Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill has ditched cocaine - but he still relies on other drugs to get through his live performances. The singer stopped taking cocaine after seeing a photograph of himself looking painfully pale and gaunt.But the star admits he relies on the amphetamine-based narcotic Anderall to get him through live concerts.He says, "We just looked up one day, deathly pale, and said, 'This isn't good for us.' We'd wear so much make-up to cover it up, I'd wear lipstick... "Now I see a picture and go, 'What the f***! That was me?' We'd toured for years, then we went home and realised that what we wanted was a good night's sleep - you don't have to do cocaine. "Adderall helps me remember the lyrics. I don't take too much - just enough to get by." The band is mande up of two brothers and a cousin who come from Tennessee. Their album youth and Young Manhood propelled gave the group some success when it was released in 2003.

But it was their second album Aha Shake Heartbreak, which ws released in 2005 that was met with acclaim. Their third album Because of the Times entered the UK chart at number one.

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