“I don’t think I have the agility on the neck to do a traditional guitar solo – I’m more from the Kurt Cobain school”: Interpol frontman Paul Banks on making landmark records, his favorite John Frusciante solo and why he’s no fan of the Fender Twin

Paul Banks of Interpol adjusts the tuning on his Les Paul Custom, and wears a dark pair of sunglasses.

Antics marked a turning point for Interpol – a dynamic, gutsy portrait of a band at the peak of their powers, and the perfect antidote to the mass of identikit indie bands that dominated in the year 2004.

Guitarist Daniel Kessler has already given us his side of the making of the landmark record – including the tragic loss of his favored Epiphone Casino – and now frontman Paul Banks is sharing his memories with us.