Are you surprised? Really? Come on. Really? They put a flower on one of their album covers because it looked like a vagina.
The Kings Of Leon, if you haven’t heard of them, have blown up as a rock band, by doing the exact same thing most other contemporary rock bands do to blow up: rip off U2’s sound. That slight modification to get more radio-play has left them confused and angry as to why more people are listening to their music. You see, they just toured with U2 and borrowed the Edge’s effects pedals. They didn’t expect anybody to listen to their records. Because that would be uncool. In a recent interview with SPIN magazine, lead singer Caleb Followill had some words. Words to say. Aloud.
We definitely got bigger than we wanted to be. You feel like you’ve done something wrong. That woman in mom jeans who’d never let me date her daughter? She likes my music. That’s fucking not cool.
Yeah, man. It sucks when women buy your albums because the like your music. And not just women, anybody. In fact, you should just bang a tin can in a darkened room. That’s fucking brilliant AND underground. Those moms’ll be like, “Keep my daughter away from the tin-can banger, he’s dangerous and volatile.”
The Kings also recently trashing an audience at Reading.
We know you’re sick of Kings of Leon, so for all those who don’t give a fuck about us, I understand. But we’ve worked fucking hard to get here. So anyone that has anything to say to us, fuck you. We’re the goddamn Kings of Leon.
They then smashed their guitars into their skinny jeans. I’m kidding. They used the stage.
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justin
December 10th, 2009 - 12:31:48 PM
Kings of Leon: music for assholes, made by assholes. Maybe they can name their next album that.
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FangBanger
December 10th, 2009 - 3:52:57 PM
I've heard worse from other bands! I just think they're confused; in other interviews they go on about how much they truly care, love, and appreciate ALL their fans. They even have a song called "Fans". So I don't think they should be trashed because they are a great band.
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Abbey
December 10th, 2009 - 5:13:51 PM
They're great. I love how controversial this is making them, true rockstars. Clearly some jealous twat wrote this. BRILLIANT. LONG LIVE LEON.
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j
December 10th, 2009 - 5:14:27 PM
well hahaha im laughing because you think that kol with matter about all this sh.t? of couse NOT, they will laugh just like me :D bye!
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Jay
December 10th, 2009 - 5:22:11 PM
Oh God, this is hilarious!
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dj
December 10th, 2009 - 5:25:59 PM
i saw several spelling errors in thhis stupid post or whatever its called
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linds
December 10th, 2009 - 5:50:35 PM
i LOVE kings of leon. maybe assholes but they do make GREAT music and i love EVERY single one of their songs. simply AMAZING.
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Chris
December 10th, 2009 - 7:13:00 PM
How are they assholes? They're saying the people that wouldn't have given them the time of day/been able to stomach Caleb's yelps three years/albums ago are now singing the words to "Sex On Fire" in the car as they drive their eight year-olds to volleyball, no doubt completely unaware of phrases like "head while I'm driving." Obnoxious.
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ninja
December 10th, 2009 - 7:21:22 PM
assholes are fresh. KOL fucking pulls.
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marina
December 10th, 2009 - 7:24:21 PM
Mil desculpas mesmo pela grosseria, mas ninguém realmente liga para sua opinião. Eles tocam para quem quiser ouvir, se você não quer, abaixa o volume do seu som cara. Só isso, ok?
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Hienny
December 10th, 2009 - 10:16:51 PM
Naaaa! this is bullshit! Yo dije lo mismo que Caleb cuando escuche a mi mama cantar una de las rolas de KOL!
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THE king of leon
December 11th, 2009 - 1:05:47 AM
Insecure much Mark Lorenz? I guess you like coldplay coz youre.. what? oh, paul rudd said your gay..
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Mark Lorenz
December 11th, 2009 - 2:27:50 AM
Lately, I can't actually differentiate between KOL and Coldplay. Since KOL has been trying to sound like them.
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taperjeangirl
December 11th, 2009 - 6:27:14 AM
Mark Lorenz? Probably jealous of Kings of Leon. Hey, your article was a waste of my time...I want the last 5 minutes of my life back.
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loubylou33
December 11th, 2009 - 6:49:41 AM
pmsl....thats the best thing i'v heard all day!! Wot about mums who wudn't allow kol to date her daughter cos she's underage...is it ok for mums like that 2 like them lol? I don't care wot their music sounds like or wether they'r a*holes or not....it doesn't change the fact that Caleb is tooooo sexy for words,and lets face it girls...that is wots more important haha. So, Mark Lorenz, if u don't even look slightly like Caleb....push off!!!!!
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Rorylistenstomusic
December 11th, 2009 - 7:31:48 AM
Man, I love Kings Of Leon but I think your post is funny. Quite conflictiong in my head... Anyway, I don't really give a fuck about all that. I like their music and I think they're rather cool. Plus, they're not that successful in France so they keep on being a band reserved for people who enjoy good music.
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MomWhoBoughtKOLShit
December 11th, 2009 - 9:00:04 AM
Nathan posts how much he appreciates the fans, even Grandmothers then Caleb smashes un-cool people. Cool by WHO'S standards? Why's he pissin & moanin about girls he couldn't date? He was too religilous to date anyway, not all that many yrs.ago. I've been spreading the music of KOL all over the place. Now I feel like an asshole And the song "Fans" says, "She got a hat and all the hat says is Asshole, she be boppin to meeee." Now we know why all the hat said was asshole. Fuck Off Caleb. I'm only here for Nate!
