Say you’re a bass guitar player by the name of Dell Star. You live for music, and live in Las Vegas – you hear there’s a new local band looking for a bassist. You meet the band and its members, including a cat named Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning, and things just seem to click. Your musical styles mesh, and its seems that personalities do too. They see to like you too, and before you know it, you’re trying to help your new band come up with a name, and finally, everyone settles on The Killers. You start working iron out a demo song called Mr. Brightside.

Next thing you know, you’re given the boot and a new bassist is subsequently hired. The song is retooled with a new bassist and goes on to put the new local band on the global map, in addition to getting signed by Warner Bros.’ music label. The band’s star continues to rise, and all you can do is watch it, and try auditioning for other bands.

Man, must suck to be you.

But hey, at least it’s the dry heat. You could have been a guy named Pete Best, a Brit best known as the Beatles’ original drummer from 1960 to 1962. Not only did you play in The Beatles, your mum – who owned and operated the Casbah Coffee Club out of the family home’s cellar – gave your new band a forum where it played its first gigs. Then, two years into it, on August 16, 1962, you’re replaced by a guy named Ringo Starr without being given a clear explanation why. And the rest is history.

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