Musical Performance - Brandon Flowers at Restore
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- In one of the highlights of the 2023 Restore gathering, lead singer of The Killers, Brandon Flowers, speaks to the foundational place of his faith throughout his musical career, joining in a live conversation with Patrick Mason. Afterwards, Brandon performs multiple songs which reflect his spiritual roots as a Latter-day Saint.
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Brandon Flowers is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has captured hearts worldwide with his incredible talent. The lead vocalist and keyboardist of the iconic rock band The Killers, Flowers was born in 1981 in the vibrant city of Henderson, Nevada. He spent his childhood in a devout Latter-day Saint family, which instilled in him a sense of purpose and passion for life.
As a child, Flowers showed a keen interest in music and began playing the piano at an early age and drew inspiration from a wide range of rock music, including classic, new wave, and glam. In 2001, he teamed up with Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, and Ronnie Vannucci, Jr. in Las Vegas, Nevada, to form The Killers - a band that would soon take the world by storm.
The band's debut album, Hot Fuss, released in 2004, catapulted them to global stardom. The album featured hit songs such as "Mr. Brightside" and "Somebody Told Me" and was an instant commercial success. Flowers' distinctive vocals and charismatic stage presence further established The Killers as one of the most popular bands of the mid-2000s.
I fist heard the killers 25 year's ago brandon your music and lyrics are fantastic even after so many troubled years❤❤❤
I grew up in an ultra-conservative religious home (not Mormon) and I relate so much to struggling with your faith. Even though Brandon and I took different paths as adults, (he went back to his religion and I left mine), I still respect him immensely for having the courage to be open about his religious views, especially knowing all the back-lash that the LDS Church gets. I love that he's being authentic to himself and singing about things he truly believes in and makes him happy. So even though I could care less about any organized religion, I would still listen to this man sing the Dictionary all day long if that's what he wanted to do :)
I am going to a The Killers concert tonight in São Paulo, and I know a lot of people think they lost their essence in the last years/albums due to Brandon's beliefs, or see that as a defect, but to me it's just the other way around, and discovering that he is a Christian only made me admire him even more!
Seeing how devoted he is to God and taking care of his wife and family really makes me wish to be found by a man like him.
He's not Christian, he is a Mormon
I'm not a Saint and I'm not even a Christian, but I believe in my heart that the Holy Ghost touches me through Brandon's music. It has opened my eyes to a truly beautiful and woefully misunderstood faith.
Again im not religious but after so many years i KNOW something or someone is watching over me ❤❤❤
Imploding The Mirage is one of the most beautiful records I've ever listened to. Running Towards a Place is such a masterpiece.
Amazing brandon is such an amazing person ❤
Love him. Such an inspiration, role model, and has written amazing songs. So refreshing that he’s not afraid to share his beliefs.
So much respect for this person. He sounds so genuine and humble. Gotta love BF.
This is beautiful! Thank you for sharing! ❤
Great interview! Thanks so much for sharing that.
Thank you Brother Flowers for your music and your testimony. It is a simple testimony an by simple and small things are great thing brought to pass. Thanks again Love your Grandma Song you should record it for an album.
Everything they do is just amazing 🇮🇪🍀🎤💯💖👏👏 Brandon Flowers is fantastic
Beautiful versions of two great songs from Pressure Machine, really good to hear them with the strings accompaniment -and to see Brandon in a checked shirt instead of one of his dazzling outfits 😊. I wonder why Jake needs the music: is it because he’s not playing bass? How interesting that Brandon’s great-grandma wrote songs too. I nearly didn’t watch this but now I’m glad I did ❤
I Loved this. Brandon is amazing❤ so authentic and humble
A true Gem!
Love this!
Brandon knows 🙌🏻praise Jesus.
What happened to Jake??? Looks like he took a beating!
Whats the deal with the black eye on the old mud flap?
It's unfortunate that so many are bound up in a works religious cult like LDS.
I'll pose a counterpoint, if I may:
It's unfortunate that so many are willing to take short-cuts and sling epithets rather than take time to have a conversation and consider what we actually believe about Christ and what He wants to see in our works.
I think you'll find we have more common ground on the relationship of faith, works, and grace than you may have supposed. At least, that's what happened for me when I stopped trying to pigeonhole people on their beliefs.
Give it a try! You may be surprised what you learn about someone you thought was an adversary.
@@jeffcummings1985 I have had many conversations, but the bottom line is what the Scriptures teach. We are saved through faith in Jesus alone. God elects some to salvation, and a person who is saved cannot lose his salvation. We do good works because it is the Holy Spirit working through us to accomplish God's will.
Joseph Smith has no part in Christ.
@@tmwtpbrent14 Interestingly, I would say that your reply only strengthens my point. Perhaps this comes as a surprise, but at face value, I emphatically agree with all but one of your points here. The differences (if any) lie in the fine details -- the nuances between my religion and yours. That is where opportunity lies to find common ground and really learn from one another, if we can put down our rhetorical weaponry.
The one point I disagree with is your claim that Joseph Smith has no part in Christ, as though anyone but Christ has a right to decide. I think we do ourselves a disservice when we let anyone but Christ be the final judge. That applies whether we're judging good or bad of a person's ultimate fate. We do best when we are self-reflective, guided by the Holy Spirit. We can have a lively discussion about the strengths and flaws of various doctrines. But let God judge the character. This is something I've had to learn myself.
Based on the tenor of your initial comment, I sense some room for improvement in the premise you may have carried into those conversations. Calling another's religion a cult is a nonstarter for real communication. It displays a certain unwillingness to understand and validate the sincerity of another's beliefs. It conveys prejudice and superiority, not openness or equality. It's one of those rhetorical weapons. For the one who applies the term, it's a barrier to real listening. For the other, it evokes guardedness about what they can say without eliciting a verbal attack. Not exactly a recipe for effective communication. We all have a lot to learn about how to have a healthy dialogue.
Intentional ignorance is also unfortunate.
@@bc4281 I know what I'm talking about. Do you?