About Paul Banks (American singer)
Paul Julian Banks (born 3 May 1978) is a British-American musician, singer, songwriter, and DJ. Noted for his baritone singing voice, he is best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and studio bassist of the American rock band Interpol. He released a solo album called Julian Plenti is... Skyscraper in 2009 under the name Julian Plenti, though his solo material is now recorded under his real name. == Early life == Paul Julian Banks was born in Clacton-on-Sea on 3 May 1978. He has an older brother. His father's corporate role for an automobile manufacturer required that the family relocate frequently. When Banks was three years old, the family left England for the U.S, temporarily lived in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, then moved to Spain when Banks was twelve. In Spain, Banks studied at the American School of Madrid in Pozuelo de Alarcón before the family moved back to the U.S. and lived in New Jersey. His father was later transferred to Mexico, where Banks finished high school at the American School Foundation in Mexico City. Banks compared his family's constant relocating to that of a typical military family.
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