At Le Rosey, Casablancas befriended with Albert Hammond, Jr. since both had the same interests in music and both were Americans. Years later and back in New York, Casablancas bumped into Hammond, Jr., right on the street, when the latter came to New York to attend New York University's (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts. They became an official band in 1999, and their popularity increased quickly, specially on the Lower East Side of New York. They began to perform at Manhattan's ultra-hip Mercury Lounge, where Ryan Gentles was in charge of booking. Gentles was so impressed by the band that he quit his job in order to become their manager.
The Strokes begun rehearsing strongly for days, keeping their day jobs (Casablancas is said to be a former bartender) and forming a 10 to 12 song set list which listed songs such as "Last Nite", "Modern Age", "This Life" (currently named "Trying Your Luck"), "New York City Cops", "Soma" and "Someday" among others. Most of these songs now feature different lyrics.
Gordon Raphael, a small time rock producer of New York's underground rock scene, attended one of the Strokes early concerts, having stated years later that he actually went to watch the other band that played that night. Raphael gave Albert his telephone number, saying he could record a demo for them. After calling him a couple of days later, the band and Raphael finally met. ...more
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