Kings of Leon Turned Down 'Glee'
Kings of Leon bassist Jared Followill says his stadium-packing rock band turned down a request for their music to appear on FOX's mega-hit 'Glee.'
In an interview with British music magazine
NME, vocalist Caleb Followill adds he's never seen 'Glee,' but "apparently everybody loves it."
Song by massive acts ranging from Lady Gaga and Journey to Madonna and The Beatles have appeared on the FOX show. An episode focusing on Britney Spears' catalog was
recently confirmed. But none of that matters to Kings of Leon. "We could have sold out so much more. We turn stuff down constantly."
One particular Grammy-winning Kings of Leon hit was a sought-after property for a film in the past. "We had some people call us up wanting to know if we'd allow 'Use Somebody' to appear," Caleb Followill says. "Next day, they called back and tried to put us through to the star of the movie -- I won't name names, but he's an incredibly famous actor -- to let him try and convince us to agree to do it. I was like, 'Man, don't even waste your energy.'"
Kings of Leon also turned down an offer from 'Ugly Betty.' "They wanted us to play ourselves. We were supposed to come in and help with some problem or other," says Jared Followill.
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I'm a huge Glee fan and a huge KOL fan.
This just makes me like the band more though cos just cos everyone likes you doesn't mean you have to over expose you're self.
You can actually believe that they are really all about their music. Very cool.
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did you just say "cos"
seriously...
Glee isn't really that big of a deal.. I like the show as well, but I don't think I would think of kings of leon as highly as i do now, had they done glee... they are honest to God true rockers, they do not need something as minute as glee to further their career.
yea, you guys are so great, how dare you promote it on a TV show about music with 20 million watching, yea that is dumb, have a long long career, LOL.
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How condescending can you get? Oh, I'm sooo impressed that you could have 'sold out so much more'. This guy sounds like a total tool. "I won't name names, but he's an incredibly famous actor"... WOW, I'm so impressed. Just like you are. With yourself.
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