Killers: “Getting fired was a blessing in disguise”

Killers guitarist Dave Keuning told NME about the first push to start the band in 2001: the post 9/11 economic crisis that left all the members unemployed for months.

“When I met Brandon, for about a year it was just me and him in the band,” Keuning said, “Our first phone call was just before 9/11, and we started practicing right around 9/11. I got fired just before then, because the store I was working at wasn’t doing any business anyway.”

“But then after that event it was so hard to get a job, ‘cos business went down the drain. I remember my last pay check; I just kept it in its entirety in the bank and somehow managed to scrape by – living off ramen noodles.”

He added: “It wasn’t easy at all, but it was a blessing in disguise, because it allowed me and Brandon to spend lots of time together – writing songs, working on ideas, coming up with a name and a feel for the band. Having that time turned out to be a huge blessing.”

The band’s first album, Hot Fuss, would be released in 2004. If only it were possible to turn financial crisis into success all the time!

Source: Digital Spy