Kings of Leon split over royalties

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Added October 11, 2009
Taken October 11, 2009
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The Kings of Leon are warring over the Nashville band's royalties.

Caleb, Nathan, Jared and Matthew Followill are disputing their fourth album, Only By The Night, which sold more than seven million copies.

Bassist Jared, 22, told a British newspaper: "We started seriously writing the songs when we got back home from tour. I got a call from Caleb going: 'I'm sitting here writing the next album by myself.' And we're like: 'Oh no, you're not.' We ended up going to his house so that when the record comes out he can't go: 'Dude, I'm getting 70 per cent of this shit'."

Guitarist Matthew, 25, said: "We basically go to his house for the royalties."

Jared continued: "Caleb was really weird when we started. Everything that I thought was quite charming about us, he wanted to lie about. For me it's hard having an opinion on this band. If I wasn't involved I can't imagine liking us a lot, just because I only control 25 per cent of it. In every song there's something I wish I could change. Each one of us are like that, though."

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