Brandon Flowers Apologizes
"I'd like to take it all back," the Killer tells AOL Music, referring to his public disses of the Bravery, Fall Out Boy, and all emo bands. "These people are just doing what they want to do, just like I am. I'm actually a nice person and I love people. I just am opinionated, and sometimes jealous. It's not something I'm proud of."
Brandon's most sorry to Panic! at the Disco. "I don't even know what their music's like, or if I would even like it. That made me feel even worse, to think they could have been fans of ours and I hurt their feelings. That's just stupid."
What, no apology to Springsteen?
Posted at 12:45 PM
Tags: Fall Out Boy | The Killers
What a douche.
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and still, no one gives a shit about what he thinks.
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I know, what an asshole. I hate him even more now that he buckled. If you're going to take a stance on crappy emo bands (even though it was the pot calling the kettle black in this case) - at least stick by it.
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Brandon Flowers is a worse media whore than 90% of the kids who have been on The Real World.
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Before I checked stereogum today, I was thinking about how every joke is like "What... no _____?"
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yes yes, brandon = douche, but despite his theatrics, i hope someone can back me up on this one...when i first heard the new single off of their upcoming album, i was hater#1...but after a minute the song is pretty catchy, i can't stop listenting to it....
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Insulting those bands is just about the only thing he SHOULDN'T apologize for.
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Sorry if this is unrelated, but can you post anything off of Matt Friedbergers new double album. I really wanted to hear it first at Stereogum.
And, um, fuck Brandon Flowers. Total pussy.
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Oh Brandon. If you are fishing for publicity, why can't you just confess to drug/alcohol use or to having participated in an orgy caught on video like all the other rock stars? Besides, dissing mediocre bands (except P!atD 'coz I kinda dig them) and apologizing for it after isn't going to get you the publicity you are desperate in getting. I look forward in you dissing U2 next time... and don't apologize for it if when you do!
On the bright side, the new single has grown on me too although I'm still not too fond of the vocal delivery.
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thats what happens when you give interviews high as a kite on cocaine. delusions of grandeur, best album in 20 years, all these other bands suck: cocaine.
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i'd love to replace Flowers in the fued against panic, fob and all things shitty. oh, and also anything involving douche bag bass players who take dick pix.
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Don't apologize for not liking emo. Duh.
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Diss a band you haven't even heard?? Oh come on now.
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Perhaps he was high on coke when he took back his nasty comments, and NOT when he made them.
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Perhaps he was high on coke when he made the nasty comments, and on E when he took them back.
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Seriously, is this all that has happened today?
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brandon flowers is a fuckin idiot
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE THE KILLERS!!! BRANDON FLOWERS IS AMAZING, I WOULD TOTALLY MARRY HIM. I LOVE HIS ARROGANCE AND HIS HUGE EGO! :) IT'S SO SEXY.
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I think he's run out of things to say and so he needs to take it all back to get back into the publicity arena.
http://www.musictimes.com.au
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Noel Gallagher should bitch slap him.
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You guys are so mean haha...although even though I adore Brandon, this was kind of pussy of him. I forgive him, though.
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This has made my day
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"Noel Gallagher should bitch slap him" - Beetlebum
Hahahaha, best response.
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Jesus, the poor guy can't do right for doing wrong!
You lot are a bunch of hypocrites. Slagging him for making the comments and slagging him for retracting them? OK so it may not be very 'rock and roll' to you oh so cool people but he made a comment which, like most of the comments he made were said in the heat of the moment, saw he'd upset some people and did the decent thing by apologising about it and admitting his shortcomings. We all have them people.
I think it shows him to be a decent man and my respect for him has gone up.
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It's okay. I do the same thing.
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You guys dissing Brandon are fucking losers. The Killers are WAYYYYY better than P!ATD or FOB. I think Brandon is the bigger person for apologizing, and if you all think he's doing it for publicity then your just feeding into what he wants. Ppl calling him a pussy need to stfu.
