Following in the footsteps of The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers and drummerRonnie Vannucci, bassist Mark Stoermer released a debut solo album last year calledAnother Life. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Stoermer said that he enjoyed writing his own material because it gave him the opportunity to explore new creative avenues.
“It was a completely different approach to anything I have been involved in with the creative side with the Killers, because with the Killers I never wrote the lyrics or the vocal melody, and I never sang, obviously,” explained Stoermer. “So, this was the first time where I was able to tell stories and have complete control over the whole thing. I never even wrote lyrics or complete songs before the band. If I took anything from being in the band I learned partly how to write songs.”
The bassist added that he is currently focused on finishing the next Killers album. “We’ve been working on a few songs since last May…and we’re in the studio right now writing and recording,” revealed Stoermer. “It’s been kind of a slower process than usual because it’s taken a lot to get back into the swing of things and to try to figure out what we’re about, because we’re all different people now that we had the time off. But it’s coming along.”
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