Kings Of Leon Rubbish American Music Taste | The Quietus

Kings Of Leon Rubbish American Music Taste

Followill clan claim UK taste is better

Kings of Leon have slammed their fellow American countrymen for their musical tastes.

Drummer Nathan Followill said: "Most music gets ignored in the States unless it’s hip-hop or Hannah Montana or Disney music like the Jonas Brothers. Kiddy pop or hip-hop, that’s pretty much what America is. You may turn on the radio and you hear maybe one out of 10 songs that you’d consider decent.

"The U.K. is more open to all kinds of music. The fans are just insane in the U.K. – they are music lovers. You have kids going to shows to see the bands, not going to a show to be seen there."

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