Brandon: "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."
Brandon: I think that our song Read My Mind is the best one we have ever written.
Brandon: (About Emo music) Culturally, if it gets as big as it is in America, it could change an entire generation of people growing up here. Emo, pop-punk, whatever you want to call it, is dangerous.
Brandon: "Where the White Boys Dance" is a real slut.
Ronnie Vannucci's first drum kit was purchased by his parents from a heroin addict.
Their song Read My Mind was listed as #12 on Rolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of 2006.
The Killers video Read My Mind was shoot in Tokyo, Japan.
The singles from The Killers first album Hot Fuss are Somebody Told Me, Mr. Brightside, All These Things That I've Done, and Smile Like You Mean It.
They won Best Rock award with ''When You Were Young'' in MTV EMA 2006.
Brandon cites his brother as one of his biggest musical influences. His brothers favorite bands eventually became his own favorite bands.
Brandon Flowers disagrees with the look of the "Smile Like You Mean It" video, calling it too English-looking for American audiences.
Brandon's family moved to a little town known as Nephi, Utah, when he was eight because his parents were tired of living in Las Vegas after forty years, Brandon stated in the October 2004 issue of Spin magazine . When he was sixteen, he had the chance to return to Las Vegas which he did and attended Chaparral High School.
Sam's Town has reached number 1 on the UK, Australia, Canadian, and Ireland top charts.
In it's third week, Sam's Town sold 62,000 copies in the US.
In its first week, Sam's Town sold 315,000 copies in the US.
At one time Bradon Flowers worked as a bellhop at the Gold Coast Hotel.
The song "All These Things That I've Done" was used in the pilot of Jericho.
The Cuddle is a the what the band calls it's pre-show ritual, in which all the guys circle up in a tight circle.
In 2005, they won at the World Music Awards for World's Best Selling New Group.
The Killers have been nominated for multiple Grammys: Nominated: Best Rock Album (2005) for Hot Fuss Nominated: Best Rock Song (2005) for ,"Somebody Told Me" Nominated: Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (2005) for "Somebody Told Me" Nominated: Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal (2006) for "Mr. Brightside" Nominated: Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal (2006) for "All These Things That I've Done" Nominated: Best Rock Song (2007) for "When You Were Young" Nominated: Best Short Form Music Video (2007) for "When You Were Young"
Since going platinum, the band has managed to incite a few rivalries - most notably with The Bravery and Fall Out Boy, who are both labelmates Island Records. Flowers has said that these bands, especially The Bravery, are riding on the coattails of the success of The Killers.
Three of the band members do not smoke.
The video for the song "When You Were Young" was filmed in Mexico City.
The Killers have played at the Bait Shop which is a fictional all ages club on The OC.
The band members are all big fans of David Bowie, Morrissey, Queen, and Saves the Day.
The album Sam's Town takes its name from Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, a hotel-casino in Las Vegas, the hometown of the band.
The Killers second album Sam's Town was released on October 2, 2006 in the UK, and October 3, 2006 in the US.
The Killers contributed their song "Smile Like You Mean It" to The OC Mix 2 soundtrack.
In 2005, The Killers were nominated for Breakthrough, Favorite New Artist at the American Music Awards.
The Killers like to sneak into the UNLV's music rooms to practice.
Their first album Hot Fuss went Triple Platinum.
The Killers are with Island Records.
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