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You guys dissing Brandon are fucking losers. The Killers are WAYYYYY better than P!ATD or FOB. I think Brandon is the bigger person for apologizing, and if you all think he's doing it for publicity then your just feeding into what he wants. Ppl calling him a pussy need to stfu.
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You guys dissing Brandon are fucking losers. The Killers are WAYYYYY better than P!ATD or FOB. I think Brandon is the bigger person for apologizing, and if you all think he's doing it for publicity then your just feeding into what he wants. Ppl calling him a pussy need to stfu.
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fuck all you peaple go to hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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fuck all you peaple go to hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Brandon made a mistake, and realized it. He apologized, and the emos are all up in arms, seeing it as a sign of weakness. Ugh. Grow up, people. I love the bands that Brandon dissed. Fall Out Boy and Panic! are among my favorites of all time, but I don't hold it against him. Opiniated and jealous? He admitted to it, but nope, people are still gonna "accuse" him of it. Meh. You people are sickening.
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if you dont even like the killers why are you commenting about them you dumbass asshole?
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if you dont even like the killers why are you commenting about them you dumbass asshole?
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if you dont even like the killers why are you commenting about them you dumbass asshole?
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BRANDON IS THE BEST ENTERTAINER AND VERY CLEVER, YOU CHAPS SHOULD LISTEN TO WHAT HE HAS TO SAY AS IN A FEW YEARS HE WILL SHINE ON AND U WONT EVEN HEAR OF ANY OF THE OTHERS BANDS MENTIONED. HE IS A MASTER!
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james, I do give a shit about what he thinks!
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the kilers P>R and manager are laughin at everyone right now while they are probably getting jerk offed by some supermodels and waiting to jizz on all you emo fags who think FOB's stump is god. Guess what EMO is the new real and all you pale crusty clove smoking retards have jsut swallowed the semen of brandon flowers and the killers while you naively blew them as you waste your time defending peter peter got his dick stuck in a tall carmel frap. congrats to all you walkin contradictions who confirm my idea that only stupid non fashion conscious albino freaks are breeding.
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Re: coke/E comments... thanks for bringing that up guys!! Since they released the new album I've thought he seriously is on something... he bounces around stage like a jumping bean, he's always sweating profusely and is really jittery and edgy, and his eyes looks really hollow and vacant (check out the Read My Mind video). It also explains why he has aged like 10 years since the first album and lost loads of weight.
For the record, I love The Killers and I think Brandon is awesome... I just happen to think he's under the influence of something.
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You people are idoits ( most of you ) Emo is crap blah blah blah shut up. Who cares about what he said if you like his music go listen to it and get of the damn computer!!
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I love both bands so much, Brandon Flowers and Pete Wentz are fit as f***.
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All the drugs comments are stupid - he has total command over his performance/voice/stage when they're live something you couldn't have if you were off your head on drugs. It's just called being a great entertainer!
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ok so I like love The Killers, especially their amazingly gorgeous front mna Brandon Flowers. He made a comment! So what?!! it's not as if the other bands didn't! They all said things, Brandon is just the only one who apologized for it. And as for you, the one who says Brandon's on drugs, screw you! Seriously, how could you say that. All of you are turds, well the ones talking smack about Brandon. Leave him alone damnit. Let him live his life.
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ok so I like love The Killers, especially their amazingly gorgeous front mna Brandon Flowers. He made a comment! So what?!! it's not as if the other bands didn't! They all said things, Brandon is just the only one who apologized for it. And as for you, the one who says Brandon's on drugs, screw you! Seriously, how could you say that. All of you are turds, well the ones talking smack about Brandon. Leave him alone damnit. Let him live his life.
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YKNO WOT? UR ALL FREAKIN SHITHEDS WHO INSULT BRANDON FLOWERS(well...alot of u jelous idiotic retards)! i luv him he has got a gr8 personality! who gives a fuk if he said his own opinion, he didnt hurt n e of u lot, like those bands even got affected! OMG, brandon flowers said something bad, u fukin sissies should get ur head sorted! he just said 1 small thing that has been made a big deal of. 4 god's sake, cmon u lot he even apologised + i would never do that! PS ILUUVUBRANDON ur gr8 @ singing and hot!
