Pop Quiz: Kings of Leon
Aidin Vaziri | They've been described as the hillbilly Strokes. And if that isn't reason enough to fall in love with Kings of Leon, here are a few more: They look like they were beamed here from 1976. Three of them are brothers, one is a cousin. Sometimes they have moustaches. Before their Pentecostal evangelist father settled in Nashville, their whole family slept in the backseat of a car. Their second and latest album, "Aha Shake Heartbreak," is so good, U2 has invited them on tour. And, finally, there's this interview with 17-year-old guitarist Jared Followill.
Jared Followill of Kings of Leon
Q: Have you met U2 yet?
A: Yeah, we met them in the U.K. We did a television show with them there and hung out a bit.
Q: How does Bono's wig look up close?
A: I don't know. His hair looked pretty real when I ran my fingers through it. It felt healthy.
Q: So you're going to be playing football fields?
A: Yeah, I think I would rather just be playing football.
Q: What? Think of all the 40-year-old women who are going to be hitting on you.
A: Now that part I do not mind.
posted by Aidin at Sunday, February 20, 2005
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