When RCA first showed interest in signing the band, it wanted only Caleb and Nathan, with the intention of picking a backing group for them. But the brothers insisted on bringing in their little brother and cousin. Even though his brothers wanted him in the band, he still didn't know how to play his bass when they made the record. They said it accompanied a picture of Moses' family tree.
The U. The Nashville rockers drank and fought their way through two decades of stardom. They reveal how they accidentally recorded an album of Covid anthems. S omething remarkable happened during the making of the eighth Kings of Leon album. For the first time ever, the four Followills — brothers Caleb, Jared, Nathan and their cousin Matthew — got through the recording sessions without any fistfights.
This mid-life peace and wisdom is at the heart of that eighth album, the excellent When You See Yourself. They were once dubbed the Southern Strokes, but these days a more accurate description might be the Cattle-ranch Coldplay. What's the US of A waiting for? God only knows. Guitarist Ed O' Brien, especially. They're young They're growing, they're evolving. They're amazing players, the drummer, he's amazing.
They're all great, but he's really special. Although Liam Gallagher had previously described himself as a fan, Only By the Night, however, left him cold. So cold, in fact, that he had this to say: "I don't know about this fucking new record. I like the old stuff. When they first come out I was going, 'Who the fuck is this? Missing their lead singer, the remaining members of Kings of Leon — brothers Jared and Nathan and cousin Matthew Followill — tried to appease the angry crowd to little avail.
The group swiftly cancelled their remaining tour dates for the foreseeable future. Not for the first time, the Nashville rockers teetered on the edge of implosion.
In , Caleb was forced to face up to accusations that the band had lost their way.
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