Apparently no one has told Brandon Flowers that Radiohead is one of the best bands in the world and have gotten to that pinnacle by doing things their own way. Flowers thinks they should deviate from their artistic desires and write more "pop" songs. He's reported as saying "He should feel grateful that he's been given the gift to write pop songs - which he needs to write again."

I sent that quote to a couple of friends who are devout Radiohead fans. Both reactions probably sum up the feelings of the Radiohead fans as a whole. When asked if he heard the quote, my buddy from Ireland, in typical Dublin frankness said "Yeah. What a dick." A friend from DC similarly nailed the absurdity of the quote: "I like Radiohead's earlier stuff more than their later stuff, but Radiohead the band needs to write whatever songs gets their creative juices flowing. Any attempt to write for other people will turn them into The Killers." Well said on both counts.

Flowers can only dream of doing anything remotely close to Radiohead's body of work.

Labels: Radiohead, The Killers