Paul Banks (musician, born 1978)
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Banks in 2015
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| Birth name | Paul Julian Banks |
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3 May 1978 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England |
| Origin | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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| Website | bankspaulbanks |
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Paul Julian Banks (born 3 May 1978) is an English-American musician, singer, songwriter, and DJ. He is best known as the lead vocalist, lyricist, and guitarist of the rock band Interpol. Banks released an album named Julian Plenti is... Skyscraper in August 2009 under the name Julian Plenti. His solo material is now recorded under his real name. As a singer, Banks' voice lies in the baritone range.
Banks was born in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. His family left England when he was three years old, moving to Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and then to Spain. His father was later transferred to Mexico, where Banks finished high school at the American School Foundation, where he was involved in theatre productions, and played the lead role in the musical South Pacific. He speaks Spanish fluently.
After high school, Banks attended New York University where he studied English and Comparative Literature, and after graduating, he worked at magazines such as Gotham and Interview. Banks later took a job in data entry, and then in a café, in order to devote more of his time to music. Banks was inspired to become a musician by Nirvana.
Banks joined the band in the summer of 1997 when he ran into Daniel Kessler, whom he had met on a study abroad program in Paris. When asked to join Interpol, Banks initially refused, but after listening to the type of music they were writing, he joined.
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