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The Passion of Brandon Flowers: On His Solo Album, Kicking Booze, and Mitt Romney’s Mormon Shame

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The Killers frontman opens up about his upcoming solo LP The Desired Effect, his battle with alcohol, and how he feels Mitt Romney “wasn’t a great ambassador” for Mormonism.

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Brandon Flowers is mid-rant. If you’ve had the distinct pleasure of meeting the placid, incredibly soft-spoken frontman of The Killers, it’s a rare sight. His publicist is desperate for him to stop, waving her hands in the air, but something has struck a serious nerve.

“When I listen to a rock...

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