Julian Casablancas all over the world — said it was the Strokes that opened the door for them." The band was named Band of the Year in 2002 by "Spin" and have heavily influenced bands like The Killers, Arctic Monkeys, and Franz Ferdinand. Courtney Love's song "But Julian, I'm a Little Bit Older Than You", from her debut solo album "America's Sweetheart" (2004), was written about Julian Casablancas. He has also served as inspiration for several other musicians and the painter Elizabeth Peyton. Solo studio albums With the Strokes With the Voidz Julian Casablancas Julian Fernando Casablancas (born August 23, 1978) is
John Casablancas John Casablancas John Casablancas (December 12, 1942 – July 20, 2013) was an American modeling agent and scout who founded Elite Model Management in 1972. Casablancas was born in Manhattan, New York City, on December 12, 1942, the youngest of three children of Fernando and Antonia Casablancas, and grandson of Spanish textile machinery inventor Fernando Casablancas Planell. His parents had fled to the United States to escape the Spanish Civil War during the 1930s. Casablancas founded the Elite Model Management, a modeling agency, in 1972 in Paris, France. Casablancas is credited for developing the concept of supermodel in the popular