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Brandon Flowers Still Fueled By Competition With Ezra Koenig

It turns out that even if you make a song as big as "Mr. Brightside," you still succumb to feelings of competition with your peers. Brandon Flowers is not shy about this; in 2020, he told NME that he was grateful for Ezra Koenig because Vampire Weekend's Father Of The Bride "helped to propel us into the right direction and realize that we couldn't just phone in the Killers' record." In a new interview with Anthony Mason, Flowers expanded on this topic. The post Brandon Flowers Still Fueled By ...

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03:46 on August 14 2026

Brandon Flowers Still Fueled By Competition With Ezra Koenig

Stereogum — It turns out that even if you make a song as big as "Mr. Brightside," you still succumb to feelings of competition with your peers. Brandon Flowers is not shy about this;... more info
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