Josh Homme

American musician · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1973 · age 53

Joshua Michael Homme III is an American musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is best known as the founder and only continuous member of the rock band Queens of the Stone Age, which he formed in 1996 shortly after the breakup of his previous band Kyuss.

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2013“But the truth is, I don't have ADD. I have OKHY: OK, hell yeah.”In their words1 June 2013The GuardianRead the whole statement

“Risk nothing, get nothing. If you wanna be famous, then it's OK if the music is fake, because fame isn't real.”In their words1 June 2013The GuardianRead the whole statement

“But I like to be a real man because I have a son and a daughter and they should know what that's like. It's OK to not be macho. But it's not OK to be a pussy.”In their words1 June 2013The GuardianRead the whole statement

“You can't upstroke yourself into toughness.”In their words29 May 2013NoiseyRead the whole statement

“(In response to the question; "What are you going to tell a ten year old who wants to play guitar?") For me that's easy; when you expect anything from music, you expect too much.”In their words29 May 2013NoiseyRead the whole statement

1973Born17 May 1973

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Homme is the band's primary songwriter and mainly sings lead vocals and plays guitar. He also plays drums in the rock band Eagles of Death Metal, which he co-founded in 1998.

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