead to me. Different Strokes … Julian Casablancas. Photograph: Brett Rubin. This article is more than 3 months old. Explore more on these topics The Strokes Honest playlist Pop and rock features. Reuse this content. Most viewed.
