A Victim’s Story
I was ten when Hot Fuss first debuted. Did I know that the album was called Hot Fuss? Maybe. Did I know all of the songs? Nope. Did I even know the men in this band called The Killers? Absolutely not. All I know is that I fell in love with Mr. Brightside, Somebody Told Me, and Smile Like You Mean It. I adored the songs. But as a ten year old…you don’t really see too many of them getting hyped up over bands or even music in general. But Mr. Brightside was my song. Easily.
A few years pass, I’m now twelve and Sam’s Town comes out. I fell IN LOVE with When You Were Young. To this day, it is always on my mind as one of my favorite Killers songs. It’s so beautiful. Read My Mind was another I instantly fell for. Once again, I didn’t really know the whole album, but I knew that I was mesmerized by the singer’s voice and lyrics. I still didn’t even really know who was in the band, just that they were one of my favorites.
2008 rolls by and Day & Age drops. Oh my. Every time I heard Human or Spaceman on the radio I went crazy. There was actually a trip I was going on and I freaked out because I hadn’t downloaded Human on my iPod yet. I made my sister go home and do that for me or else I would refuse to even go. Throughout this time, I was getting into more and more songs from all of the albums. The Killers were beginning to consume my mind all of the time.
Finally, 2009 is coming to an end. I start to think about my music choice and it was quite obvious…as of late I was only listening to The Killers. Up until this time, I hadn’t bought any music videos. I never really saw the point. One random weekend, I decided, “Hey, let’s go watch Mr. Brightside, I like Moulin Rouge. Let’s see what it’s about.” I cannot explain to you what this video did to me. Just the beginning scene got me hooked. I couldn’t tear my eyes from the screen. I HAD to know who this beautiful lead singer was.
And that’s when my interest in the band finally kicked in. I had to know everything. I had to know every song whether it was on an album or just done live. I had to know ever cover, every famous interview, every award, everything about these four men that kept my world spinning.
At this current moment…I have several huge posters, too many magazine pages to count, all of the CDs including most of the Christmas singles, as well as a few vinyls. I’m quite depressed I missed all of the tours, but with my parents…I was only allowed to go to concerts starting in 2010. I was pining those years before I was sixteen, but I always failed.
Now to talk about this past year:
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I won’t recap all of the Flamingo shows I went to, but the six (Vegas, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Pomona, Wiltern at LA, KROQ, and Vegas again) were perfect. I’m not sure how I did it, but I finally convinced my parents to let me go to concerts. Maybe because I wouldn’t take no for an answer. After loving these songs for so long, I couldn’t miss my opportunities. And hearing Mr. Brightside, Losing Touch, and When You Were Young…made my life. Even though it wasn’t with The Killers, at least Brandon was there. Me touching his hand and shoe (yes, I am so proud) and getting an autograph and meeting his band (not him, sadly), made last year amazing. I just hope in the future that I’ll finally properly meet him. I have so much respect for this man, as a singer, but more so as a person. He is beautiful and perfect, but his personality and spirituality I truly admire.
Anyway, that explains why I wish I was older…could have gone to concerts from the start. But yeah, that’s my story! I can’t wait for the future to unfold for me! Love you all!
