Kings Of Leon Slam Illegal Recordings
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Rockers KINGS OF LEON have hit out at fans who illegally record their gigs – insisting it makes artists reluctant to showcase new material.
The group are set to release their new album, Only By The Night, in September (08).
But guitarist Matthew Followill reveals fans won’t hear many of their new songs at their forthcoming concerts – for fear that the tracks will be posted on the internet prior to the new LP hitting the shops.
He says, “It’s difficult when you make a new record and you wanna play all the new songs live.
“But with technology these days, there’ll be someone out there with a recorder and it kinda spoils it for us.
“You don’t wanna play too many new songs because otherwise they’ll be on (video sharing website) YouTube or something. So we have to pick and choose. If it was up to us we’d play all the new songs because they’re so fun to play.”
