1. How does your media product
represent particular social groups?
Looking at stereotypes
of indie band
members

2. I chose Pete Doherty as a stereotype because he is seen to be cool to younger people,
because of his drug use and is seen to be the typical ‘bad boy’. This makes people see
him as their idol, as he isn’t your typical, boring band member, he has a sense of
personality.
I chose Brandon Flowers as a stereotype because he is an indie band member, however
he is also an idol. He’s seen to be good and good looking, there aren’t many pictures of
him looking a mess, which shows he has self respect and doesn’t like going out and
making himself look like an idiot.

3. Pete Doherty
Age: 34
Lives: Hexham, Northumberland, England
Influences: Influenced by Oasis, when he was 18 he had an interview with MTV about Oasis’ Be Here
Now album. Favourite books are as George Orwell's 1984 and Brighton Rock by Graham Greene. He’s
also mentioned Emily Dickinson as an influence.
Clothes: Dark, Black clothing. Smokes a lot (as shown in images from him, also known to do drugs).
Looks kind of scruffy and messy.
Hobbies: Shooting (Applied for a shotgun license), Cars (Buys Jaguars, parks them illegally and waits for
them to be towed. Music (Was in plenty of other groups), Painting and writing (signed a deal with Orion
Books to publish his journals).
Observations of him as a person: Seems strange and different. Does drugs and seems to do his own
thing, not really caring about other people. Has been arrested a lot of times, usually they are related to
drugs.
Adjectives To Describe Him:
Strange
Scruffy
Odd
Heroin chic

4. Brandon Flowers
Age: 31
Lives: Henderson, Nevada, US
Influences: Seems to be influenced by the eighties, by bands and artists like Depeche Mode, The Cure,
Pet Shop Boys, David Bowie, The Smiths, Duran Duran, and most recently Bruce Springsteen.
Clothes: A lot of black and dark colours. Leather jacket. Brighter colours are usually minimal.
Hobbies: Performing (Musical and acting), he has performed with multiple bands, also in his music
videos, he is usually doing something to try and entertain the audience, the videos are also very surreal.
Observations of him as a person: Seems kind, but very odd by the way he acts. He is also very passionate
about music. Rarely uses drugs and alcohol and is Christian. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints.
Adjectives To Describe Him:
Different
Religious
Determined
Entertaining