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Carr inspired new song'  The Killers have revealed that Jimmy
Carr inspired a song on their new album.  Frontman Brandon
Flowers explained that the comedian suggested the economic theme
behind 'Deadlines And Commitments'.  The Killers Jimmy Carr  ©
PA Images / Ian West/PA Archive  "I was having dinner with Jimmy
Carr, like you do, and he thought the next big breakthrough
record that people were going to notice was going to be about
the problems of the economy," Flowers told Shortlist.  Speaking
of how they became friends, he added: "We played Comic Relief
and he was there, I struck up conversation and he's great. When
he comes to Vegas we see him, and here in London. We were
talking about Bruce Springsteen or something, we thought that
somebody was going to make a record like that."  On the current
music scene, Flowers concluded: "Guitar bands aren't writing
songs. Write a f**king song, get over yourself. There aren't
any. Where are they? Dance