Best Kings of Leon Quotes and Fun Facts
Matthew, Jared, Nathan, and Caleb Followill
About their song Sex on Fire: "I don't know how the hell that happened. And of all the songs for it to happen with, I never would've thought 'Sex on Fire' would beat a Radiohead song." Kings of Leon quote on winning a Grammy.
Fun fact: Before their album Only by the Night, the band was better known for having celebrities like the Olsen twins and Drew Barrymore attend their gigs than being known for the strength of their music.
Fun fact: Kings of Leon describe themselves as being shy performers when they first started out in their career. And Caleb didn't like to talk to anyone because he worried people would think he wasn't intelligent since he's from Tennessee.
On songwriting: "I'd put my faith in my dad and I wanted to follow in his footsteps. I'd always looked up to ministers, but at about 15 I started to see that they were just normal men and it broke my heart. I closed myself off to pretty much everyone and dropped out of school. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, but I was wrong. Now I'm trying to go back and figure some things out, and writing songs is a good way to do that." Quote by Caleb.
On fame: "They wanted nothing to do with us until we got famous, but now we're like: f--k you, you had your chance." Quote from Nathan speaking on some the bands they once played with.
On performing: Jared says that bass line for the song The End is the hardest bass line that's he's written. In an interview from Clash Music, he said, "I'm gonna literally have to play it with my back facing out - 'cause I'm going to be making a face that no human should see outside the realms of hell."
Fun fact: The intro of the song Mary is one of Nathan's favorite intros "because it goes 'woo-doo' and then it's just right in your face, like right off the bat.'"
Quotes & Facts Sources
Clash Music, "Kings of Leon Interview". (www.clashmusic.com)
ONTD, "New Kings of Leon Interview". (ohnotheydidnt.live journal.com)
Independent, "Interview: Are the Kings of Leon's hell raising days over?" by James McNair. (www.independent.co.uk)
Fun fact: Before their album Only by the Night, the band was better known for having celebrities like the Olsen twins and Drew Barrymore attend their gigs than being known for the strength of their music.
Fun fact: Kings of Leon describe themselves as being shy performers when they first started out in their career. And Caleb didn't like to talk to anyone because he worried people would think he wasn't intelligent since he's from Tennessee.
On songwriting: "I'd put my faith in my dad and I wanted to follow in his footsteps. I'd always looked up to ministers, but at about 15 I started to see that they were just normal men and it broke my heart. I closed myself off to pretty much everyone and dropped out of school. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, but I was wrong. Now I'm trying to go back and figure some things out, and writing songs is a good way to do that." Quote by Caleb.
On fame: "They wanted nothing to do with us until we got famous, but now we're like: f--k you, you had your chance." Quote from Nathan speaking on some the bands they once played with.
On performing: Jared says that bass line for the song The End is the hardest bass line that's he's written. In an interview from Clash Music, he said, "I'm gonna literally have to play it with my back facing out - 'cause I'm going to be making a face that no human should see outside the realms of hell."
Fun fact: The intro of the song Mary is one of Nathan's favorite intros "because it goes 'woo-doo' and then it's just right in your face, like right off the bat.'"
Quotes & Facts Sources
Clash Music, "Kings of Leon Interview". (www.clashmusic.com)
ONTD, "New Kings of Leon Interview". (ohnotheydidnt.live journal.com)
Independent, "Interview: Are the Kings of Leon's hell raising days over?" by James McNair. (www.independent.co.uk)
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