Killers frontman Brandon Flowers has told rock bands struggling with commercial success to ‘write a fucking song’ as he believes other genres of music are unable to compete with a genuine rock anthem.
“Well, guitar bands aren’t writing songs,” Flowers has told Shortlist on the current state of guitar music. “Write a fucking song, get over yourself. There aren’t any. Where are they? Dance music cannot compete with a really great rock n’ roll song. There ain’t no DJ that’s gonna play something that can take ‘Mr Brightside’ or ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’. Those songs are better than that.”
“I appreciate the dance culture, it’s cool. I love bands that are able to blend that stuff, I grew up on Depeche Mode and New Order, but there aren’t any bands that are giving it a run for its money.”
The Killers themselves have been writing songs this year following a lengthy hiatus, and will release the new album ‘Battle Born‘ later this month.