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Killers frontman hits out at Green Day
Published Tuesday, Oct 17 2006, 14:03 BST | By Matthew Houghton
Killers frontman Brandon Flowers has hit out at Green Day for being anti-American in their music.
In an interview for The Word magazine, Flowers reportedly said: "You have Green Day and American Idiot. Where do they film their DVD? In England. A bunch of kids screaming 'I don't wanna be an American Idiot.' I saw it as a very negative thing towards Americans."
Flowers also noted that he deliberately sang in an American accent on the new Killers record, following criticism of his distinctly English-sounding accent on Hot Fuss, their first album.
The singer went on, saying "Americans are getting a bad rap right now...It's because of the war and everything that's going on. It's understandable, but to an extent it's not fair because we're just people who were born here."
In an interview for The Word magazine, Flowers reportedly said: "You have Green Day and American Idiot. Where do they film their DVD? In England. A bunch of kids screaming 'I don't wanna be an American Idiot.' I saw it as a very negative thing towards Americans."
Flowers also noted that he deliberately sang in an American accent on the new Killers record, following criticism of his distinctly English-sounding accent on Hot Fuss, their first album.
The singer went on, saying "Americans are getting a bad rap right now...It's because of the war and everything that's going on. It's understandable, but to an extent it's not fair because we're just people who were born here."
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