In a time of over exposure, sell outs more common than mormons at church, and the music industry hurting worse than ever there is a band that doesn’t sell out..

Kings of Fucking Leon…

That’s right, on multiple occasions these gods amongst men have turned down one sell out licensing opportunity after another.  When American Idol calls up and wants to use your music, most bands would stab young children in the way of the phone.  When a Tv show with millions of viewers offers that opportunity, NO MATTER HOW FUCKING HORRIBLE, they would suck somebodys dick to hand over the licensing.  Yet on multiple occasions Kings of Leon says ‘Nope’.  In a time when no one cares about their art or craft and exploit any opportunity no matter how pathetic.. these guys have turned down Glee, American Idol, Ugly Betty, and an high profile movie that they wouldn’t name.

Not only have some of these opportunities been as easy as a signature, but they have also been for the opportunity to get mass exposure but they shut em down.  For the high profile, and unnamed movie they explained that the star of the film actually called them personally to request use of the song.  But not even an A list movie star is making these guys budge.

I respect the hell out of that… That’s integrity you cant fake my friend.  Or maybe they just learned how douchey you can look by licensing it out to a gay ass show.  Im making reference to 2008 when the band did a licensing deal with ‘Gossip Girl’ for 3 songs.  They have yet to license a song out to any other shitty teeny bopper show like Gossip Girl since this.

Have you ever been forced to watch a shitty show by your girlfriend?  Gay friend? Or other trendy hipster?  And half way through this pile of dogshit, you hear a song being played by a favorite band?  Ill be honest, an old girlfriend had me watch one, AND ONLY ONE, episode of The OC and after a second commercial break I hear a song from The Killers and immediately disliked this band from that point forward.  Its sad to see bands with potential sell out to a fucking horrible show.. If you sell out to Kick Ass 2, or some other awesome movie, that’s fine.. it’s a good product.  Yet when I hear your song play on a trendy tv show or retarded commercial.. your dead to me.

All in all Ive got to respect Kings of Leon from avoiding licensing out their music to poppy garbage like Glee and American Idol.  Although its exposure to millions of people and a nice paycheck… its still a gathering of trendy douchebag tv.  So I invite you all to take on my perspective to help stop bands from selling out so hard.  When you hear a band licenses their music to a god awful show, then you cut those bastards OFF.  DO IT.