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ms_brightside27 posted on Nov 09, 2010 at 05:05AM
I realised that some of us are not attracted to Brandon (or any member of the male species for that matter) and may feel alienated by this thread’s name, so I changed it to something more neutral.

This where we can share our tales of how we became Killers/Brandon Flowers fans. I’ll start off.

Sometime in 2006, I heard an incredible song on the radio. It made my heart flutter and sent shivers down my spine. This song was called ‘When You Were Young’.

For a while, this song held a special place in my heart, but eventually, it was forgotten. One day, I began to feel a yearning for something that was lost long ago. I realised that what I had been yearning for was the song.

March 2009: I’d quit piano lessons in order to free up some time for studying. I hadn’t played for a while so I needed to resharpen my skills; I figured the best way to do it was to learn how to play a new composition. I looked up the sheet music, and that’s when I found out that it was by The Killers.

I had vague memories of one of their more popular songs, ‘Somebody Told Me’, but it never really registered until I became a full-fledged fan. After I’d learnt to play ‘When You Were Young’, it became my favourite song all over again.

May 2009: I discovered The Killers had a new album called Day & Age, so I bought the CD and uploaded the songs to my iPod. It was late, so I decided to listen to it before going to bed. I fell asleep with my iPod still on, and when I woke up, all I could think about were spacemen riding neon tigers in a castle way up high in a sky full of dreams.

Even though Day & Age was great, I craved more. So I got Sawdust, Sam’s Town, and last but not least Hot Fuss off iTunes; they all blew me away.

When my sisters were my age, they only listened to generic stuff like the Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, etc. So I only listened to what the mass public spoon-fed me, and ‘radio music’ was all I knew until The Killers. They were the first band that I liked for reasons other than ‘because everyone else likes them’ (this is talking into consideration their declining popularity ever since Hot Fuss... *looks around*)

I was gonna end it here, but if it weren’t for Brandon, I never would’ve discovered Rufus, so I might as well put that story here too. (Don’t worry, it’s really short....kinda)

Anyone who has ever read Brandon’s Wikipedia page would know this:
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 was “very flattered and somewhat bashful” about this tribute.

I was curious about ‘Tulsa’, but I never bothered to check it out because I couldn’t be bothered. However, I imagined their meeting being something like this:
Brandon, in all his Sam’s Town ruggedness, was alone at a swanky casino bar, downing a few shots. He was approached by a short, potbellied man in his fifties, wearing a turtleneck and glasses, and sporting a bald patch and beard. He introduced himself as a fellow musician, and they started talking. They got along so well that the man decided to compose a song detailing his encounter with this charming young lad.

And not THIS:
A fellow by the name of Garrett (aka ‘fat guy’) somehow ended up backstage at Rufus’ show at the Brady Theatre and convinced Rufus to go out for a bit. They went to a bar called ‘The Majestic’, only to be declined because Rufus didn’t have his ID with him (why was the bouncer asking for his ID? No idea.) So they went to another bar, Caz’s, the same place TK went after doing a show at Cain’s Ballroom.
Garrett asked what all the hullabaloo was about, and someone told him it was because of The Killers. He promised Rufus that he’d introduce him to the lead singer, who looked “obviously gay” (NOT).
Initially, it was a bit awkward – Brandon told Rufus that he really liked his music; Rufus said thanks, but didn’t return the favour. It got better after that though; Brandon and Rufus started to get along (apparently, they both shared a love of Morrissey). They talked for about an hour and a half and both autographed Garrett’s shirt.

Admittedly, I liked my visualization a lot better than what really happened, mainly because in my mind, the bar they were in was classy. CLASSY. Just saying.

October 2010: I was reading the newspaper and I saw link. I thought, For someone who looks like a very stylish albeit depressed sailor, he’s kinda cute so I read the article that accompanied the picture and realised this was the dude who wrote a song about Brandon!

I was also a bit annoyed/relieved that the link looked nothing like link.

With that, my interest in ‘Tulsa’ was triggered again. After my Muse buying spree, my iTunes account was cleaned out, so I had to get the torrent. I’m technologically challenged so I just clicked download, and it wasn’t until the next day that I discovered the one song has been part of an entire set containing 5 of his studio albums... But I ended up liking the rest of his songs, so it was all good.
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sa loob ng isang taon na ang nakalipas Brysis said…
LMAO you thought he was Joaquim Phoenix??!! LMAO (yeah that guy with the bear is called Joaquim Phoenix, he´s an actor and you probably know this LOL)

So my story is:
Im a not a music fan. Music annoys me. I dont like noise and music is noisy. Im a very nervous person and music always made more nervous which was NOT good...
But then I meet The Killers. I was 16 years old, I was at school (8th grade) and a friend of mine had this CD player and she made me listen to some songs. I was pissed of course but I listened to it just to make her happy. There was Usher and 50Cent and Justin Timberlake and all that type of crap but then there was this song that changed everytything to me. It was like magic. I was sitten on the ground and this music starts playing and I felt a whole diferent person. I asked her "What song is this?" and she said "Mr. Brigthside"
In that same day when I got home, I went to my computer and I downloaded that song and I listened to it for a whole year. That was the only song that I ever liked, the only song I could actually hear, that I actually owned. Then I found out "Somebody Told Me" and I knew immediatly that the guys who were playing it were the same guys of "Mr. Brightside". I just knew it and I knew it bcause that song, "Somebody Told Me" didnt annoy me, it didnt made me crabby like "Mr. Brightside" didnt so I knew we were talking about the same guys but I didnt even know who they were... I just knew they were The Killers but I didnt know anything about them, not even their names. And I stayed like that for another 2 years.
June, 2009 - I just woke up one morning and I realized I was obsessed with The Killers, I realized how much they meant to me, how much I needed their music so in that same day I went to my fav store and I bought everything related to them: All the CD´s, Royal Alber Hall Concert, Pins, T-Shirts, Posters, Bagclips, EVERYTHING I could get my hands on. That was a magic night. I dont know what it happened, I dont remember dreaming or smthing I just know that I woke up a The Killers fan. A true & loyal one.
They are still the only band I can hear, they are still the ones who make music I can actually hear and enjoy. OFC there are some other bands that I respect and admire like U2 and Muse and AC\DC and Oasis but I just cant listen to their songs for long periods of time bcause it will get on my nerves sooner or later :\
Cant say the same thing about The Killers, I listened to them since I was 16 and I never got or will get tired of them
I dont know why they are The Chosen Ones to me but it definetely has smthing to do with Brandon´s voice
So this is why I feel in love with him ♥

