“ Hand lotion is my favourite thing in the world, oceans of lotion.
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Brandon Flowers
“ If you ever think about stealing, think twice, ‘cause jail is a dirty place. And if I catch you stealing
some shit, foot’s going to be so far up your ass your breath will be smelling like shoe polish.
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Ronnie Vannucci
“ We picked him up at the nursery.
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Ronnie Vannucci (on Brandon)
“ Brandon hasn’t gotten the David Lee Roth kicks down yet. We’re working on it.
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Ronnie Vannucci
“ We’re definitely not responsible for introducing dance music. Believe me, I’d like to take credit, but not so much.
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Ronnie Vannucci
“ You don’t know some of the people who came to my door. Forget about being talented. Brandon was the only person who was even normal.
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Dave Keuning
“ When we were shopping for labels, one of them said ‘One of the things you guys could do is go down to a park somewhere and have a picnic and hand out hot dogs and balloons that say The Killers on them.’ We all just looked at each other and said ‘That doesn’t seem like something we would do.’ Nothing against hot dogs and picnics, because I love hot dogs. But can you see us down there handing out hot dogs? It was just ridiculous. And this guy was serious!
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Dave Keuning
“ You can give me some weird, ugly chord change, and I’ll turn it into a pop song. I can’t help it. I just really love that stuff.
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Brandon Flowers
“ The other night, I was with some guys in the Rose Bar. And we all ordered tea. They didn’t have any, so we left. That’s gotta be some sorta first here.
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Brandon Flowers
“ I stopped going to parties and writing in my hotel room at night. It frees up a lot of time – it’s amazing! You wake up, you feel better, and you’ve got more time in the day!
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Brandon Flowers
“ The afterparties and things were the only times we ever hung out. So it put a distance between us. It’s not like we don’t like each other, but there’s something lacking there. I’m hoping the space we’re taking now is going to bring something fresh.
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Brandon Flowers
“ I don’t know if I recognize the impact [of my mother’s death] as well as maybe someone familiar with what I’ve done before does… I guess… It’s inevitable that anything that happens to you is going to show itself in the music.
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Brandon Flowers
“ Some people say that’s an ugly thing, but friendly competition is great. I have not been quiet about how good I thought our album was, but seeing other bands makes me realize we can do better and need to.
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BRANDON FLOWERS
“ We are treated so differently from country to country. In France, I was treated like I was David Bowie. In L.A., it’s like Scott Stapp.
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BRANDON FLOWERS
