Kings Of Leon's Jared Followill: Everyone Calls Me A Sheep Shagger

Kings Of Leon's Jared Followill has revealed that the band recently discovered that they're Welsh.

The bassist told told The Sun his Welsh ancestors were on his dad's side: "Followill was originally Followell and we came to Virginia from Wales in the 1700s. I'm Welsh. Cool."

Revealing the news to fans over Twitter, Jared said: Jeeze. Tell you I'm Welsh & everyone calls me a sheep shagger. Guess that explains why I count sheep at night and wake up with a b****."

Earlier this summer, the group axed their US tour so Caleb Followill could recover from a voice problem and exhaustion.

But there were reports that the singer’s problems were more complex after he walked off stage at a gig in Texas with fans claiming he appeared to drunk to perform.

Kings Of Leon are due to return to the road in Canada at the end of September.

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