Post by sovietkitsch on Aug 28, 2007 10:38:02 GMT
I was waiting more than a week for this day, ‘cause today my favorite magazine would bring a Pukkelpop-review + interviews. Alas, the interview with Kings of Leon is TINY! But I’m going to put it up anyway, after a quick translation.
The huge bodyguard of Kings of Leon looks at us like we should give him a tip for arranging a ten-minutes interview with Caleb. Luckily Caleb turns out to be really friendly: he says that it’s included with the price.
HUMO: Do you ever compare your current life with the one you had 6 years before?
Caleb Followill (vocals/guitar): O man, nothing is the same anymore. In the beginning it was like we were landed in a hurricane. In no time we were playing festivals next to these amazing bands, our heroes. And one day you wake up and you think: I want to play in a band like that too. I want other bands to look up to us! So you try getting better and better, work harder, and not to get caught up in the numerous traps where so many before us were caught up in.
A lot of bands want to get to the top. Not us, ‘cause the only way to go from the top is down. We don’t want to score a hit quickly. We want to be REAL artists. Whenever I write a song, I lay my soul in it. And that’s not easy, ‘cause you often doubt yourself. Is it real what I’m writing? Isn’t it too emotional? Will it mean anything to anybody?
HUMO: Do you ask advice to your heroes at festivals?
Followill: I try not to be too pushy. We’ve played shows with Iggy Pop, Pearl Jam, Bob Dylan, … Whenever I see Iggy, Eddie or Bob watching us from the side of the stage, and I see them tapping their feet at the rhythm of the song, then I know I must be doing something right.
The huge bodyguard of Kings of Leon looks at us like we should give him a tip for arranging a ten-minutes interview with Caleb. Luckily Caleb turns out to be really friendly: he says that it’s included with the price.
HUMO: Do you ever compare your current life with the one you had 6 years before?
Caleb Followill (vocals/guitar): O man, nothing is the same anymore. In the beginning it was like we were landed in a hurricane. In no time we were playing festivals next to these amazing bands, our heroes. And one day you wake up and you think: I want to play in a band like that too. I want other bands to look up to us! So you try getting better and better, work harder, and not to get caught up in the numerous traps where so many before us were caught up in.
A lot of bands want to get to the top. Not us, ‘cause the only way to go from the top is down. We don’t want to score a hit quickly. We want to be REAL artists. Whenever I write a song, I lay my soul in it. And that’s not easy, ‘cause you often doubt yourself. Is it real what I’m writing? Isn’t it too emotional? Will it mean anything to anybody?
HUMO: Do you ask advice to your heroes at festivals?
Followill: I try not to be too pushy. We’ve played shows with Iggy Pop, Pearl Jam, Bob Dylan, … Whenever I see Iggy, Eddie or Bob watching us from the side of the stage, and I see them tapping their feet at the rhythm of the song, then I know I must be doing something right.
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