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{{Infobox person
| name               = Josh Homme
| image              = TaylorHawkTributeWemb030922 (30 of 281) (52334668878) (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Homme at a  [[Taylor Hawkins]] tribute concert in 2022
| birth_name         = Joshua Michael Homme III
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1973|05|17}}
| birth_place        = [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]], [[California]], U.S.
| years_active       = 1985–present
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|Baby Duck
|Carlo Von Sexron
|J.Ho
|Töôrnst Hülpft
|Ginger Elvis
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| children           = 3
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Brody Dalle]]<br />|2005|2019|end=separated}}
| occupation         = {{Hlist
|Musician
|singer
|songwriter
|record producer
}}
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed            = yes
| background       = solo_singer
| origin           = [[Palm Desert, California]], U.S.
| works            = [[Josh Homme discography|Discography]]
| genre            = {{Hlist
|[[Alternative rock]]
|[[Palm Desert Scene|desert rock]]
|[[stoner rock]]
|[[hard rock]]
}}
| instruments       = {{Hlist
|Vocals
|guitar
|bass
|keyboards
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| label            = {{Hlist
|[[Beggars Banquet Records|Beggars Banquet]]
|Bongload
|[[Chameleon (label)|Chameleon]]
|Dali
|[[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
|[[Ipecac Recordings|Ipecac]]
|Loosegroove
|[[Southern Lord Records|Southern Lord]]
|[[Matador Records|Matador]]
|[[Rekords Rekords|Rekords]]
|[[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]
|[[Man's Ruin Records|Man's Ruin]]
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| current_member_of = {{Hlist
|[[Queens of the Stone Age]]
|[[Eagles of Death Metal]]
|[[The Desert Sessions]]
|[[Them Crooked Vultures]]
|[[Fififf Teeners]]
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|[[Kyuss]]
|[[Screaming Trees]]
|[[Mondo Generator]]
|[[Sound City Players]]
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'''Joshua Michael Homme III''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|ɒ|m|i}} {{respell|HOM|ee}};<ref>Listen {{Audio|Josh Homme says his name.ogg|Josh Homme pronounces his name, 647k OGG file}}, taken from an interview with [[KBZT]] radio station, May 19, 2005</ref> born May 17, 1973) 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 music|rock]] band [[Queens of the Stone Age]], which he formed in 1996 shortly after breakup of his previous band [[Kyuss]]. 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 {{nowrap|co-founded}} in 1998. 

Homme began his career as the {{nowrap|co-founder}} and guitarist of the rock band [[Kyuss]], with whom he performed from 1987 to 1995. He then served as a touring guitarist for the rock band [[Screaming Trees]] from 1996 to 1998, leaving to start Queens of the Stone Age. He has also overseen a [[Musical improvisation|musical improv]] project with other musicians (mostly from the [[Palm Desert Scene]]) known as [[The Desert Sessions]] since 1997. He formed the [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[Them Crooked Vultures]] alongside [[Dave Grohl]] and [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] in 2009, releasing [[Them Crooked Vultures (album)|their eponymous debut album]] later that year. In 2016, he produced, {{nowrap|co-wrote}}, and performed on the [[Iggy Pop]] album ''[[Post Pop Depression]]''. He has also been involved with acts such as [[Royal Blood (band)|Royal Blood]], [[Foo Fighters]], [[Run the Jewels]], and [[Arctic Monkeys]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marshall |first=Julian |date=2013-06-24 |title=Arctic Monkeys: AM features QOTSA's Josh Homme |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-23036485 |access-date=2024-08-26 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Early life==
Joshua Michael Homme III was born in [[Palm Springs, California]], on May 17, 1973.<ref name="whoswho">{{Cite book |last=Routledge |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EjREAQAAIAAJ |title=International Who's Who in Popular Music 2009 |year=2009 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-85743-514-6 |pages=244 |language=en}}</ref> He grew up in a {{nowrap|well-known}} family in and around [[Palm Desert, California]]; his paternal grandfather, Clancy "Cap" Homme, moved to the area from [[North Dakota]] and was an early settler of the Valley.<ref name="smartphone1">{{cite web |date=6 October 2017 |title=Josh Homme wants you to throw your smartphone away |url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/theredbulletin/josh-homme-wants-you-to-throw-your-smartphone-away |access-date=April 5, 2019 |website=Redbull.com}}</ref> Cap has a private street named after him in [[Rancho Mirage, California|Rancho Mirage]], marking the original road to the Homme ranch, as well as a park named after him in an exclusive enclave of the Valley.<ref>{{cite web |last=Uhelszki |first=Jaan |date=Spring 2007 |title=Queens of the Stone Age: "You work first, then party later..." |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/queens-of-the-stone-age/queens-of-the-stone-age-you-work-first-then-party-later-feature |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219231217/http://www.uncut.co.uk/queens-of-the-stone-age/queens-of-the-stone-age-you-work-first-then-party-later-feature |archive-date=February 19, 2014 |access-date=July 16, 2014 |website=Uncut.co.uk}}</ref> He later discussed having to "create [his] own fun" as a child growing up in the desert, stating that he did not start playing music to "get girls or make money" and that he assumed he would grow up to be a contractor like his father.<ref>{{cite web|title=Travel Channel, Anthony Bourdain No Reservations|url=http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Anthony_Bourdain/Episodes_Travel_Guides/Us_Desert|access-date=August 14, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cameron |first=Keith |date=January 2018 |title=Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme Interviewed: "I'm Never Gonna Wait…" |url=https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/stories/queens-of-the-stone-ages-josh-homme-interviewed/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Mojo |language=en}}</ref>

