Brandon Flowers Quotes

"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".

A rental car in Savannah, Georgia. In the middle of touring, we had a week off. I have a problem with flying, so instead of going home, my wife came to me and we rented a car and drove around. Just pulled off on some dirt roads...

I think I always knew that I would have kids but I didn't… understand… the… whooooo [brims with tears once again]. That I could love my kids the way that I love 'em. I didn't know there was… room for that. You love your wife, your family, but it's different with your kids. I didn't know I could be so selfless. I would do anything for my kids. Anything. I guess everybody goes through it.

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."

Barack Obama being elected. I think about how… um… how my sons will grow up only knowing a black President. [Wells with tears] I can't explain how that's changed America. There's an optimism now that wasn't there for black people.

"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."

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.

This album is one of the best albums in the past 20 years. There's nothing that touches this album. And that sounds like I'm being cocky, but I'm just so excited.