‘Maybe we took ourselves too seriously. Maybe we were miserable’ – Kings of Leon reflect as they return to form
It’s 16 years since ‘Sex on Fire’ shot them to superstardom, now Caleb and Matthew Followill look back
The Kings of Leon, brothers Jared, Caleb and Nathan and cousin Matthew Followill.
Theirs was the full house of the rock’n’roll dream: success, money, private jets, model wives.
Kings of Leon formed in Nashville in 1999 and released their first album, Youth &Young Manhood four years later. It went to number three in the UK, presaging later worldwide success.
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