The Strokes — American an alto-rock group, formed in 1998 in New York. Collective music concerns a direction alternative-fate. Into structure The Strokes enter: vocalist Dzhulian Kasablankas, guitarists Nik Valensi and Albert Hemmond younger, bass player Nikolay Frajchur and drummer Fabritsio Moretti.

All participants of group have been anyhow connected with the vocalist and the author of songs-Dzhulian Kasablankaso

It is possible to tell that group origin has begun within the precincts of private school Dwight) in which children succeeding people with 1880 were trained. The Strokes name "Dvajt" simply - “School for rich morons”.
Kasablankas, Nik Valensi and Fabritsio Moretti have met in "Dvajt" in the mid-nineties and have quickly become friends because of the general obsession music. These three guys were uniteâ natural rebellious spirit which separated them from a school party. In difference from the majority of schoolmates which they characterize precisely concourse of bores and without five minutes of fans of Eminema, friends don't like rap . Very much the other way, children listened with delight to alternative groups of that time - Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and as set of other music: from nju-jorskih pank groups 70 to the Gauze Bean. Special influence on formation of their musical taste was rendered by group The Velvet Underground.

The nickname of Valensi has characterized position of that time so: “I don't know, whether there were we derelicts, but at school definitely there was a group“ abrupt ”children and we among them weren't”

The trio learned to play together; Valensi has devoted itself to a guitar which for the first time took in hands at the age of 5 years; Moretty perfected of the drummer in a soundproof toilet in apartment of mother Hide review