Julian Casablancas father's first marriage, and three other siblings from the third marriage. In 2005, Julian married Juliet Joslin, who was the assistant manager of The Strokes at the time. Their son, Cal, was born in January 2010. Their second son, Zephyr, was born March 27, 2015. Julian's father died of cancer in July 2013. The commercial success and legacy of Julian Casablancas is most attributed to his work with The Strokes- more specifically, to their debut album "Is This It". Named number one album of the year by NME and number two by "Rolling Stone," "Is This It" earned Casablancas and
Julian Casablancas attended Dwight School with two other future Strokes, Nick Valensi and Fabrizio Moretti. Casablancas never finished high school, but took a GED and continued to take music classes at Five Towns College, where he says he first enjoyed himself in class. Upon meeting future guitarist Nick Valensi and drummer Fab Moretti at Dwight School in Manhattan, the three began to play music together. He reconnected with guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. when the latter moved to New York. The band was formed in 1998 when Hammond was accepted into the band, with Casablancas as the lead vocalist and main songwriter and