Albert Hammond Jr
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Albert Hammond Jr (born 9 April 1979) is a musician and member of the band The Strokes.
The son of songwriter Albert Hammond, Albert Jr was sent to the elite boarding school Institute Le Rosey at the age of 13. While there, he met Julian Casablancas, who would go on to be a fellow band member.
In 1998, Albert met up with Julian in New York City and together they formed a band with several of Julian's former schoolmates, including Nick Valensi, Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti.
The Strokes today are a successful band, arguably because of their ability to produce albums of great lyrics and sound whilst overcoming the 'wealthy heirs' stigma.
Albert is currently engaged to Catherine Pierce, one-half of the folk singing group The Pierces.