Brandon Flowers

[poliphilo]

Brandon Flowers is a Mormon. Oh, right....

I've believed in some pretty silly things in the course of my life but there are some things- some organised bodies of belief- that are just too silly even for me. 

And Mormonism is one of them. Its prophet? Clearly a con-artist.  Its scriptures? Mark Twain called them "chloroform in print".

And isn't there something about never taking off your underwear? Or is that the Jehovah's Witnesses? I get those two mixed up.

You gotta read up around your beliefs. You gotta ask questions.

And if you're in your mid-twenties and you've seen a bit of the world beyond Utah and you still believe in the angel Moroni and the golden tablets and the green spectacles, it can only mean you're a bit of a fool. 

I don't mean unintelligent. I mean intellectually incurious.

Why should I want to engage with an artist who is intellectually incurious?

I feel the same way about all those Hollywood stars who are into Scientology. Travolta, Cruise: I avoid their films.

I quite liked Hot Fuss, but I think I'll be giving the latest album a miss.

Comments

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The only difference between the Catholic nonsense and the Mormon nonsense is that the Catholic nonsense has inspired some rather good art and the Mormon nonsense hasn't.

[zephyrcrow.livejournal.com]

Yup! Better iconography in general. If Brandon Flowers had any real fashion sense, he'd be a Catholic.

Personally, I'm not into their music because I talked to the guy on the phone and he was a pompous fool.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Ha, I'm not surprised! :)