Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Hot Goss / National Skyline Kings of Leon Almost Get in Fight, Caleb Followill Smashes Sweet Guitar
Posted by Steve Haruch on Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 6:06 AM
When they aren't taking Americans to task for our bad taste in music, the Kings of Leon are, apparently, perfectionists--which is why they get so mad! According to the ultra-classy U.K. rag the Sun, the band had "yet another angry screaming match after their Friday night headline slot at T In The Park."
Apparently "majestic singer" Caleb Followill was angry--nay, livid--about the sound, destroyed his prized Gibson 325 at the end of the band's set and, when the bros got offstage, there was some "effing and blinding," which I think is Scottish for either watching each other have sex or almost getting in a fight.
Read all the sordid sordidness over at The Sun. "What a blunder!"
Now about that guitar.... Bonus background material! Here's a video of KOL's guitar tech, uh, Nacho Followill, showing us the band's sweet axe collection not long ago. "Nacho took MusicRadar on a private tour of Caleb and Matthew's guitar rigs and axe arsenals (including Caleb's prized Gibson 325, a stunning workhorse instrument that bears the unmistakable marks of the singer-guitarist's ferocious, percussive style of strumming)."
In the video, Nacho says basically that if anything happened to that guitar, he'd just pack up and head home, because it was that special. Musicians have all kinds of strange, sometimes erotic relationships with their instruments, so I imagine Caleb must have been really! Mad! About the sound! So, if anyone's got a 1972 Gibson ES-325 they want to part with....
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Effing and blinding just means swearing and it's not Scottish, but British. Though admittedly we Scots are good at it!
Yeah! Tell us about how they suck and are anorexic and stuff! We are starving for information about this band and need reasons to hate them b/c the music is too good so these stories really help me keep things in perspective. Give us the Juicy Deets! I can't believe they got pissed about the sound sucking ass. You would never see a lawyer get pissed in the heat of a court case or a basketball player angry on the court or a truck driver pissed off driving. Unacceptable, KOL. Shame on you for being so successful that Nashville SCENE hates you. You should have never toured with U2 and I hope you realize that all of the money, success and stability in life is meaningless compared to garnering the acceptance of such a fine publication as the SCENE.
Whatever People, K.O.L Rock, their gig in the Irish Festial Oxygen was EPIC, Complete Legends ;o)
just to let you know
"Read all the sordid sordidness over at The Sun."
that 110% usually means it's all wrong, because The Sun make up literally everything.
Oh ok,like Kings of Leon write their own shit are anything. What kills me is people getting on here and acting like this band deserves any cred, and it's so horrible when people don't give it to them. Kings of Leon is total put-together marketed crap!
Yeah their sound sucks, but not because of a guitar. Aren't these dudes like 4 ft. tall or something,were they screaming for their moms to protect them? What really sucks is there isn't a video of them getting their asses stomped! I would love to see a 4ft. tall weenie that seems to only sing/whine about some relationship,in pointed shoes and wearing a tank top with a scarf take on any regular sized man in a fight!
They are pissed as a band right now because they can't be on TRL. They wanted to play Sex on Fire on TRL man...
"Sex on fire is the best song ever!"
I know you're most likely joking but just wanted to point out that you can find better written shit on the wall in the springwater bathroom than the lyrics to that song! "Sex on fire",that almost sounds like how a 57 year old lawnmower mechanic with an addiction to porn would make a statement thinking that he was being romantic. Gal yo sex if on fi-ugh! This music is fuckin stupid even by TRL standards!
i will vouch for the guitar. i've played it. it (was) an incredible instrument. one of the 2 or 3 best guitars i've ever played.
Give me a break ddt, I'm only 11 years old. I like those kind of songs.
"Give me a break ddt, I'm only 11 years old. I like those kind of songs."
Oh no, I'm sorry little buddy. Please forget all that nasty stuff I said! I'm saying ten hail mary's right now. Won't you forgive me??!
Yes, ddt I forgive you, I realize that I am going to turn 12 soon so I need to grow up some. "My sister's sex is on fi-ugh."
Oh thank you! Such a heavy burden has been lifted from my tired shoulders. I could hardly sleep last night over this and when I did finally doze off I had the most horrible dream imaginable.
I dreamed I was being chased by 4 foot tall dudes wearing scarfs with tight tanktops and pointed shoes. They were waving very expensive guitars and threatening to smash them if they didn't get their way immediately. All the while singing horrid cliche songs and playing their instruments showing no ability whatsoever while demanding credibility. I finally took control of the dream and just stopped the turtle shit out of them.
Thank you so much for your forgiveness little buddy!!!
"The Sun make up literally everything."
I believe it because they also wrote this: "The Kings are one of the world’s best rock bands."
I rememeber when my buddy Anthony had to show them how to plug in their guitars at Corner Music.
"We're starting a band!"
"That's great, but that plug goes here and you can't really run a microphone into that particular amp at the same time as your guitar."
"Haha, we don't know what we're doing!"
"I see that."
Right,and the whole point is that any ass-clown that would smash a guitar of that caliber doesn't even deserve to own or play a decent guitar. What a dipshit prick!
