LONDON, Sept 18: Singer Brandon Flowers said he never thought he would be as good a frontman as his idol, The Smiths singer Morrissey.
The Killers singer was always reluctant to take the mic when the band formed because he idolised The Smiths legend so much and it took a long time before he felt comfortable being the focus of people’s attention, reported Contactmusic.
Drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr said, “Brandon was a reluctant frontman. He was very uneasy about the whole thing. He used to just scream into the mic, out of nerves. He always had something but he couldn’t quite spell it out. It was definitely cultivated and fostered.”
Brandon added, “It took a long time because I had such reverence for singers. I idolised Morrissey. I know everybody says that but I really, really did.
“So I felt what right do I have to grab a microphone? If you’ve seen ‘Morrissey Live in Dallas’, why would you even attempt to be on a stage? You’re not gonna look that good, you’re not gonna have that admiration from a bunch of people.
“So it took me a long time to get over things like that. Every today, we just saw Depeche Mode in Bilbao, Spain, and I saw things they did and walked out of the gig with my tail between my legs.” (PTI)
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