Fabrizio Moretti
Fabrizio’s side project with Rodrigo Amarante of Los Hermanos and Binki Shapiro, entitled “Little Joy” debuted this fall on Rough Trade Records. The self-titled record was released on November 4 through Rough Trade Records worldwide.
He played drums on "Dream Cars" on the 2008 album Stainless Style by Neon Neon.
Personal life
Moretti was born on June 2, 1980 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to an Italian father and a Brazilian mother. He and his family moved to New York City when he was 4 years old, and had plans to stay there only for three years, but in the end they stayed for seventeen.
In an interview for a Brazilian website, Leo Moretti, Fabrizio's brother, stated that even after all this time living in the States, they always felt like foreigners, considering themselves as Brazilians and always strongly identified with their Brazilian roots.
As a teenager, Fabrizio attended the Dwight School with fellow band members Nick Valensi and Julian Casablancas.
Moretti dated Drew Barrymore from April 2002 until January 2007, after they met backstage during a Strokes concert. In an interview, Moretti once stated that he believes "marriage is not anything that will secure the future of your relationship,” and therefore plans to "never get married".
He is currently dating fellow musician Binki Shapiro.
Moretti is also an enthusiastic artist; he has multiple examples of his artworks at The Strokes' website, including a portrait of fellow bandmate Nick Valensi.
He is fluent in Portuguese.
His parents and brother live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he visits them twice a year.
Moretti is now working on a side project during The Strokes' break called Little Joy.
Moretti also has another side project with Devendra Banhart in a band called Megapuss.
He plays drums for the hip hop artist Har Mar Superstar in his live shows.
Quotes
"It's so easy for people to jump to the wrong conclusions when they've only heard one three song EP. While we are really appreciative of some of the comparisons we have been given, it is not the full picture.
Hopefully when the album comes out people will realize it isn't just some New York thing and that it is a lot more universal than that."
"I love music, but it is songs and bands and albums that excite me rather than a specific drummer's style."
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