Kings Of Leon Launch Homophobic Rant At 'Glee' Creator

[marmar]

The 'Glee' vs. Kings of Leon rivalry just grew serious.

A number of months ago, the rock band declined to allow the FOX series 'Glee,' about a high school choir, to cover its songs in a future episode. 'Glee' creator Ryan Murphy, in a feature in The Hollywood Reporter published Wednesday, hit out at the band.

Here's how Nathan Followill, the drummer of the band of brothers, replied via Twitter: "Dear Ryan Murphy, let it go. See a therapist, get a manicure, buy a new bra. Zip your lip and focus on educating 7yr olds how to say fuck."

Murphy is openly gay, and the show deals with many issues faced by homosexual students in high school. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/26/kings-of-leon-vs-glee-nathan-followill-fires-back-at-ryan-murphy-in-homophobic-rant_n_814351.html

[david_vincent]

1. Then what does their name mean if not

that they're the KINGS of a guy named Leon... ??? I get the sense that they're conflicted.

[ingac70]

2. Could be this.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Leonese_monarchs

[david_vincent]

4. I just knew that I should've made an explicit statement

that I WAS JOKING.

[soleft]

3. Maybe he's still traumatized by the pigeon

[qb]

5. I agree only with the "Let it go" comment, and Followill should follow his own advice.

It's the media equivalent of a flame war.

Glee can find much better music to cover. I have no idea who the Kings of Leon are, and have no interest in finding out.

[tularetom]

6. Mental midgets yelling at each other

I watched Glee once and wasn't impressed and I have no idea what the fuck a King of Leon even is.

Must be a slow news day over at the huff'n'puff post.

[William769]

8. "Must be a slow news day over at the huff'n'puff post."

I guess us faggots should just be covered in the news if only it's a slow new day.




Thanks for your support. :sarcasm:

[Bluenorthwest]

7. These guys are one of those 'big in the UK' acts...

Hateful, shallow and derivitive. Also apparently bigoted to the hilt and ignorant in a glossilailian sort of way. Aside from the vicious homophobia of this wee twit, the accusation of teaching children how to say fuck is right there in line with the classic hater lexicon. A baseless slander.

[Kerrytravelers]

9. This is disappointing in that I *use* to like Kings of Leon.

I can't, however, continue to support them if they go straight to homophobia and bigotry when they get mad. It's ok to be mad. It's not ok to be a bigot.

[Cheap_Trick]

10. I couldn't tell you one single song they sing.

And as for Murphy's battle with GnR's Slash (who also won't allow Glee to use his music), Sue Sylvester tweeted this:

I don’t want the artistic integrity of 'Dead Horse' and 'Monkey Chow' compromised either.

[Tunkamerica]

13. i used to love dead horse. Use your illusion 2 was my first tape. I got it for Christmas.

It was right when they started putting parental advisory stickers on tapes. My mom apparently didn't notice.

[Ken Burch]

11. "educating 7yr olds how to say fuck"? Where the hell did they get THAT?

The Kings should just have let Glee do the freaking song. What was their glitch, anyway?

[Tunkamerica]

14. i think they get to decide. and turning your art into a glee club rendition on

national television isn't always the best move artistically.

Some people seem not to understand that not every band wants their music played dumbed down and played in target for a few more thousand dollars.

[Mojambo]

12. Don't condone what Followill said, but

Ryan Murphy has been doing an inordinate amount of whining in the media about artists who decline to have their songs performed on his shit show.