Homme also has ties in [[Idaho]] and has talked about his formative experiences there, such as seeing [[Carl Perkins]] perform at the [[Sandpoint, Idaho|Sandpoint]] Music Festival and the first time purchasing his own electric guitar (an [[Ovation Guitar Company|Ovation]] Ultra GP) in a Sandpoint music store.<ref>{{cite web|date=October 16, 2012|title=Musical Memories with Josh Homme|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w799Wv-iQIQ&list=PLB8CBB1DFBAC6B141&index=22| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211110/w799Wv-iQIQ| archive-date=November 10, 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=July 16, 2014|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="youtube.com">{{cite web|date=November 15, 2011|title=Josh Homme – Guitarings Interview Part 2|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6Z69gGt1kY|access-date=July 16, 2014|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> He began playing guitar at the age of nine, after his parents denied his wishes for a drum kit. He took guitar lessons for the next few years but his teacher mostly focused on [[polka]], so he supposedly did not learn of a [[barre chord]] or a [[Plectrum|pick]] until his third year of lessons, lending to his unique playing style.<ref>{{cite web|date=May 29, 2013|title=Josh Homme – Guitar Moves – Episode 3|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJDUHq2mJx0| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211110/AJDUHq2mJx0| archive-date=November 10, 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=July 16, 2014|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He joined his first band, Autocracy, in 1985 at the age of 12. Despite his musical success, he continued to work on his grandfather's farm until releasing [[Queens of the Stone Age (album)|the first Queens of the Stone Age album]] at the age of 25, because he "didn't want to lose [his] grip on reality".<ref name="smartphone1" />

==Career==
===Kyuss (1987–1995)===
{{Main|Kyuss}}
In 1987, when he was 14 years old, Homme formed a [[punk rock]]-influenced [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band in [[Palm Desert High School]] called Katzenjammer with schoolmates [[John Garcia (singer)|John Garcia]], [[Brant Bjork]], [[Nick Oliveri]] and Chris Cockrell. Homme was the band's guitarist. After changing their name a few times, first to Sons of Kyuss (they released an [[Sons of Kyuss EP|EP of the same name]]), they finally shortened it to Kyuss. The band garnered a [[cult following]] by the early 1990s, often driving for hours to isolated locations in the desert and plugging into generators to perform. These events, known as "generator parties", became [[urban legend]] among rock subculture.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Billik|first=Kira L.|date=March 14, 1993|title=Confused punk rockers' have an identity crisis|pages=G3|newspaper=[[Buffalo News]]}}</ref> The band became both famous for their heavy, down tuned, groove oriented music, and infamous for their backstage fights with local LA bands when they traveled into town to play gigs. This soon brought the attention of [[Chris Goss]], who became the band's mentor, helping the band sign to a label and eventually producing them exclusively in an effort to preserve their sound. Due to Homme being younger than 18 at the time of the band's signing, his parents signed the contract on his behalf. Kyuss released four albums (''[[Wretch (album)|Wretch]]'', ''[[Blues for the Red Sun]]'', ''[[Welcome to Sky Valley]]'', and ''[[...And the Circus Leaves Town]]''), of which the final three Goss-produced efforts are often cited as cornerstones to the development of the [[stoner rock]] genre in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rivadavia |first=Eduardo |title=Kyuss Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More {{!}} All... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kyuss-mn0000776011#biography |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref>

