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NME Magazine April 2,2008
NME: Hi Brandon. We thought you wouldnt do anything this year except record an album. How come youre headlining the Reading and Leeds Festivals? BF: We thought it would be a good opportunity to come over and play some of our new songs. We havent played the new songs off Sawdust either. We always love coming to England.
You didnt fancy a year off then? Were just excited to be in The Killers. I dont know if theres a spot for us, but there seems to be a place that we slide into. I dont like to go away for that long. People say we need to go away, but I dont see the reason for it. Were about to reach our peak now I dont think weve reached it yet. I feel like Im learning more about becoming a better singer, Im becoming a better songwriter and were getting better at all the things we do, so its exciting for me.
Its good for the fans too, no long Stone Roses-esque gaps
Its important, I think. Plus, Its our job! Its not pressure, but its a duty.
Last time you went into the studio you came out too headline a festival you went from a clean-shaven boy into a hairy moustachioed man whats going to happen this time? I dont know! It would be boring if I was always the same. I dont do it for the music or the people or the press, its part of life changing. I get bored of certain things and I move on. There are two ways to look at it; you either represent where youre from, everything about your surroundings, or in my case I feel its more where the music is taking me. I cant help it I love so many different types of music I dont want to be tied down.
So what are you wearing at the moment? Im actually naked! I took a shower because I thought youd forgotten about me.
Reading and Leeds have a reputation for turning US headliners into legends inn Britain. Nirvana, Foo Fighters and Green Day all played iconic sets at the Festival. Will it strike again? I wasnt really aware of the after-effects but it would be great to continue that tradition. To be an American band and to be received the way we are is sometimes just unbelievable, especially the way America is perceived at the moment. Were just really greatful and well keep the ball rolling.
The killers always seemed like Britains own American band
Thats a good way to put it. Were absolutely influences by your music. I dont know what it is, youre like connoisseurs of pop music and rock music, so were happy to be over there.
Youre ending our summer its a bank holiday weekend so were trusting you. (Laughs) Now youre putting some pressure on us. Well get lots of practice.
Obviously at Glastonbury the sound was poor what are The Killers doing to make sure it never happens again? That was awful, it really was. Theres nothing we could do about it, but i think well be alright this time. Because that happened, Im sure theyre going to be more cautious at all festivals to make sure it doesnt happen again. Our sound engineer is actually a really loud sound engineer, so Im sure it was more frustrating for him. Hes from Birmingham and he plays us pretty loud.
What do you make of your co-headliners Metallica and Rage Against The Machine? I really want to see Metallica. Its all US bands headlining this year, which is a pretty bold statement. Are we making up for The Beatles invasion? Yep were coming (laughs)! Weve headlined festivals before, but theres a pressure to keep that up and were aware of that. Were not Metallica yet; theyve got a few years on us, but its great to be headlining a festival that they are headlining. We know were still babies.
Will you get a better rider now youre among the big boys? Do you get more because youre headliners? Nothing different. Well, we can get whatever we want but we dont change it. There wont be a special requests, not even Wellington boots if it rains as weve already got those. We do switch drinks between gigs though, so we dont have the same drink two days running. Youve got to keep all bases covered.
Any thoughts on the set? People expect a certain show when its us in certain circumstances. This isnt an intimate gig where were just going to play the deep cuts and things that arent on albums. We do want to play the new songs but theyll be a set amount of time, so we want to make it as colourful as we can. I never understood the cool factor you get for not making people happy. We get to make the songs we want to make, but when youre on stage youre a performer, and it feels natural to want to please.
So youll be playing new songs? We go into the studio in June and were planning on having the album done by then, so well definitely want to play some new songs when we get over. Were really excited about that. That will be the moment of truth.
Do you have songs in mind already both for the gig and the album? Oh yeah, weve got a lot of songs, we just havent laid them down yet.
Whos producing the new album? Its Stuart Price. We learned a lot from him without even meeting him because of what he did to Mr Brightside (his thin white duke mix features on Sawdust). Hes very musical. People talk about using the recording gear as an instrument and making it sing and hes really able-bodies when it comes to that. Hes able to give us soundswe want and give us sounds weve never hear. Its really inspiring.
With his background as a DJ and working for the like of Madonna should we put on our dancing shoes at the festivals? (Laughs) Er
. I dont know. Well try a couple of songs and see if we can get people movng their feet. Hopefully it wont be muddy!
Have you any other special plans? You need to follw Franz Ferdinands drummers and Muses flamthrower of previous years
. Muse really had a flamethrower? A man threw a flame? Oh right, it was a pyro. I dont know. We havent though about anything too much yet
You could ask Loud Reed to come and sing Tranquilize with you
(Laughs) Yeah! If hes over that would be great. Mike Tyson? Yeah, we could have a whole freak show. Lou, Mike, even a real flamethrower! Its all up in the air still. If we do something, itll hopefully be something that nobodys done before.
Gallows had a tattoo done live onstage last year, you could get Mike Tyson to do that for you On my face! While he was singing he had a tattoo done? Alright, I need to up the ante. How do you beat a live tattoo? I dont know, Play When you Were Young?
Songs like that really seem to work with festival crowds why do you think that is? We have big songs, its what we do. We love the festivals. Hearing people singing your songs back to you is what its all about! It makes ma want to keep doing what Im doing
As youre one of the few people in the world who gets to hear all those people singing back, settle a bet; do big crowds sing in tune? I think they do! It does vary, but once you get them all together it works. There are so many people that you just end up with one big key that everybodys in.
Do you get nervous hearing everyone singing your words back? This is the kind of gig that still gives me the butterflies in the stomach. Theyre more like pigeons, actually, but theres nothing I can do, no rituals. You just have to get into your zone. It can be scary as hell, but its really just getting past the first song for me. Plus, it will be almost a year since weve played in the UK, so coming back is going to be really exciting for us. Were just gearing up and getting ready to rise the lightning again!
You played Reading and Leeds in 2005 what are your memories? Did you get to look around, or were you helicoptered in and out? (laughs) We dont really go in helicopters. We went in on the bus! We always walk around at festivals because theyre so very new to us. We dont have them here in America like that, let alone in Las Vegas! Its fun for us, were like kids. Its another world.
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