Brandon Flowers of The Killers has hit out at the state of pop music in America, saying the majority of what he hears is "retarded".
In a new interview with The Sun, The Killers discussed the fact they made a name for themselves in the UK before they were a success in their native US. Drummer Ronnie Vanucci said he was was not surprised at being successful away from America because he feels great music is ignored in the country.
"Breaking in the UK first was great because America is retarded musically," says Vanucci. "It's upside down. There's so much great music that doesn't get the attention. There's a lot of ******** on US radio.''
Picking up where his bandmate led, Brandon Flowers added: ''I start to wonder, what do adults listen to? Do they listen to what's being played on the radio? You should listen to something that's for you - not about giving your virginity to your boyfriend on Saturday night. It is retarded. Every song is that song. And if 40-year-olds are listening to that rubbish, they're going to raise kids on it. It's not even music.''
Even though I agree that American pop radio is extremely homogeneous, the way Brandon classifies pop music makes him seem like a major music snob. I thought he outgrew that phase. Especially with that "it's not real music" mess.
This quote made me lose a little respect for him. I mean, I don't mind that he's hating on some of my favorite music, people do it all the time.. but the way he said it and worded it out was awful.
Underneath it all he had a point but he had to ruin it by using THAT word. He's a 32 year old man, he should know how to phrase things better And he has kids, who he probably uses that word around so they'll pick it up too
This quote made me lose a little respect for him. I mean, I don't mind that he's hating on some of my favorite music, people do it all the time.. but the way he said it and worded it out was awful. 
And he has kids, who he probably uses that word around so they'll pick it up too 