I am Brandon from Toronto and I got to drum with The Killers AMA!

How nervous were you playing drums for so many people? Or was it just like working through the motions to the music?

I wasn't nervous while I was on the stage. Once I sat on that kit and had all those wonderful people cheering my name I felt comfortable. Surprisingly, I only felt nervous before I held up the sign.

Buddy... I want to believe, so very badly, that this wasn't something pre-planned, as I just lived my dream vicariously through your video. How in the hell did you not cry little fanboy tears of joy at pulling that off??

Well I can confirm that it wasn't pre planned and I felt like crying afterwards. Rocking out with The Killers distracted me from crying on stage haha.

Well man... Good for you, then! It's super cool, and you totally killed it. I was impressed at how well you all melded...You nailed all the cues. Did they invite you backstage or anything after the show?

Thank you so much! and no right after the show I had to go home and pack my case. I had to leave really early for the Montreal show.

What a crazy experience!! Have you ever tried putting a thumb up your butt while you jerked off?

Thank you! Cant say I ever have haha

The best part of the video for me is when the singer is playing the crowd and you start slowly building a drum roll. Is that something they do regularly, or was that improvised?

The build up is something they have been doing since the Day and Age tour, its just something I practiced while learning their live rendition.

Where did you go after you went off-stage? Was there any follow-up from the band afterwards?

KICKASS JOB!

I went to the back of General Admission to enjoy the rest of the show. Ted Sablay (the touring guitarist) messaged me afterwards saying " Way to go tonight!"

So are they human or dancer? Still not sure about this...

Ronnie is for sure a Dancer haha

I love the Killers! They sound like a chill band irl. A little bit of clarification-- did you take a shot after the show or after you played for them (still on stage)?

When I finished playing the song Ronnie gave me his cup of Jack Daniels and said "Take A Shot".

Man way to step up and own that song. If you could step in for one other band/song what would it be??

I would love to tackle Green Day's "Jesus of Suburbia"

Can you post the selfies? Really want to see those.

https://www.instagram.com/thebrandonmohan/

What kit do you have at home?

I have a Yamaha Oak Custom.

It seemed like Ronnie was talking to you while you were playing. What did he say?

The few times I glanced over he was cheering me on "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!"

What does Brandon Flowers smell like?

He smells like flowers. Specifically tulips.

Brandon, thanks so much for responding to my request and doing an AMA (which I'm just now seeing 9 hours later). I though it was really fantastic, and while you played like a ringer and like the whole thing was set up, it just didn't seem that way. You should be in a band. What do you do in "real life?"

I’m a Department Manager under the Loblaws banner by day, gorilla filmmaking drummer by night!

and thank you very much :)

was the drum setup unusual or of higher quality than a typical drum setup in say a guitar center showroom?

That drum set up was top notch quality!

Any regrets? Or nailed everything perfect?

The only thing I would have done is hit a little harder and added more of that beastly bass drum.

Do the sound engineer guys just adjust for this on the fly?

I’m not to sure, but I dont know how much adjusting they really would have had to do since it was the next song in the set list!

Why did the drummer say to you during the hug after the song? Do you remember?

He told me I rocked it and gave me his drink

Have you listened to MGMT?

I have only heard Kids!

Check out the entire Oracular Spectacular album and for more drum/jazz check out Bonobo - Animal Magic.

I'll check out The Killers.

edit: Oracular Spectacular

I will look into that for sure

Come a long way from eating burnt popcorn in the back of our office! Lol but seriously congrats was surreal when I saw that post of you on reddit.

I'll ask a question too that is usually always asked in these types of things on this website:

Would you rather fight 100 duck sized Brandon flowers or 1 Brandon Flowers sized duck?

I would rather not fight Brandon Flowers, so I’d fight the Brandon Flowers sized duck. Haha thank you though this whole experience is surreal.

OMG i just realized this was only a couple days ago! how are you feeling now? I probably would still be shaking!

(I'm a huge Killers fan, luckily I get to see them in a few months!)

As of right now I’m still processing that this actually happened. I’ve been getting so many messages from fans and everyone has been so kind to me so over all I’m feeling infinite joy! Enjoy the show, this tour is wonderful!

do you ever wonder why we're here?

I wonder that all of the time. Someone or something somewhere knows the answer!