===Queens of the Stone Age (1996–present)===
{{Main|Queens of the Stone Age}}
[[File:QOTSA mg 5854.jpg|thumb|250px|Queens of the Stone Age performing at the 2007 [[Eurockéennes]]; from left to right: Homme, [[Troy Van Leeuwen]], [[Dean Fertita]], [[Michael Shuman]]]]
When Kyuss split up in 1995, Homme moved to [[Seattle, Washington]], briefly abandoning his desire for a music career and attending the [[University of Washington]] to study business. During this time, he fell back in with old musician friends such as [[Ben Shepherd]] and [[Mike Johnson (bassist)|Mike Johnson]], and eventually agreed to join the [[Screaming Trees]] as a rhythm guitarist on the summer [[Lollapalooza]] tour in 1996, a replacement for Johnson, and that continued into the following year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kelter|first=Christopher J.|year=1998|title=Queens of the Stone Age Review|url=http://www.thefade.net/oldsite/articles/roughedge98xxxx.html|access-date=May 9, 2007|website=Thefade.net}}</ref> Homme and vocalist [[Mark Lanegan]] became close friends during this time but, disliking the rest of the band's continual disharmony, began considering forming his own band. He founded Gamma Ray,<ref>{{cite web|title=Discography entry for ''Gamma Ray''|url=http://www.thefade.net/oldsite/discography/gammaray.html|access-date=May 9, 2007|website=Thefade.net}}</ref> a group more centered on his unique style and tastes, in 1996. After a [[cease and desist]] from [[Gamma Ray (band)|a band of the same name]], this band became Queens of the Stone Age.

Homme lived in a [[Squatting|squat]] in [[Amsterdam]]'s [[Spuistraat]] for several months in 1996, which set forth events that would help kickstart the band.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Video: Josh Homme vertelt hoe Queens of the Stone Age ontstond in Amsterdam |url=https://3voor12.vpro.nl/update~a24c3e83-b892-475c-80fe-982f55951a63~video-josh-homme-vertelt-hoe-queens-of-the-stone-age-ontstond-in-amsterdam~.html |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=3voor12 |language=nl}}</ref> [[Roadrunner Records]] approached Homme to contribute to the label's compilation ''Burn One Up! Music for Stoners'', which led to the first Queens of the Stone Age song, "18 A.D.", written with [[Dave Catching]] featuring Catching and members of Dutch stoner rock band [[Beaver (band)|Beaver]] on bass and drums. Homme also produced a song by Beaver for the compilation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pisart |first=Timo |date=2018-06-26 |title=DTRH18: De geheime Nederlandse wortels van Queens of the Stone Age |url=https://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/overzicht/2018/Down-the-rabbit-hole-2018/De-Nederlandse-wortels-van-Queens-of-the-Stone-Age.html |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=3voor12 |language=nl}}</ref>

