Brandon Flowers
Quotes
These things were said by Brandon. The notes that are in italics are aclarations.
"It is hard to stay normal in Vegas."
"Controversy is never a bad thing."
"I guarantee I am better than anyone who does drugs."
"When I was younger I was chubby. It gave me a terrible sense of self-image, and I guess I carry that around with me still."
"America is still getting used to the word "gay," and when you've got a band that's seen as this gay thing, instantly there's going to be a wall that's going to get put up." (On the controversy surrounding the Pet Shop Boys)
"I have never done illegal drugs in my whole life. Not even a drag of a joint."
"I've always had this thing about it not really mattering where you're from, because there's always been this big cloud over America saying you have to live in LA or you have to live in New York to make it. I always knew it didn't matter as long as you had the songs."
"We want to be important and to last."
"When you look at America and see a big hamburger, or whatever it is that you see, they definitely took a bite out of it." (Referring to the Pet Shop Boys)
"You don't have to be a poet to say something profound." (When asked what his favorite quote was)
"I think we are the cleanest band in the world, and we are also the busiest. I think these two things go together."
"I am a self-confessed cocaholic."
"Thinking of becoming an entrepreneur, I would love to rent the "World of Coca Cola Museum"."
"Move to America!" (answering a Canadian fan's question how to "survive" high school)
"What song do I hate? I think "Daughters," by John Mayer, would be a good candidate. I don't know why he bugs me so bad."
"Look at a band like the Bravery. They're signed because we're a band," Flowers said. "I've heard rumors about [members of] that band being in a different kind of band, and how do you defend that? If you say, 'My heart really belongs to what I'm doing now,' but you used to be in a ska band. I can see the Strokes play or Franz Ferdinand play and it's real, and I haven't gotten that from the Bravery. I think people will see through them."
"I came in there was the world."
"Now he's just signed Fall Out Boy, which means more of his attention will go to them that should have gone to The Killers." (On why The Killers weren't getting all the attention they deserved from their A&R man)
"It's something that you dream about, but Milli Vanilli got a Grammy. So it's hard to decide whether you're happy or not." (When asked by Rolling Stone if he was "psyched" to be nominated for another Grammy.)
