Paul, Paul, Interpol

At some point in his life, Paul Banks was an editorial assistant at Interview Magazine “I was a horrible interviewer. Damon Dash once called me on it: “You don’t know a thing about me do you?” (To see what would probably happen if I interviewed Paul, click here). Eventually he took a job in data entry. And then a job at a café—an intentional regression/progression—the desire to pare down an apple till you come to the core. And then you take those seeds, and you plant bigger, tastier, and sweeter apples.

I think most people have the desire to get to the core of ourselves. We have our hobbies, and our lazy fantasies of what life could be like if we turned left instead of right, but rarely do we act on those feelings. And sometimes this is justified—not all of us have the luxury to give up lucrative (and not so lucrative) jobs in order to do what our heart desires. But this is why I admire Paul Banks (Interpol, and all musicians in general). Because he knows who he is and what he wants. If that means working crap jobs in order to devote more time to music, then so be it.

However, I do find it hard to believe that Paul “Fancypants” Banks doesn’t know much about Damon Dash. After all, he is a self-professed rap music fanatic. Maybe this revelation came to him after the interview was over. Meh.

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Interpol- Narc
Interpol- Narc (Paul Banks Remix)
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