The band's first release under the new name was the ''[[Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age]]'' compilation EP, featuring tracks from both Kyuss and songs recorded from the [[Gamma Ray (EP)|''Gamma Ray'']] EP sessions from 1996, released in late 1997. Queens of the Stone Age released their [[Queens of the Stone Age (album)|eponymous debut album]] in 1998. Initially, the band consisted of various friends of Homme's from the Seattle area. Homme had asked a number of singers, including Lanegan, to perform as lead vocalist for Queens of the Stone Age, but by the time of recording the band's debut album, he had moved back to Palm Desert and the band was pared down to just Homme and ex-Kyuss drummer [[Alfredo Hernandez]]. Homme was left to cover every other instrument and ended up singing for the first time in his career. Shortly after recording, Homme and Hernandez were joined by bassist and vocalist [[Nick Oliveri]] and guitarist, keyboardist, and lapsteel player [[Dave Catching]], the band was now composed entirely of ex-Kyuss members and roadies.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

Following their debut album, by which time Hernandez left the group, Queens of the Stone Age released the next album, ''[[Rated R (Queens of the Stone Age album)|Rated R]]'', during which the band used a wider range of instruments to achieve a more relaxed, spacious and psychedelic sound.<ref name="Rated R Review">{{cite web |last=Huey |first=Steve |title=AllMusic – Rated R Review |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r479243|pure_url=yes}} |access-date=June 24, 2008 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> Though it differed from the band's debut, ''Rated R'' became Queens of the Stone Age's first mainstream hit. The next release, 2002's ''[[Songs for the Deaf]]'', however, would gain even more buzz from the music community and fans alike.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 9, 2006|title=Queens of the Stone Age: A Stone Unturned|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/q/queens_of_the_stoneage/news_feature_032805|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612182931/http://www.mtv.com/bands/q/queens_of_the_stoneage/news_feature_032805/|archive-date=June 12, 2011|access-date=October 18, 2011|website=MTV.com}}</ref> In ''Songs for the Deaf'', Homme continued his filtering of [[stoner rock]] and hard rock. The album centers on Homme's memories of uncomfortable rides through the California desert, where he had performed in his days with Kyuss, and where there was little to do but listen to Spanish [[Radio broadcasting|radio stations]].<ref>{{cite magazine|date=May 3, 2002|title=QOTSA Enjoying Life With Dave|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/queensofthestoneage/articles/story/5933801/qotsa_enjoying_life_with_dave|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001011030/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/queensofthestoneage/articles/story/5933801/qotsa_enjoying_life_with_dave|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 1, 2007|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=June 21, 2007}}</ref>

During this time, Homme had a falling out with Oliveri. Following the release of ''Songs for the Deaf'', their relationship deteriorated until Homme fired Oliveri from the band in 2004.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=July 6, 2005|title=Homme Comes Clean on Oliveri Firing|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/62176/homme-comes-clean-on-oliveri-firing|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 9, 2007}}</ref> Homme reportedly strongly considered breaking up the band at this point.

Homme began writing the band's next album, ''[[Lullabies to Paralyze]]'', named after a lyric from the ''Songs for the Deaf'' hidden track "Mosquito Song". ''Lullabies to Paralyze'', created with ''Songs for the Deaf'' touring recruits [[Troy Van Leeuwen]] and [[Joey Castillo]] and collaborators and future recruits [[Alain Johannes]] and [[Natasha Shneider]] of [[Eleven (band)|Eleven]], was a critical and commercial success, debuting at number five on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], QOTSA's best charting album on the ''Billboard'' 200 to date.<ref name="Updates">{{cite web |last=Mar |first=Alex |date=2005-03-30 |title=50 Still Attacking Chart |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/queensofthestoneage/articles/story/7225493/50_still_attacking_chart |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071016075140/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/queensofthestoneage/articles/story/7225493/50_still_attacking_chart |archive-date=2007-10-16 |access-date=2007-06-18 |publisher=Rolling Stone}}</ref>

Queens of the Stone Age's fifth album, ''[[Era Vulgaris (album)|Era Vulgaris]]'', was released in early June 2007 and received generally positive reviews from critics.<ref name="Metacriticrating">{{cite web|title=Era Vulgaris, Metacritic rating|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/queensofthestoneage/eravulgaris?q=era%20vulgaris|access-date=August 10, 2007|website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref><ref name="amgreview">{{cite web|author=Thomas Erlewine, Stephen|title=Queens of the Stone Age, Era Vulgaris|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1069665|pure_url=yes}}|access-date=August 10, 2007|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref name="observerreview">{{cite news|author=Hodgson, Jaimie|date=May 20, 2007|title=Queens of the Stone Age, Era Vulgaris|newspaper=The Observer|location=London|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/may/20/popandrock.shopping6|access-date=May 20, 2007}}</ref> Following the album's touring cycle, the band took a break to focus on individual projects, during which Homme continued to produce and create more records outside the band. This break would unintentionally turn into a six-year gap between albums.

