a Fender Super-Sonic 100-watt head into two Fender 2x12" cabinets. He cites his influences as The Velvet Underground, The Cars, George Harrison, Slash, Bob Marley, and Blondie. Personal life In summer 2006, Valensi married his girlfriend of five years, English photographer and television personality Amanda de Cadenet. With De Cadenet, Valensi has fraternal twins, Silvan and Ella. He has a step-daughter, Atlanta, through de Cadenet's first marriage. De Cadenet published a book of photographs entitled Rare Birds in 2005, which includes several pictures of Valensi, whom she refers to as her "muse" on her website. Valensi has lived with his family in Los Angeles since the mid-2000s. In the past, they have lived in the neighborhoods of Van Nuys and Studio City in Los Angeles and in Midtown Manhattan and Park Slope in New York City. Valensi speaks French. Discography CRX discography New Skin (2016) Peek (2019) The Strokes discography Is This It (2001) Room on Fire (2003) First Impressions of Earth (2005) Angles (2011) Comedown Machine (2013) The New Abnormal (2020) References 1981 births Living people American people of French descent American people of Tunisian-Jewish descent American rock guitarists American male guitarists American Sephardic Jews Jewish American musicians Hunter College alumni The Strokes members Jews in punk rock American rock keyboardists Lead guitarists