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Brandon Flowers
Background information
Birth name	Brandon Richard Flowers
Also known as	B-Flow
Born	June 21, 1981 (1981-06-21) (age 26)
Origin	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Genre(s)	Post-punk revival, Alternative rock, Indie rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, Songwriter, Vocalist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, keyboards, bass guitar
Years active	2001–present
Associated acts	The Killers
Notable instrument(s)
Clavia Nord Lead 2 and Micro Korg keyboards

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Early life

Flowers, the youngest of six children, was born on June 21, 1981 in Henderson, Nevada (outside Las Vegas) to parents of partial Scottish and Lithuanian ancestry.^[1] He has one older brother and four older sisters.^[2] Flowers's family lived in Henderson until he was eight and then moved to Nephi, Utah.^[2] Brandon lived in Nephi until his junior year in high school, when he moved back to Las Vegas. His mother was a homemaker and his father worked for a grocery store.^[2] His parents raised Brandon and the rest of the family as active members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Flowers remains a devout member of the faith.^[3][2] He has since attributed his fashion sense to his doting sisters.^[4] is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... A view of Black Mountain above Henderson, Nevada. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... This article is about the Scottish as an ethnic group. ... Nephi is a city located in Juab County, Utah. ... Two homemakers. ... For a large scale grocery store, see supermarket. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... A fashion consists of a current (constantly changing) trend, favoured for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons. ...

The person most responsible for Flowers's musical development is his brother Shane, 12 years his senior, who showed him Smiths videos and U2's Rattle and Hum movie.^[2] His older brother also introduced him to the Cars, the Beatles, Morrissey, and the Cure.^[2] Musically, Flowers identifies as an anglophile and also as a fan of the bands New Order, the Smiths, and Pet Shop Boys. He credits the latter's song "Being Boring", especially the lyrics "I never dreamt that I would get to be/The creature that I always meant to be", as a major life influence.^[3] He has stated that "It was really weird because other kids were buying Tool and Nirvana and I was buying the Cars and the Psychedelic Furs. I was pretty alienated as a kid."^[2] The Smiths were an English rock band active from 1982 to 1987. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... Rattle and Hum refers to both a motion picture about the band U2 and its companion album, documenting the bands 1987 Joshua Tree Tour of the United States and its exploration into American music. ... The Cars were an American rock band, fronted by Ric Ocasek, that emerged from the early punk scene in the late 1970s. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... For other uses, see Morrissey (disambiguation). ... This article is about the band. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the alternative rock/electronic band New Order. ... The Smiths were an English rock band active from 1982 to 1987. ... Pet Shop Boys are an English dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals. ... The capitalization of song titles in this article may be disputed. ... Look up lyrics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Flowers once used a Ouija board and gained a fear of the number 621, which relates to his birthday, June 21. Flowers is convinced he is going to die on that day. He said: "It's just stupid, it is not a way to live. Once I had to fly to Glastonbury on my birthday; that was a real mess."^[5] For the photographer, see Weegee. ... Events By Place Byzantine Empire Byzantine Emperor Heraclius invades Persia Europe Suinthila succeeds Sisebut as king of the Visigoths. ...

Career

Flowers, after dropping out of college, was a bellhop for a while at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.^{[citation needed]} In 2001, he was abandoned by the first band that he was in, a synth pop band known as Blush Response, after he declined to move with the rest of them to Los Angeles, California.^{[citation needed]} Shortly thereafter, Flowers attended an Oasis concert, and realizing that he wanted to make the transition from a keyboard band to a true rock band, began searching for a guitarist.^{[citation needed]} He responded to an ad that Dave Keuning had placed in the paper that listed, among other bands, The Cure and Oasis as influences. Keuning later stated that his first impression of Flowers was "I thought he had weird shoes... He had the same shoes Oasis had - Clarks!".^[3] After several short-lived bassists and drummers, Flowers and Keuning were joined by bassist Mark Stoermer and drummer Ronnie Vannucci and they became the Killers in August 2002.^[3] Vannucci later said that, even with songs like "little dwarf versions of what we have now, Brandon wasn't afraid to just get up there and just do it. You need that when you're trying to get something off the ground. As far as the drive goes, Brandon was never half-assed."^[3] For other uses, see College (disambiguation). ... A bellhop (also bellboy or bellman) is a hotel porter, who helps patrons with their luggage while checking in or out. ... The Gold Coast Hotel & Casino is a hotel and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Synth pop is a style of popular music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. ... Blush Response is a synth pop band based in Los Angeles, California, USA. They are best known as the band that split from Brandon Flowers in 2001 when he declined to relocate to Los Angeles with them. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991. ... David Brent Keuning is the guitarist for the American synth rock band The Killers. ... This article is about the band. ... Deon Rexroat of Anberlin. ... A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Mark August Stoermer (also Mark August Störmer) is the bassist and backing vocalist for the band The Killers. ... The Killers are a rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, who formed in 2002. ... This brown dwarf (smaller object) orbits the star Gliese 229, which is located in the constellation Lepus about 19 light years from Earth. ...

