# Brandon Flowers weighs future in music before Thrasher release

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/brandon-flowers-is-considering-quitting-music-im-really-going-through-it-right-now/
- Published: 2026-08-04T08:00:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-04T14:12:51+00:00
- Original publisher: NME
- Original article: https://www.nme.com/news/music/brandon-flowers-reveals-hes-considered-quitting-music-im-really-going-through-it-right-now-3960568?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brandon-flowers-reveals-hes-considered-quitting-music-im-really-going-through-it-right-now
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Brandon Flowers admits he's questioning his future in music
- Comes ahead of his new solo album 'Thrasher', out 21 August
- Echoes a 2023 "crisis" he described over The Killers' direction

## Summary

Brandon Flowers, frontman of The Killers, has revealed he is questioning how much longer he wants to continue making music, telling The Times "I'm really going through it right now: how much longer do I want to do this, what does it mean, why am I doing it anyway?" The admission comes ahead of the release of his third solo album, 'Thrasher', on 21 August, and echoes doubts he expressed in 2023, when he described being in a "crisis" over The Killers' creative direction, which led the band to scrap a planned album that didn't feel "authentic".

Flowers said he falls ill without fail after every tour, and contrasted his own uncertainty with his father's contentment doing modest hobbies like painting frames bought at yard sales, while drawing some inspiration from Mick Jagger's continued performing at 83. 'Thrasher', recorded in Nashville with longtime producers Shawn Everett and Jonathan Rado alongside guest musicians including 85-year-old harmonica player Charlie McCoy, is a country-inspired record exploring Flowers' childhood in Nephi, Utah. He will tour the album across the UK, Ireland and North America later this year, including a date at London's Royal Albert Hall in October.

## Coverage

- [NME: Brandon Flowers weighs future in music before Thrasher release](https://www.nme.com/news/music/brandon-flowers-reveals-hes-considered-quitting-music-im-really-going-through-it-right-now-3960568?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brandon-flowers-reveals-hes-considered-quitting-music-im-really-going-through-it-right-now)
- [Rolling Stone: Brandon Flowers Says He’s Considered Quitting Music: ‘How Much Longer do I Want to do This?’](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/brandon-flowers-considering-quitting-music-interview-1235603183/)

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