It's no surprise that over the past few years Tennessee royalty, Kings of Leon, have gained incredible mainstream success. They went from that cool indie-blues band that people knew of, but didn't, to a massive arena rock band, with Grammy nominated anthems and constant radio play. A drastic change we can thank North America for. The Followill boys recognize they have become sellouts, as their fans put it, getting offers to appear in this and have music featured in that. One of those offers being from the teenage musical hit, Glee. According to Spin, bassist Jared Followill says the group turns down tons of offers and haven't sold-out nearly as much as people think. It seems Glee creator, Ryan Murphy, doesn't take rejection too well. “F*ck you, Kings of Leon,” he told The Hollywood Reporter. “They're self-centered assholes.” He continued to say that his popular show has helped raise awareness of different artists, and boosted sales, while introducing a younger audience to a variety of music which he believes to be educational. He went on about how KOL should take advantage of this and how they could inspire so many of Glee's younger viewers.
The band's frontman, Caleb Followill, replied to Murphy's harsh comments by stating that none of them have even watched Glee and denied the request, not because they hate the show, but because they were asked for the rights to use the song, “Use Somebody,” at the end of a long, tiring tour promoting it. “We're not sure where the anger is coming from,” he added.
Drummer, Nathan Followill took a different route. Today he charmingly tweeted: “Dear Ryan Murphy, let it go. See a therapist, get a manicure, buy a new bra. Zip your lip and focus on educating 7yr olds how to say f*ck.”
I'm sure he got the message and probably won't bug KOL for song rights again any time soon.
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