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ppl who hate brandon flowers,( the worlds hottest and best frontman in the world) pleaase ShutTheFuckUp with ur ridiculous commenting about him getting high on coke/drugs/him being pussy/drunk/...etc and get a life!!! no....seriously just read what you have rote! it sounds so pathetic!! oooh brandon said his own opion, why the fuk do you even care what brandon flowers says?!?! its his life get over it!
p.s. brandon flowers i love you soo much!
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I LUV U BRANDON
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people right here need to SHUT UP. how can you even listen to bands like fall out boy or greenday???? they dont even take a miniscule bit of talent the way mr flowers does. Is it our( people like brandon and i who have good taste and class) fault that almost all of the people on this page must be deaf and retarded because they like terrible music??? stop dissing brandon because he's smart, he has the right to think and KNOW that he's better than any other muscian.Are you people seriously that fucking conceded to think that your opinion on terrible music matters? Brandon has just as much right as any of you to speak his mind. He's absolutly right: why is it fair that bands like PATD and fall out boy, hardly have to try because their music sounds shitty...and they sound exactly the SAME as eachother... and still there are thousands of gay little children loving them as if they were something to blink at. GET REAL people, and wake the fuck up. And who the hell do you think you are making up rumors and saying shit like "may as well admit to using drugs and being in orgies...because thats what other rockstars do??" whoever said that is nieve to the world and flat out stupid to think that all rock stars are drug addicts and sex addicts. Do your research before you talk shit about someone you know nothing about. Why do you think brandon flowers wrote "uncle johnny"? It's a song about his uncle and how he was addicted to cocaine, and how it pretty much ruined his life, brandon also said he would never do harmful drugs because of Brian Wilson... plus mr. flowers is a father... so yeah, before you decide to write fucking lies about him because he was being honest and APOLOGIZING to your stupid little mediocre bands, check your facts! This pisses me off because I am very close to the band...I am the neice of their tour manager so for the past 5 years I've been able to know four of the sweetest, most talented men in show business. You will not meet nicer guys! Sure you could settle for stupid overrated Pete Wentz who looks like a lesbian with aids, but come on....b flo has the right to be mad. look at how hard the killers work, touring day in day out, writing new material, and working on a new album... he has the right to say that other bands dont deserve the credit they get. He's right! And thanks to stupid bands like FOB, mtv is ruined. FN MTV is so gay... thanks pete wentz, thanks for giving us a pointless show that dubs over the same music videos over and over with ghetto gangsters saying the same shit over and over...thanks. Im sure you need MORE money... because you dont have enough yet. Oh and thanks for skipping over the good music videos with the same old gaddam lil kim, lipgloss poppin, 50 cent videos... because the gangsters dont have enough airtime already for THEIR music...i mean it's not like they dont already have their own channel for that shit (BET). So yeah, next time any of you FOB, PATD worshippers wanna talk shit about my boy....look at what a waist of time and money your bands take up, except the fact that he was apologizing to be nice to your sad asses, and shut your fucking mouths!
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Who cares? I hate when famous people think that whatever they say is important and the whole world is listening. No one cares what mr flowers has to say ppl have their own life...or at least they shud. Given that, evryone shud have their own opinion but that doesn't mean we shud share it with the media bcuz that can never result in ne good!
{But i do agree that emo bands suck mainly becuz they scare the shit out of me, wtf is with the horrible depressing mood, do us all a favor and put a smile on ur faces!}
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Brandon Flowers acts like a raves like a bitch, he needs to come out or stop pretending he's an advocate for the gay community. I met him once and he kissed me. I think he's confused as I see have seen him flirt with lots of men. He's insecure about his identity and thats why he has to put down others because he's scared of being attacked or accused of his own weaknesses
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