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And then one day I got the call from Dave." In September 2002 he was offered the opportunity to become the band's permanent bass player, he accepted and completed the band's lineup along with Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
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"I was first asked to be a second guitar player and I casually mentioned I also play bass. "They even asked me to join the band as a guitar player, because originally – at least according to Dave – they wanted to build a five-piece, possibly more like the Strokes with a keyboard," said Stoermer in 2016. He was a fan of the band's unique sound and was often present at the band's gigs. It was while playing guitar with the Negative Ponies that Stoermer met Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning, who were performing as an early incarnation of the Killers. Stoermer has been dubbed 'The Gentle Giant' by bandmates and fans due to his quiet but kind nature, and because he is 6 feet 5 inches.Ĭareer The Killers (2002–present) Stoermer also studied philosophy and music at UNLV. Before the Killers got signed, Stoermer worked as a medical courier. Stoermer played lead guitar for a number of local bands including Habit Rouge and the Negative Ponies. His early musical influences included hip hop bands such as Public Enemy and N.W.A and later rock bands such as Nirvana, the Beatles, the Who and Pink Floyd. Stoermer graduated in 1995 from Chaparral High School, where he played trumpet in the jazz ensemble. They moved to Las Vegas when Stoermer was three years old. Mark August Stoermer was born in Houston, Texas, to a German Australian father who was a physician and a big-band-style musician and an American mother who was a nurse. 2.4.3 Blood and Guts / Beautiful Deformities 7-inch (2016).2.3 Hiatus with the Killers (2016–present).2.2 Production work and collaborations (2010–present).