Kings of Leon will debut their documentary movie,Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon, in July and have admitted their story is not only a “rockumentary” but close to a “mockumentary.”
Bassist Jared Followill told Bang Showbiz: “Oh, we are Spinal Tap, totally, I don’t know how they got that film so perfect.”
Guitarist Matthew Followill added: “You’d think the actors were in a band, maybe they were in a band before, they nailed so perfectly, it was like the beginning years of our band.”
In This is Spinal Tap, the hapless eponymous rockers get lost in a maze of corridors as they try to reach an arena stage and Jared confessed it remains all too real.
“Spinal Tap was a huge downward curve, the whole film, and when you’re in a band coming up you see the same people and go through the same venues and have the same complaints, it’s really funny,” he said.
Nevertheless, Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon is being taken very seriously. In the U.K, where Kings of Leon are huge, the movie will debut in over 150 cinemas on June 25, followed by a live Q&A session with the band from the Edinburgh Film Festival. The movie will be on general release starting July 1.
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