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, his parents have always supported his decision to become a rock singer, and were often the only people in the audience at The Killers' first performances in the band's early days.^{[citation needed]} Although primarily a vocalist and keyboardist, Flowers plays bass guitar live in concerts for the song "For Reasons Unknown". Sams Town track listing Bling (Confession of a King) (4) For Reasons Unknown (5) Read My Mind (6) For Reasons Unknown is a song by Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers and is the fifth track on their second album Sams Town, released in October 2006. ...

Flowers playing the piano in T in the park 2007.

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Controversies

Flowers was known for initiating feuds between The Killers and other bands, such as The Bravery, Fall Out Boy, and Panic at the Disco.^{[citation needed]} On July 14, 2006, however, he apologized to the bands in an interview to AOL Music, saying "I'd like to take it all back. These people are just doing what they want to do, just like I am...I'm actually a nice person and I love people. I just am opinionated, and sometimes jealous. It's not something I'm proud of." Frontman Sam Endicott (of The Bravery) and bassist/frontman Pete Wentz (of Fall Out Boy) reportedly received, and accepted, telephone apologies prior to the article's publication. With regard to the criticisms leveled at Panic at the Disco, Flowers said "I don't even know what their music's like, or if I would even like it...That made me feel even worse, to think they could have been fans of ours and I hurt their feelings. That's just stupid."^[6][7] Flowers has also criticized Green Day for what he sees as their calculated anti-Americanism. Specifically, Flowers found the video of Green Day performing the song "American Idiot" in the UK distasteful. The taping of the concert, featured on Bullet in a Bible, shows thousands of Europeans singing along to "American Idiot". He said, "I just thought it was really cheap. To go to a place like England or Germany and sing that song - those kids aren't taking it the same way that he meant it." The Bravery is an American rock band from New York City that consists of Sam Endicott, John Conway, Anthony Burulcich, Michael Zakarin, and Mike Hindert. ... Fall Out Boy (commonly abbreviated as FOB) is an American band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001. ... Panic! At The Disco is an Alternative Rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. ... For other uses, see AOL (disambiguation). ... This article is about the band Green Day. ... Anti-Americanism, often Anti-American sentiment, is defined as being opposed or hostile to the United States of America, its people, its principles, or its policies. ... American Idiot track listing American Idiot (1) Jesus of Suburbia (2) American Idiot is a song by American Rock band Green Day, and is the first single from their seventh album, American Idiot. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... Bullet in a Bible is a live CD, DVD and UMD release by Green Day, which was issued in November 2005. ...

Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright wrote a song about Flowers called "Tulsa" for his fifth album "Release The Stars". Wainwright has stated in numerous interviews that it was inspired by their first meeting in a bar in Tulsa, Oklahoma. According to Wainwright, Flowers has yet to contact him and reply to the song.^{[citation needed]} Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter. ...

Flowers also had a feud with Tom DeLonge of Angels & Airwaves after Tom called him a "boast biter". This remark came when Flowers was quoted saying Sam's Town would be "one of the best albums in the past twenty years". DeLonge made a similar remark before the release of his band's debut album, We Don't Need To Whisper.^{[citation needed]} This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Angels & Airwaves is an alternative rock group fronted by former Blink-182 and Box Car Racer guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge. ... This article is about the album by The Killers. ... We Dont Need to Whisper is the debut album by Angels & Airwaves. ...

On August 2, 2005, Flowers married longtime girlfriend Tana Munblowsky in a private ceremony in Hawaii.^[8] The two dated for approximately four years before they wed. On July 14, 2007, the Flowers' first child, a boy named Ammon Richard Flowers, was born.^[9] is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Flowers is a devout Mormon.^[3][10][2] He has described his personal faith as a "very important" part of his life.^[10] He has joked that "I don't think the make-up would go down so well at church."^[10] Flowers has also stated that he does not oppose gay rights, saying "I think everybody should have equal rights." ^[11] This article is about the history and use of the word Mormon. For information about the religious beliefs and culture of Mormons, see Mormonism. ...

Awards

Flowers won NME magazine awards in 2005 for "Best Dressed" and "Sexiest Man."^[12] The NME Awards are an annual music awards show, founded by the music magazine NME (New Musical Express). ...

References

http://www.nme.com/news/the-killers/29731

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• The Killers official site, from Island Records
• The Killers official site (U.K.), from the Vertigo label
• "The Music That Changed My Life: Brandon Flowers", Interview by Kyle Anderson, from Spin magazine
• "Former BYU's student's brother is lead singer of the Killers", interview by Erin Pierce and Dan Monson about Flowers visiting his brother at college, from The Daily Universe
• Songs of Praise, Craig McLean talks to the Killers' singer about resisting temptation, from The Observer
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