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wahwoowahh
December 11th, 2009 - 12:30:39 PM
there's no real point to this is there. nahhh didn't think so! try 'Journalism' try less cut and paste. gd on yer!
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nonononono
December 14th, 2009 - 12:22:21 AM
You hear something about a band and you automatically think you know them... you don't know anything about them. Even the most committed kol fans don't know who they truly are. No one is right, everyone should just stick to what the do they know: their music, if you like em then have at it, if you don't then stay away. I for one love all four of their albums, every single song, even the b-sides.
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hah
January 11th, 2010 - 8:57:13 PM
who are you to judge them.just because you hear a few things you suddenly know everything about them? the only asshole here is you. idiot.
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KoL roles!!
January 21st, 2010 - 9:26:24 AM
KoL is not asholes! THey are very nice and make good music , i like there haircuts to. Ppl who hate KoL are just hateers. its not there fault that mom jeans moms like them. mom jeans ladys just dont no what there doing. LoK kfans are very down too eart and inteligint.
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John
March 9th, 2010 - 7:38:29 PM
A GREAT rock band. Live with it, enjoy their amazing songs, or ignore them and go away. Lots of other shit music out there for you to enjoy.
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Alice
April 26th, 2010 - 11:10:50 AM
>So anyone that has anything to say to us, fuck you. We’re the goddamn Kings of Leon. Yeah - a really shit U2 wannabee band with fans that are stupoid cunts. Listen to REAL music idiots. You all suck!
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Brian
February 25th, 2011 - 3:53:23 PM
they ripped off 880 south. listen to down in the rubble by 880 south and tell me its not sex is on fire.
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jnkjnKDE
March 6th, 2011 - 1:24:07 AM
oh man...people who say theyre assholes dont know much about them and are jealous that theyre making so cool music..
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farglesnuff
March 11th, 2011 - 5:39:22 PM
Interesting blog from Andy Kato, one half of Groove Armada, after V festival. Over in the artist area there was already a queue for the washrooms. Having no shower gel with me, I made the most of the waiting time by decanting some of the toilet hand soap into an empty water bottle. But the waiting went on for a long while due to a faulty water supply. Every few minutes there were the cries of people stuck with shampoo in their eyes while the plumber pulled and pushed pipes round the back Then I noticed the empty shower block just the other side of some temporary fencing A couple of us found a gap in the barrier. Out of nowhere came a very large man. "Reserved for the Kings of Leon" he said, "and so is this half of the artist toilets". It's hard to believe that someone actually phoned their agent and said "listen I know that Paul Weller, Kasabian, Florence, Stereophonics, Groove Armada + co are all sharing the artist village and facilities, but we require that you put a fence down the middle of the toilets and showers and put a large man there to keep them just for us." But somebody did. Eventually I got scolded all over for a couple of minutes, though I was pleased with the success of the decanted hand soap. Backstage again, we were outside the catering tent, about to cross the path back to the dressing rooms when loads of massive blokes in suits and shades came out of nowhere shouting "don't move, don't move, DO NOT move" whilst pushing people back to the sides of the track. Was it Obama? Tom explained that he was just crossing over to the dressing room to start getting ready. "No you're not" said a big man. "Yes I am" said tom. Out came the enormous hand. The conversation between tom and the big man got more heated. Then 4 blacked out range rovers came round the corner. One for each King of Leon. As it became clear what all this presidential fuss was about, tom gave the worldwide one fingered sign of dislike as the cars went past. The last one stopped. The drummer got out making "come on then" type gestures. "Come on then" tom gestured back. Instead, the drummer went back behind his bodyguards, and, pointing towards Tom, Paul Weller, and the various other musicians who were pinned by the side of the road, said "I want them removed." "You will be removed" said the big man. "No we won't" The promoter came over, smoothed it over and apologised. Bearing in mind this was all happening backstage in the area shared by all the bands, it's hard to see what the Kings thought they were protecting themselves from. Was Paul Weller going to hound them for autographs? Was Florence going to wrestle them to the ground? Or maybe Stereophonics were going to ask them to write "your sex is on fire" on an album sleeve? Nevertheless, the Kings had 4 minutes before going onstage to enjoy all those showers and toilets they'd kept to themselves. We had a great crowd for our gig. Hat off to Staffordshire. It was the gig of the weekend. We came off stage into the van that would take us back round to the dressing room. As we weaved through thick woodland, a message came over the radio to the driver to pull off the road, repeat, "Pull Off The Road." Guess who. The Kings were on their way out. So we waited, reluctantly, whilst getting pretty annoyed with our driver for stopping. A few of us got out, to give the Kings a fond farewell. We made plans. MAD suggested the next day's headline. "Crap Band Killed in Wood". Eventually, a couple of buses for crew and entourage came round the corner, followed by the 4 individual range rovers. What a lonely existence. Back in the artist area, there was a good vibe around the bar. 3 cases of champagne were sent over to GA HQ as a thanks for telling it straight to the Kings.
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