Nick Valensi is an American musician, guitarist of the American rock band The Strokes, in which he primarily plays lead guitar and occasionally rhythm guitar.
The Strokes, CRX, You Only Live Once, Reptilia, Someday
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Trademark
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Customized Epiphone Riviera
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Quote
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Always respect people but never really trust them. If I need something done I try my best to go about it completely independently. Because I've learned throughout my short life that people are not to be trusted. Plain and simple.
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[After he claimed to never have made his bed in his whole life, a reporter asks if his mother did it for him] No, it just never got done. It still isn't. I tidy it up a bit right before I go to bed, but that's it.
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[December 2003] I'm not interested in letting people get to know me. I'm just not. I'm the type of guy who has very few friends. I don't trust people with too many friends and acquaintances. I've always been a little wary of people.
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Lots of bands with potential are just not devoted enough to drop everything else in their lives and be an amazing band. They're scared of losing their day jobs or they've got wives; there's something preventing them from devoting their lives to music, which is what we've done. We all dropped out of school, quit our jobs, pretty much sacrificed our social lives for a long time, cooping ourselves up in a rehearsal studio from eight at night till eight in the morning. We ate, slept, walked and talked music. We love it. That's the way it should be.
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Fact
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His mother is French and his father was from Tunisia.
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The second-quietest member of The Strokes, after Nikolai Fraiture.
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There's an 11 year age gap between Nick and his new wife Amanda De Cadenet and a 10 year age gap between him and his step daughter Atlanta De Cadenet Taylor.
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Stepfather of Atlanta Taylor.
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Son-in-law of Alain de Cadenet.
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Brother-in-law of Bruiser De Cadenet.
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He is the youngest member of The Strokes.
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Pedal board setup consists of a Jekyll & Hyde Overdrive and Distortion, Vox Cooltron Bulldog Distortion, a Demeter TRM-1 Tremulator, 2 MXR Micro Amps and a Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner. His main amplifier is a Fender Hot Rod DeVille 2x12.
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He graduated from the New York City Lab School, a small public high school in New York City, in 1998. Charlie Hofheimer graduated from the same high school in 1999. Claire Danes attended the junior high section of the school, briefly, from 1991-1992.
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At 6 ft. 4 in., he's the tallest member of The Strokes.
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Father died when he was 10.
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Plays a 1990s Epiphone Riviera guitar which he customized himself with Gibson P-94 pickups.
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Boy/Girl twins born 21 October 2006, each weighing 6 pounds. Daughter is named Ella, son is named Silvan.
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He's expecting twins with his wife, Amanda De Cadenet.
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Has been in a serious relationship with actress/photographer 'Amanda De Cadenet' since 2002.
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He has a younger sister and an older sister.
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His mother owns a restaurant on New York's Upper East Side.
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He started playing the guitar at the age of five.
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Guitarist for The Strokes
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2017 writer - 1 episode, 2017
She's Lost Control
2014/I
writer: "Machu Picchu"
FIFA Soccer 12
2011
Video Game writer: "Machu Picchu"
Conan
2011
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Late Show with David Letterman
2011
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Saturday Night Live
2011
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Dedication
2007
writer: "Ask Me Anything"
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Strokes: Last Nite
2001
Video short
Rhythm Guitar
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2017
TV Series
Himself - Guest Musician
George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison