You wouldn’t know it from their famed hard rock antics, but Kings of Leon are the sons (and nephew) of a preacherman - and for a long time it seemed that might be their own calling too... Until the rock’n’roll lifestyle of a record deal came calling.
A new documentary, Talihina Sky: the Story of Kings of Leon, reveals a poor childhood spent in Oklahoma, a close, devout family and the formation of a band that ripped its morals apart.
As Talihina Sky hits the UK, Jared and Matthew Followill, the band’s bassist and drummer, talk to The Times about drinking, devotion and disappointing their parents.
Talihina Sky is out now, www.talihinasky.co.uk