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Brandon Flowers confesses
posted by davidt on Monday February 21 2005, @11:00AM

 Davey Boy writes:

I went to Spin Magazine to find out more about Morrissey selection as best solo artist and I found an interview with Brandon Flowers. Here's a funny story he tells related to Morrissey:

Q: The Killers recently opened for your hero, Morrissey. Is it true that when you were a bellhop at the Gold Coast Hotel you once went through a bag of CDs belonging to a member of Morrissey’s band? Confess!

A: It’s true. The hotel held a lot of rockabilly conventions, and Morrissey’s guitarist, Boz Boorer, would always come. I got to know him a bit. One time he asked me to store his bags while he went to have a drink. I shouldn’t have done it, and I still feel bad, but I went through one of them. I just wanted to see what Boz was listening to. One of the CDs said “The Album,” and it had all the tracks [from You Are the Quarry] on it. I knew they were making a new record and I recognized the song titles. I called Ronnie and he was going to come and burn it because it wasn’t out for months. But I put it on the CD player at work, and it was only the music, not the vocals, so I called Ronnie back and told him not to bother.

Here's the link to the story.

 
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    This Story Is Old... (Score:0)
    Not to be rude or anything, but this is a very old and well known story which I probably read on here!
    Anonymous -- Monday February 21 2005, @11:51AM (#151921)
    Prison Time? (Score:0)
    Wow...can Brandon be charged with criminal theft for this incident? Putting him in prison would be better for society than subjecting the world to his subpar Morrissey impersonations.
    Anonymous -- Monday February 21 2005, @12:11PM (#151924)
    Not just CDs! (Score:1)
    I guess Brandon Flowers has been ripping off more than just Morrissey's stage moves (albeit not too well- really had that 'deer in the headlights' thing going for him on SNL...)
    GarethKeenan -- Monday February 21 2005, @12:14PM (#151925)
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      Oh, well . . . (Score:1)
      I'm sure that Boz wouldn't have minded, really.
      Poppycocteau <celticcurls_4@hotmail.com> -- Monday February 21 2005, @12:25PM (#151928)
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       We are ugly but we have the music
      Quarry Karaoke Night (Score:1)
      I would love to have a CD with just the music :-)
      Sven68 -- Monday February 21 2005, @01:41PM (#151940)
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        says it all doesn't it? (Score:0)
        if it had been a Smiths album with just the music, it would've been just as intriguing whether it contained the singing or not...
        Anonymous -- Monday February 21 2005, @02:41PM (#151951)
        previously posted. (Score:1)
        this has been previously posted.
        Glory Hole -- Monday February 21 2005, @02:51PM (#151956)
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         "I tried living in the real world, instead of a shell, but before I began, I was bored before I even began!"
          Brandon Flowers is Hot! (Score:0)
          I think Brandon Flowers is a hottie! And I kind of dig that he emulates Morrissey! Who wouldn't?
          Anonymous -- Monday February 21 2005, @08:43PM (#151977)
            check it out (Score:0)
            http://www.arjanwrites.com/arjanwrites/2005/02/the_killers_mys.html
            Anonymous -- Tuesday February 22 2005, @10:54AM (#152058)
              Recycled story = recycled take (Score:1)
              Dear Jim,

              It's really sad to see celebrities stealing from others.

              signed,

              Winona Ryder and Paris Hilton
              Jim Rome -- Tuesday February 22 2005, @12:10PM (#152064)
              (User #720 Info | http://www.jimrome.com/ )
               ...and how?

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