Cee-Lo Green

Background information
Birth name	Thomas DeCarlo Callaway
Born	May 30, 1975
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A
Genre(s)	Hip-hop Funk Contemporary R&B Neo-soul
Years active	1992—present
Label(s)	Elektra Records
Associated acts	50 Cent Timbaland Common Outkast Dungeon Family Nas Estelle Asher Roth Ludacris Santana Goodie Mob Gnarls Barkley MF DOOM Jazze Pha Kilo Ali Jade Ewen Lauryn Hill
Website	Website

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Interpol's Paul Banks Labels Carlos Dengler An 'A-Hole'

January 13, 2011

Interpol frontman Paul Banks has called his former band mate Carlos Dengler an “a-hole”.

But in the same interview the singer also went on to label the bassist a “genius”.

His comments came after he was asked how he had coped with Dengler’s decision to leave the group last year.

"I'm the kind of person where, if I think someone is a genius, I'll put up with tonnes of crap from them,” Banks told Australian radio station Undercover.fm.

"If you're in the presence of someone who you think is a genius then you think, 'I'd rather deal with them being an a-hole than not’.”

He added: “It's a more rare treat, a more rare treasure, their ability. Carlos is that."

Dengler was involved in the recording of the band’s latest self-titled album but left before its release.

(by Jason Gregory)

Interpol's Paul Banks Labels Carlos Dengler An 'A-Hole'

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