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 | | In the unique habitat in which our subjects developed, their native characteristics were shaped by external factors in the forms of Morrissey, Bowie, Ocasek, Gallagher, Presley, Sumner, Corgan, Cocker, Byrne, and Lennon respectively. |
 | | Heavily under these influences, vocalist/keyboardist Brandon Flowers, guitarist David Keuning, Bassist Mark Stoermer, and Drummer Ronnie Vannucci worked towards creating a band so clearly the product of their environment, and yet so perfectly adapted to becoming a truly dominant species in the world of pop. |
 | | When he clocked Dave Keuning’s small ad in a local paper naming that band as an influence, he took it as fate that they should work together. |
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