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by cornholio 913 days ago
John Casablancas, the father of Stroke's lead singer, owned Elite Model Management, one of the world's largest models agencies, if not the largest at the time. Rumors among the knowledgeable fans is that Julian used to ring up to his father agency to send "fans" at their initial shows. [1]

This without doubt influenced the decisions of venue owners to book them. Even if they were in on the ruse, who can afford to reject the well known "multiplier effect" 20-30 models would have for your venue?

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/TheStrokes/comments/j0v5gy/stumbled...