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Rock band the Killers embrace pop on new album
Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:06am EST
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Chameleonic Killers frontman Brandon Flowers seems to sport a new look for every album his band releases.
He was a dandy for 2004's "Hot Fuss" and an urban cowboy on 2006's "Sam's Town." For "Day & Age," due November 24 from Island Def Jam, he's remade himself as a new waver. The looks makes sense, since "Day and Age" was produced by Madonna collaborator Stuart Price and sometimes sounds like it was beamed straight out of an '80s disco. But Flowers stopped dancing long enough to answer some questions.
1. MANY POPULAR ROCK BANDS LIVE VERY PUBLIC LIVES ONLINE,
YET YOU AND THE KILLERS ARE MUCH MORE PRIVATE. DO YOU FEEL ANY
PRESSURE TO START A WEB SITE AND TELL EVERYONE WHAT YOU ATE FOR
BREAKFAST?
I'm not very good at talking to fans. I don't think we try to be mysterious on purpose, but most of this blogging and twittering doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I grew up before everyone had a computer and a Web site. It's not that we don't care about our fans, but we don't see the need to communicate with them in that way. Hell, we're so old-school we don't even pay someone to blog for us.
2. HOW MUCH INPUT DO YOU AND THE REST OF THE BAND HAVE WHEN
IT COMES TO MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT MARKETING THE NEW ALBUM?
We're very involved in the process. We had very specific ideas in mind for the "Human" video and we actively sought out different treatments. We get along with the label and in the past we've split the cost of the videos or they've paid for it outright. We've proven to them that we're usually right and they give us the space and breathing room to do what we need.
3. THE "HUMAN" VIDEO WAS SHOT IN THE DESERT CLOSE TO YOUR
HOMETOWN, LAS VEGAS. WAS IT IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO SHOOT THE
VIDEO THERE? DO YOU STILL FEEL CLOSE TO VEGAS?
We all love the Southwest. We've made the mistake of doing photo shoots in Manhattan and it hasn't worked out. I still feel like I'm connected to Vegas, although I wouldn't say I'm part of the scene. When we were starting out, there was no scene -- we would just go out and play with anyone.
4. NIKE RECENTLY RAN AN AD FEATURING THE FIRST ALBUM'S "ALL Continued...
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