The Killers lead vocalist Brandon Flowers played a solo show at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on Monday night.
And before heading up on stage, NME took the opportunity to ask Flowers about his future plans, as well as what's in store for his Las Vegas-based band.
Probably the most wondered question about The Killers is when they'll be releasing a new album. Brandon Flowers had every fan's question answered with his answer:
"We're writing - we're in the early stages. When you get older you get more accustomed to doing it and it gets harder in a way. It's easier to write a song and finish a song now, than when we used to really slave over it and the songs would be too long or we don't know exactly what we're doing. Now it's more of second nature [but] it's harder to sift through what's terrible and what's great, because it's so easy to complete a song. So I think that's where you get a lot of bands being complacent and just going through the motions. You get a lot of bands that don't do great things later on, and so hopefully because I'm aware of that we can really do something better and something great this time."
Not only that, but Brandon Flowers was also asked, "Have you got a timeline of when you're expecting fans to be able to hear some new stuff?"
The "Mr. Brightside" singer then answered, " No. In a perfect world I think the end of 2016 maybe, there'll be something." Surely that answer has got fans on their toes!
As for his solo career in the future, Flowers said:
"If The Killers want to take a year or two off then there's no reason for me not to make a solo record but if the fires are burning in the band then there will be a Killers record."
In addition, NME noted that Brandon's solo music "is very poppy," which prompted them to ask if the new sound vibe will make its way into the studio. Flowers revealed that the band seems very relaxed on that:
"We never really set out to do anything, you just sort of wait for lightning to strike. That's the best way, but it's elusive, ol' lightning. It's a son of a b-ch, you never know when it's gonna happen!"
As for festival shows, Brandon Flowers made it clear that nothing's set in stone. Although they're "really focused on this record," they're not ruling out any festivals.
This includes Glastonbury and Reading in 2017, for all you die-hard fans: "Yeah, of course, an invitation will always be welcome," said Flowers.
Brandon Flowers net worth is $20 million.
