At one point, he had to cope with the threat of eviction from his Transporterraum studio, but once the Strokes received backing from RCA, time and money were no longer pressing concerns.
På et tidspunkt måtte han hamle op med truslen om udsættelse i sit Transporterraum studie, men da The Strokes modtog støtte fra RCA, var tid og penge ikke længere nogle pressende anliggender.