{"id":29507,"date":"2026-08-06T06:35:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T01:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29507"},"modified":"2026-08-06T06:35:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T01:35:26","slug":"why-am-i-doing-it-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29507","title":{"rendered":"Why Am I Doing it Anyway?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1616041\" data-title=\"Brandon Flowers Has Considered Quitting Music: \u201cWhy Am I Doing it Anyway?\u201d\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/08\/brandon-flowers-quitting-music-comments\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p>As he further promotes his <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/06\/brandon-flowers-thrasher-country-the-killers\/\" target=\"_blank\">latest solo album<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/the-killers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Killers<\/a>\u00a0frontman\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/brandon-flowers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brandon Flowers<\/a> has revealed that he\u2019s been contemplating quitting music.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/culture\/music\/article\/brandon-flowers-interview-9023m787q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em>The Times<\/em><\/a>, Flowers said that lately he\u2019s been thinking long and hard about his own longevity. With The Killers having formed way back in 2001, it\u2019s only natural that Flowers (who turned 45 back in June) would be thinking about some future outside of music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vivid-seats.pxf.io\/c\/1882189\/952533\/12730?subId1=brandon-flowers%2Aquit-music-comments-button&amp;subId2=&amp;subId3=&amp;sharedid=&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vividseats.com%2Fbrandon-flowers-tickets%2Fperformer%2F24438\" class=\"button button-ticket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Find Brandon Flowers Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really going through it right now: How much longer do I want to do this, what does it mean, why am I doing it anyway?\u201d Flowers said. \u201cWhenever I finish a tour, without fail I get sick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just post-tour crud, though. Flowers also said that he looks at his father\u2019s day-to-day, and wonders if he needs music to be happy. Said Flowers, \u201cMy dad goes to yard sales, where he buys frames to take home and paint. He\u2019s never had any money in his life and he\u2019s happier than I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s another elderly man in his life that has ultimately helped Flowers decide that the rock star life is still the way to go \u2013 for now, at least.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen I think of Mick Jagger and ask myself: What keeps him getting up on that stage? I guess it\u2019s because there are powerful moments in a concert,\u201d Flowers said, adding, \u201cHow could I not want to do that?\u201d (For his part, Jagger is <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/mick-jagger-hates-getting-old\/\" target=\"_blank\">not exactly a fan of getting older<\/a>, either.)<\/p>\n<p>If anything, it\u2019s this kind of deep reflection that led to <em>THRASHER<\/em>, Flowers\u2019 first solo album since 2015\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2015\/05\/album-review-brandon-flowers-the-desired-effect\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Desired Effect<\/em><\/a> (which followed 2010\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2010\/09\/album-review-brandon-flowers-flamingo\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Flamingo<\/em><\/a>). In a recent promo video for the record, Flowers said, \u201cI\u2019ve unlocked a room that feels like it\u2019s been waiting for me all along \u2014 country and western music. My father\u2019s music. It has offered itself to me and the stories I have to tell at the moment with a breezy enthusiasm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>THRASHER<\/em> is due out August 21st via Island Records, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/THRASHER-LP-Brandon-Flowers\/dp\/B0H63TRRPZ?&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=conseofsound-20&amp;linkId=d88abac02b54b9654fcc1b6346306e05&amp;language=en_US&amp;gaOptInStatus=true&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">pre-orders<\/a> are ongoing. If you haven\u2019t already, check out lead single <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/06\/brandon-flowers-new-song-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cPlans\u201d<\/a> below.<\/p>\n<p>In support of the album, Flowers has mapped out a 17-date 2026 North American tour, kicking off on September 1st. Look for deals and sold-out tickets at <a style=\"display: inline !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/vivid-seats.pxf.io\/c\/1882189\/952533\/12730?subId1=brandon-flowers&amp;subId2=quit-music-comments&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vividseats.com%2Fbrandon-flowers-tickets%2Fperformer%2F24438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brandon Flowers 2026 Tour Dates:<\/strong><br \/>09\/01 \u2014 Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren<br \/>09\/04 \u2014 Los Angeles, CA @ The Ford<br \/>09\/05 \u2014 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater<br \/>09\/07 \u2014 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater<br \/>09\/08 \u2014 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre<br \/>09\/09 \u2014 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox<br \/>09\/11 \u2014 Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Butte Garden<br \/>09\/12 \u2014 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre<br \/>09\/15 \u2014 St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre<br \/>09\/16 \u2014 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre<br \/>09\/18 \u2014 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount<br \/>09\/20 \u2014 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club<br \/>09\/21 \u2014 Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall<br \/>09\/23 \u2014 Boston, MA @ Roadrunner<br \/>09\/24 \u2014 Toronto, ON @ HISTORY<br \/>10\/02 \u2014 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Music Festival 2026<br \/>10\/06 \u2014 Las Vegas, NV @ Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas<br \/>10\/14 \u2014 Bournemouth, UK @ Bournemouth O2 Academy<br \/>10\/15 \u2014 London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall<br \/>10\/17 \u2014 Bristol, UK @ Bristol Beacon<br \/>10\/18 \u2014 Nottingham, UK @ Nottingham Rock City<br \/>10\/20 \u2014 Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo Manchester<br \/>10\/21 \u2014 York, UK @ Barbican<br \/>10\/23 \u2014 Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy Glasgow<br \/>10\/24 \u2014 Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy Birmingham<br \/>10\/27 \u2014 Dublin, IE @ 3Olympia Theatre<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As he further promotes his latest solo album, The Killers\u00a0frontman\u00a0Brandon Flowers has revealed that he\u2019s been contemplating quitting music. 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