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sa loob ng isang taon na ang nakalipas smilie4life said…
My story:
When I was younger my mom and dad had tons of Fleetwood Mac, the Cars, Dire Straits, the Doors and Heart CDs. They would play them all the time and I grew to love these bands (I still do). I soon realized how kids my age in general didn't listen to that music :( I HATED the music they listened too and in general what was played on the radio. Then one day I was driving in the car and Somebody Told Me came on. I remember thinking the lyrics were "funny" and that it was just an awesome song. I heard it on the radio a few more times along with Mr. Brightside and never caught the name of the bands (thought they were different bands - didn't make the connection). (Yeah they were kinda around for 2 more years without my knowledge or following of them) Then like a year and a half ago I was driving with my friend and Mr. Brightside came on the radio and she was about to change the station, but I'm like "No I love this song!"I heard the name of the band was The Killers and vowed to look them up (about time we got a computer).I was amazed to realize it was the same band. When I watched the videos the first thing I thought was wow that lead singer is hot! As I looked up more and more songs I was thinking how it was Amazing how I loved every single song so much. I basically listened to them non stop for a month (family thought I was mental :)Ever since then they have been my favorite band. I now know all the lyrics to all there songs released and bonus tracks along with random trivia about the band. Brandon Flowers has been my dream guy (hey, I fell in love with his voice before I even saw him! (just sayin) I can't go a day without listening to them and they are basically a part of my life. Sad to say I have yet to see a concert (my parents aren't fans) and it would be my dream. They will always be a part of my life and if there was one thing I would want a person to know about me it would be that I love the Killers! They are a truly epic band with timeless songs.
sa loob ng isang taon na ang nakalipas cassie-1-2-3 said…
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Aw. Such touching stories.

For me, it started long before I was aware that it was happening.

I was conditioned since I was little to hate all rock music. All I ever listened to was hip hop, pop, and R&B. (All that's stayed with me, which would explain why I'm accepting of a wide variety of musical stylings) Music wasn't around too often unless it was a Barney or Sesame Street song (because my sister because the appropriate age for that stuff shortly after I grew out of it, so it wwas pretty much 10 years straight of that stuff)

Anyways, when I got to high school, kids were beginning to express theirselved more musically. They weren't only interested in listening to music, but also producing it. All the guys started carrying around guitars and playing all their favorite rock songs all the time.

2005, I was in 9th grade and they were all going around playing Mr. Brightside (because apparently it was a huge hit. I wish I could recall that) I had no idea what it was. I just referred to it as "That Ting Ting Ting Cage Song". My best friend was obsessed with The Killers, but i had no idea. I was still stuck under the impression that all rock music was horrible so i never paid much attention to her music.

As I better developed my viola skills, with the assistance of the best orchestra instructor anyone has ever encountered (age 15. This is after 4 years of playing) i began to become aware of other types of music. I wasn't a huge rock fan just yet, but I was tolerant and accepting. I payed a little more attention to my friend's music, but not enough to recognize any particular artists.

Unfortunately, after graduation, my friend and I grew apart. I began spending a lot of time online, meeting random people. (not in person. I'm not insane) I also saw him saying "Andy, you're a star in nobody's eyes but mine" and I would think to myself "Narcissistic much?" (Because his name is Andy) There was this one guy who would type out random craziness all the time. Things like "They say the Nile used to run from East to West" and "Give me rolling hills so tonight..." (You have to admit, out of context, it all looks like a bunch on nonsense) I was intrigued, but did nothing. I talked to this gut a lot. I was quite taken with him.

One evening, he mentioned loving a band called The Killers. Because I was interested in absolutely everything this guy had to say, I looked them up. The first thing that came up was That Ting Ting Ting Cage Song. It excited me that I recognized it. The next one I listened to, I already knew as "That Breakin' My Back Song" Next came "The Devil's Water song". I soon after listened to Andy, You're a Star for the first time and got a little too excited because I recognized him saying that earlier.

I listened to pretty much everything I could in one day. I was pretty confused as to why I somehow knew all these songs to a certain degree without ever hearing them before. It wasn't until about a year later that I realized that these were the guys my best friend was obsessed with.

He doesn't know this, but I made myself acquainted with the band quite a while before he knew I knew anything about them, just because he was awesome and I wanted to know about the things he loved.

Oh, this was asking about Brandon, huh? ... Well, after seeing the videos, i said to myself "Hey.. that guy's not ugly" But that's pretty much it. I've never had any fantasies or incredibly strong desires of becoming Brandon's best friend or anything. All that has been preoccupied with my Andy star.. :/
sa loob ng isang taon na ang nakalipas Brysis said…
LMAO!!! I thought you probably knew that :PPPP
<3
sa loob ng isang taon na ang nakalipas youknowit101 said…
Cassie, are you still after this Andy guy?
sa loob ng isang taon na ang nakalipas cassie-1-2-3 said…
Sort of. I don't know.
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