Talk Music Talk With Boice

In another lifetime, Carlos D was the slick-haired, style-conscious, all-black wearing bassist of the band Interpol. Since leaving the "post-punk revivalists" group in 2010, he's returned to the public consciousness as theater actor Carlos Dengler. Carlos has never spoken publicly about his departure from Interpol, but in this exclusive TMT conversation he shares why he abruptly left after four studio albums and three tours. This is his personal story of the highs, the lows and even the band therapy. In addition to his candid revelations about the band, Carlos discusses both his traumatic childhood and overcoming a drug addiction while still in Interpol. During the intervening six years, Carlos pursued a career in acting that would include receiving an MFA from NYU's Acting Program and staging his first solo show, Homo Sapiens Interruptus. In August, the hour-long monologue premiered in New York to positive reviews and sold-out performances as a part of the Fringe Festival. Due to its success, the show retur