Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr has said that the tracks that appear on his upcoming debut solo album were originally offered to his band, and rejected. He told NME: "I did suggest my songs [to The Strokes] once or twice and I got turned down. It wasn't actually Julian [Casablancas] who turned it down, it was the other members who didn't like it. Julian writes the songs and we play them and do our thing with them."
It seems to have turned out for the best from his perspective, however. He continues: "I don't think I feel trapped in the band but I'm definitely glad I made this record. It wasn't, 'I wanna get out', just sometimes after all the press and touring with each other sometimes you want something different."
The album, 'Yours To Keep', is out on 9 Oct.