The Killers Are Offended By Green Day's Anti-Americanism

[DudeAsInCool]

Brandon Flowers doesn't want to be an 'American Idiot'

In particular, Flowers singled out the track 'American Idiot' and the fact they filmed their DVD 'Bullet In A Bible', which features the song, in the UK.

"You have Green Day and 'American Idiot'. Where do they film their DVD? In England," The Killers' frontman told The Word. "A bunch of kids screaming 'I don't want to be an American idiot' I saw it as a very negative thing towards Americans. It really lit a fire in me."

Explaining he was offended by the set-up, Flowers added: "You have the right to say what you want to say and what you want to write about, and I'm sure they meant it in the same way that Bruce Springsteen meant 'Born In The USA' and it was taken wrongly, but I was really offended when I saw them do that."

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[Lord_of_the_Dense]

Good point, Mr. Flowers.

But this is also against a band that I basically think sucks in the first place.

[slum_goddess]

But this is also against a band that I basically think sucks in the first place.

if you're talking about Green Day, i think they suck as well. 'punks'

[DudeAsInCool]

Their message was ok with me--I dont see them an anti-American

[slum_goddess]

*snigger* if i say i don't like the TWAT--total war against terra--then i'm an enemy combatant and anti-amerika (which i guess i am, as i'm American and HATE amerika).

[sirspamalot]

if you're talking about Green Day, i think they suck as well. 'punks'

I think Killer sucks even worse than GD.

[Malicious Intent]

Don't wanna be an American idiot.

Don't want a nation under the new media.

And can you hear the sound of hysteria?

The subliminal mindfuck America.

Welcome to a new kind of tension.

All across the alien nation.

Everything isn't meant to be okay.

Television dreams of tomorrow.

We're not the ones who're meant to follow.

Well that's enough to argue.

Well maybe I'm the faggot America.

I'm not a part of a redneck agenda.

Now everybody do the propaganda.

And sing along in the age of paranoia.

Welcome to a new kind of tension.

All across the alien nation.

Everything isn't meant to be okay.

Television dreams of tomorrow.

We're not the ones who're meant to follow.

Well that's enough to argue.

Don't wanna be an American idiot.

One nation controlled by the media.

Information nation of hysteria.

It's going out to idiot America.

Welcome to a new kind of tension.

All across the alien nation.

Everything isn't meant to be okay.

Television dreams of tomorrow.

We're not the ones who're meant to follow.