KINGS OF LEON TALK ABOUT BEING INFLUENCED BY PEARL JAM
Credit: Ernest A. Jasmin and TheOlympian.com
Their admiration of the Northwest extends beyond their love of its most rustic venue. The brothers talked about how much they’ve been influenced by Pearl Jam and advice Seattle’s biggest rock heroes have given them en route to the top.
“Well, I was learning from Pearl Jam before I even picked up a guitar,” Caleb said. “You know, I was 14 years old in high school and the first time I heard them I was pretty mad at the world. And I heard them and I was just, like, “(Heck), yes. This is something that I can live with for the rest of my life.
“The first time I saw Eddie Vedder, we were actually on the road with U2. And there was a knock on the door and the door opened – it was him. He said, ‘Hey, I’m Eddie.’ I was, like, “No (kidding). You’re (freaking) Eddie.
“All those guys, they’re really quick to pull you aside and say, ‘Hey man, don’t let people push you too hard,’” Caleb said. “ ‘Don’t do anything you don’t want to do. Don’t let this stuff – the stress and the pressure of what it is – (destroy what) you’re doing. The thing that comes first is that you, as a band, remain (a) unit.’
“Eddie, in particular, when he gives you a phone call or he shoots you a text message, it’s always the most well-thought-out thing you could ever see,” Caleb said. “And those guys are just champs, man. They make you want to keep going and they make you want to get better every day.”
Too bad this is the most annoying band ever with possibly the WORST lead singer. FUCK them
i wish eddie would send me a text
Yeah… exactly. How the fuck did they end up singing shitty music if they grew up with Pearl Jam?
I like the music in their songs, but the singer has a really annoying voice.
fucking mainstream faggots, the pinnacle of why music is so shitty now, i cant see things getting much worse then them
Thank god there are others that agree that Kings of Leon suck ass.
KOL RULES
I think they’re great! Because of the Times is a fantastic album – cool to see them give such heavy props to PJ, especially as they usually come off as really big d-bags in the majority of interviews I’ve seen.
well nice to know that pj does influence a lot of bands today now i miss the 90’s even more because it was the last decade music evolved greatly
But I do think Kings of Leon is better than most other bands out there today, at least they’re not TheoryofaNickelCreedGrace radio band. I think one of the reasons why modern rock sucks is because theres almost no melody in any songs, while the 90s blended melody with ass kicking rock in a pop sense, and I say “pop” in the best of ways.
KOL are rad! Listen to Youth & Young Manhood… brilliant!
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