The Strokes frontman, Julian Casablancas, grew up wealthy in New York City and socialized with the president when he was younger. The photo was taken at the Maybelline Presents Look of the Year event at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. His father was the founder of Elite Model Management and his mother Jeanette Christiansen was a former Miss Denmark. The younger man attended elite schools before forming the band in 1998. His political stance contrasts with his recent Coachella performance where he played an anti-Trump administration video and addressed the upcoming automatic registration for the military draft.