Kings of Leon
Organization in Music
Kings of Leon has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Caleb FollowillAmerican musician, lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Kings of Leon
Followill said the band succeeded in Britain by leaning into a fast, country Southern sound that distinguished them from British and Australian acts.
“just play it very fast and very country. I said, because that's the one thing that these people don't have that we do”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #694 - Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill (Nov 6, 2026) · Listen from 53:01
Followill said that after Nashville rejected them, the band met nine labels in New York and received seven offers.
“we had nine record labels that we met with and we played a couple of songs for them and we got seven record deal offers”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #694 - Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill (Nov 6, 2026) · Listen from 45:47
Followill said that while considering military enlistment in Oklahoma City he heard a voice telling him to go home, prompting his move into music.
“I mean, you know, it sounds strange, but I heard a voice that just said, go home”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #694 - Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill (Nov 6, 2026) · Listen from 40:40
Podcasts
- This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · 1 episode
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.