Kings Of Leon Diss Americans

07/13/09 4:00pm

by Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack)

According to Kings Of Leon drummer Nathan Followill, Americans are clueless when it comes to quality music.

"Americans don't appreciate decent music," the arena rocker says in a Contact Music article.

"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."

I don't know about that, Nathan — have you heard Miley's latest single? That shit is gold!

Kings Of Leon have been hugely successful in the UK and in Europe at large, but despite their fame the band have yet to reach the same level of popularity in their home country.

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

Is that bitterness I sense?

Those with an ear for "good music" can see Kings Of Leon on these dates:

July 17 Oropesa, Spain @ Festival Internacional De Benicassim
July 19 Gurten, Switzerland @ Gurten Hill (Gurten Festival)
August 7 Chicago, IL @ Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
Aug. 9 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug. 12 Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
Aug. 13 Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
Aug. 15-16 Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
Aug. 21 San Diego, CA @ Cox Arena
Aug. 22 Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
Aug. 28 Reading, England @ Richfield Avenue (Reading Festival)
Aug. 39 Leeds, England @ Bramham Park (Leeds Festival)
Sept. 9 Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Su Arena w/Glasvegas
Sept. 11 Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center w/Glasvegas
Sept. 12 East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center w/Glasvegas
Sept. 14 Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum w/Glasvegas
Sept. 16 Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre w/Glasvegas
Sept. 17 Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place w/Glasvegas
Sept. 19 Hamilton, ON @ Copps Coliseum w/Glasvegas
Sept. 20 London, ON @ John Labatt Centre w/Glasvegas
Sept. 22 Auburn Hills, MI @ The Palace Of Auburn Hills w/Glasvegas
Sept. 23 Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center w/Glasvegas
Sept. 25 Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center w/Glasvegas
Sept. 26 Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center w/Glasvegas
Sept. 28 Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center w/White Lies
Sept. 30 St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center w/Glasvegas
Oct. 3 Oklahoma City, OK @ Ford Center w/White Lies
Oct. 6 Houston, TX @ Toyota Center w/White Lies
Oct. 7 Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center w/White Lies
Oct. 9 Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena w/White Lies
Oct. 10 Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena w/White Lies
Oct. 13 Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center w/White Lies
Oct. 16 Nashville, TN @ Sommet Center w/White Lies
Oct. 20 Guadalajara, Mexico @ Telmex Arena
Oct. 22 Mexico City, Mexico @ Sports Arena
Oct. 24 Monterrey, Mexico @ Arena Monterrey