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Brandon Flowers (Musician)

In 50 years, I don't think you're gonna look back at 2006 and say, 'The good old days.'

— Brandon Flowers good

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.

— Brandon Flowers self

You can't save the world with music. But I can try. I have the same job as Bruce Springsteen. I have to go as far as I can with it.

— Brandon Flowers music

As soon as you say 'Bunnymen,' I see a trench coat.

— Brandon Flowers men

I believe in God. It's a big part of my life. You can bring it up and talk about it without being 'Christian Rocker.'

— Brandon Flowers life

I understand what songs like 'Mr Brightside' mean to people. They will last forever.

— Brandon Flowers people

I went to high school with girls that would daydream about what strip club they wanted to work at. That's one of the sad things about Vegas.

— Brandon Flowers work

As I've gotten older, I've wanted to represent Las Vegas more. Represent the Southwest. It's a magical place. The desert. I do understand people's criticisms, but it's a magical place and a beautiful city, even though there are a lot of things that are wrong with it.

— Brandon Flowers people

Dance music cannot compete with a really great rock n' roll song. There ain't no DJ that's gonna play something that can take 'Mr Brightside' or 'Don't Look Back In Anger.'

— Brandon Flowers music

I have the same thing every day. I find it comforting. I have a banana, but I can never eat the whole banana. And I'll drink a couple of Actimels. And some kind of cereal with almond milk. And then after that, I have a Coke.

— Brandon Flowers time

People misinterpret my emotions towards Nirvana because I've said things about how something happened with grunge that took a little bit of fun out of things. It's no offense to Nirvana; they were one of the greats, obviously. But something died there, too, and we haven't quite gotten the groove back.

— Brandon Flowers war

The mustache - I was never happy with the fullness of it. I was a bit too young. Maybe I'll bring it back in my mid-thirties.

— Brandon Flowers happy

Something happened in the nineties. There was a shift. I don't want to blame it on grunge or the rise of indie - but that was basically it. It was seen as dirty and kind of ignorant to have these ambitions, to want to be a big band.

— Brandon Flowers ambition

There's always an excitement around the Strip whenever something new being built. It was always the biggest and the best hotel or, you know, over-the-top things. And so, family would be coming in from out of town, and it was such a thrill to be showing them this, you know, erupting new volcano or whatever it was.

— Brandon Flowers family

For the most part, the first thing people I meet that aren't Mormon say is, 'I grew up with a Mormon family. They're the nicest people I know.' So when I see these statistics that it's the most hated religion, I don't know where they're getting that from.

— Brandon Flowers religion

I'm looking forward to getting older. I look at people like Peter Gabriel and Sting and even Tom Petty, Don Henley. People that didn't lose it. I'm hopefully going to join that club.

— Brandon Flowers hope

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 L.A. 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.

— Brandon Flowers live

I've definitely got a lot more cautious about my lyrics - I feel I want to be a positive force in the world, and I want to uplift people. That's something that comes with age.

— Brandon Flowers people

The feathers have been retired to the London Hard Rock Cafe. I don't obsess about it as much. Also, it's strange - the better physical shape I get in, the less I care about what suit I'm covering myself up in. I'm not really out to flaunt it, but I'm just more comfortable in my own skin.

— Brandon Flowers self

U2 have a lot of religion, also people like Johnny Cash and Elvis. Those people weren't shy about it - it's nice there are people who've come before that were open about it.

— Brandon Flowers religion

You can't compete with hip-hop. That doesn't mean I don't want to be as big as a rap star. I do - I'm always competitive. But there's this weird perception of me as someone who's sitting around plotting like a devil. It's not like that.

— Brandon Flowers evil

I think of talent as being God-given. I know that contradicts what a lot of people believe, but that's how I see it. I think the Beatles were meant to be, you know? So when I listen to Paul McCartney, I think, 'Here's the person that God gave the gift of allowing him to write 'Let It Be.'

— Brandon Flowers art

Basic religion is the reason we have morals.

— Brandon Flowers religion

I'm raising my family in The Church, and I'm proud of that.

— Brandon Flowers family

In a sense, all Americans are battle-born. Our ancestors came here for something better.

— Brandon Flowers battle

In 50 years, I dont think youre gonna look back at 2006 and say, The good old days.

— Brandon Flowers good

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