Sean-- in all seriousness, I believe the producer 'Angelo' had written all of the songs for the first album already and just needed some Milli Vanillis to prop up on stage. I really have no idea how they found those guys but I am positive they were groomed into being a band because of their weird back story (strict upbringing, ignorance of secular music, funny names, etc.) They slapped some guitars on 'em and threw 'em on the road to learn how to play. Pretty fucking lame, really.
Yeah and at least Milli-Vanilli could dance,these clowns can barely hold their instruments.
They pulled out of a show in Spain for the third time this year over the weekend and aren't rescheduling which has pissed off a lot of fans. During one show in Rotterdam, Caleb mocked the crowd throughout because none of them were dancing even declaring that "this is just another show to us", before threatening to walk off. The crowd responded by throwing an empty plastic cup which hit Caleb's shoulder, he alongwith the rest of the band carried out said threat and promptly left the arena.
Their festival appearances have been receiving mixed reviews and there's even a story going around that at one festival in Germany, all four members arrived in seperate, chauffeur driven cars which were parked as close to the stage as possible so they could walk straight on, play their set and leave. This band seriously needs to stop touring.
I saw them at Mercy Lounge the other night for a super secret show and they came out and posed as the Spring Hill Spider Party. They did a bunch of Sisscor Sister covers and bitched at the crowd for being let down that Spring Hill Spider Party didn't show. Imagine that, the irony.
Have you actually seen them? Met them? Caleb is 5'10" in flats and yes he does wear shoes other than boots. They wear v-necked t-shirts and yes scarves when playing festivals and shows in 40 degree weather. They've been touring four ten years give them a break. Every great musician has collaberated with other great musicians and writers that doesn't mean that it's over produced and not their own. Nathan is a badass m**ther f**ker. Obviously you haven't seen him because he's usually shirtless and he's a solid mass of bulging muscle. They are by no means little b**ches and anyone of those guys could take you and a bar full of rednecks in a heartbeat. TalK about their inexperience at playing as teenagers but not the fact that some of the greatest bands in the world praise their music and talent. I grew up with a similar background as them and understand the music obviously you are a thirteen year old little boy crying at home because you are talentless, dickless and ugly inside and out. Instead of pointing out over produced over sold pop crap on the radio today instead bash one of the greatest evolving bands of all time. Bravo. Thank god caleb and nathan were brave enough to take the chance to become something in this world unlike all the nobodies in the world like you. Funny though they actually entered the music business to write music for other people to sing. Of course no one has sh*t to say about matt who is hands down one of the best guitarists ever. Before talking shit listen to all four albums, appreciate the growth and truth in their music over the years and actally look at them before calling them 4ft tall scarf wearing tank top loving midgets because you sound ignorant. Before tv it didn't matter what musicians looked like or wore so be jealous that they are not only fantastically talented, muscular, sexy but also stylish as well. God did well when he made these boys and we are lucky to hear their talent.
Have you actually seen them? Met them? Caleb is 5'10" in flats and yes he does wear shoes other than boots. They wear v-necked t-shirts and yes scarves when playing festivals and shows in 40 degree weather. They've been touring four ten years give them a break. Every great musician has collaberated with other great musicians and writers that doesn't mean that it's over produced and not their own. Nathan is a badass m**ther f**ker. Obviously you haven't seen him because he's usually shirtless and he's a solid mass of bulging muscle. They are by no means little b**ches and anyone of those guys could take you and a bar full of rednecks in a heartbeat. TalK about their inexperience at playing as teenagers but not the fact that some of the greatest bands in the world praise their music and talent. I grew up with a similar background as them and understand the music obviously you are a thirteen year old little boy crying at home because you are talentless, dickless and ugly inside and out. Instead of pointing out over produced over sold pop crap on the radio today instead bash one of the greatest evolving bands of all time. Bravo. Thank god caleb and nathan were brave enough to take the chance to become something in this world unlike all the nobodies in the world like you. Funny though they actually entered the music business to write music for other people to sing. Of course no one has sh*t to say about matt who is hands down one of the best guitarists ever. Before talking shit listen to all four albums, appreciate the growth and truth in their music over the years and actally look at them before calling them 4ft tall scarf wearing tank top loving midgets because you sound ignorant. Before tv it didn't matter what musicians looked like or wore so be jealous that they are not only fantastically talented, muscular, sexy but also stylish as well. God did well when he made these boys and we are lucky to hear their talent.
What is ddt anyway? A new sexually transmitted desease? They are rock and rollers. It would be wrong if the lead singer didn't smash at least one guitar in their history of performing. Nashville should be proud that they achieved the american dream. Having one and making it a reality by hard work. They've worked their asses off to get were they are. They show up in seperate vehicles close to get in and out quick out of respect for their girl friends, and fiances who don't want them hanging around after so every little girl can jump on their d*icks. Truthfully they are good guys so if you don't like them so be it. So sweat off their backs. Be sad that you will never own such a beloved Gibson because you have done nothing to deserve or earn one. BooHoo to you.
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