What Caleb Followill has said about Fame
3 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 6, 2026
Caleb Followill, American musician, lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Kings of Leon, has been quoted on Fame 3 times in 1 episode of This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, most recently on November 6, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Followill argued that being in the band together as family kept them from going too far into addiction and self-destruction.
“I think the fact that we were there together we never allowed ourselves to get too far gone”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #694 - Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill (Nov 6, 2026) · Listen from 1:02:20
Followill said he feels sorry for solo artists who become famous alone and come to see those around them as people profiting from them.
“I really feel sorry for artists or musicians that kind of get so big and then and really the whole time it's happening you're so alone”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #694 - Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill (Nov 6, 2026) · Listen from 1:04:43
Followill argued that attempts to repeat a moment of success only produce a watered-down version.
“anytime you try to repeat success, you know, it doesn't happen. It just ends up being like a watered down version of something”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #694 - Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill (Nov 6, 2026) · Listen from 1:22:31
Episodes
#694 - Kings of Leon’s Caleb FollowillThis Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Nov 6, 2026 · 1 h 48 min
Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill tells Theo Von about his itinerant Pentecostal childhood, the band's rise, fame's toll, drinking, brotherhood, and faith.
Others on Fame
- Nick Cooper · 4 quotes
- Khabib Nurmagomedov · 4 quotes
- Matthew Lillard · 3 quotes
- Theo Von · 3 quotes
- Brandi Carlile · 3 quotes
- Joe Rogan · 2 quotes
- Alanis Morissette · 2 quotes
- Linda Cardellini · 2 quotes
Caleb Followill on other topics
- Kings of Leon · 3 quotes
- Addiction and recovery · 2 quotes
- Christianity · 1 quote
- Only by the Night · 1 quote
- O My Beloved · 1 quote
- Bob Dylan · 1 quote
- Poverty · 1 quote
- Snake handling in Christianity · 1 quote