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Darren Beckett grew up in Templepatrick before moving to New York in 1995 to seek fame as a drummer, and has known Flowers and his Killers bandmates from before they hit the big time.
BBC: Brandon Flowers
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He says he prefers it that way on the grounds that he has no wish to attract attention and risk being accused of being a "big-time Charlie" for deserting his homeland to seek fame and fortune on the other side of the Pond.
BBC: McEwan aims to emulate Ken Buchanan's American success
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It has not been the path for the faint-hearted for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame.
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