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The Killers Star Brandon Flowers Quits Smoking

Angry Ape - 19th Nov 2009

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Brandon Flowers: Brandon Flowers quit smoking to help improve his vocal performance. The Killers star revealed he put an end to his cigarette Addiction, saying: "I stopped smoking. I always felt guilty about it. "But I also knew it was hurting me, and quitting helped a lot." Flowers added. "As soon as I stopped, I started taking voice lessons." The Killers have just released their DVD & Blu-Ray live album, 'Live from the Royal Albert Hall' - as recorded at a sold-out London show.

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