In 2010, following his work with rock [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[Them Crooked Vultures]], Homme began performing more live shows with QOTSA. Following a deluxe reissue of ''Rated R'', a 2011 re-release of their debut album and corresponding tour followed, featuring the album played front to back in the style in which it was recorded. This was the first time many of the songs had been performed live since the album's original release.

On June 4, 2013, after a tumultuous writing and recording process, Queens of the Stone Age released their sixth album, ''[[...Like Clockwork]]'', receiving high praise from critics,<ref>{{cite web|date=June 10, 2013|title=...Like Clockwork Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/like-clockwork/queens-of-the-stone-age|website=Metacritic.com}}</ref> as well as topping the Billboard 200 charts. ''...Like Clockwork'' highlights Homme's collaborative recording process and features guests such as [[Elton John]], [[Dave Grohl]], [[Alex Turner (musician)|Alex Turner]], [[Jake Shears]], [[Trent Reznor]], [[Mark Lanegan]], [[Nick Oliveri]] and [[Brody Dalle]].

Their seventh album, ''[[Villains (Queens of the Stone Age album)|Villains]]'', was released in August 2017. The album contains no collaborations other than being produced by [[Mark Ronson]], marking the first time the band has released an album with no featured guests on it.

In 2018, the band was featured on [[Revamp & Restoration|''Revamp'']], a cover album containing various renditions of [[Elton John]] songs, on which they performed "[[Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (song)|Goodbye Yellow Brick Road]]".

The band's eighth album, ''[[In Times New Roman...]]'', was released in June 2023.

===The Desert Sessions (1997–present)===
{{Main|The Desert Sessions}}
[[File:Queen of the Stone Edge-Josh Homme-IMG 6571.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Homme performing at the 2011 Eurockéennes]]
Homme founded The Desert Sessions in 1997 at the [[Rancho De La Luna]] in [[Joshua Tree, California]], describing it as a musical collective series "that cannot be defined". He stated, "At Desert Sessions, you play for the sake of music. That's why it's good for musicians. If someday that's not enough anymore, or that's not the reason behind you doing it – that's not your ''raison d'être'' – then a quick reminder like Desert Sessions can do so much for you, it's amazing. It's easy to forget that this all starts from playing in your garage and loving it."{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

The recordings are done "on the spot" in a matter of hours, and the line-up constantly changes, with new contributors being added for each new recording. Artists such as [[PJ Harvey]], [[Jeordie White|Twiggy Ramirez]], [[Dave Catching]], [[Nick Oliveri]], [[Mark Lanegan]], [[Ben Shepherd]], [[John McBain (musician)|John McBain]], [[Josh Freese]], [[Chris Goss]], [[Alain Johannes]], [[Dean Ween]], and many others from the [[Palm Desert Scene]] have contributed to The Desert Sessions recordings.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

After 11 years of inactivity, Homme revealed in October 2014 that he would start working on more Desert Sessions material the following year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Appleford|first=Steve|date=October 22, 2014|title=Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme Is Our Last Real Rock Star|url=http://www.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2014/10/22/queens-of-the-stone-ages-josh-homme-is-our-last-real-rock-star?page=3|access-date=April 19, 2018|website=laweekly.com}}</ref> However, things remained silent until May 2019, when Homme posted an image on [[Instagram]] with the [[hashtags]] "#Desert, #Sessions, #11, #12". In September, it was announced that ''Desert Sessions Volumes 11 & 12'' will be released on October 25, 2019.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

===Eagles of Death Metal (1998–present)===
{{Main|Eagles of Death Metal}}
[[File:20150612-072-Nova Rock 2015-Eagles of Death Metal-Josh Homme.jpg|thumb|Homme playing drums with the [[Eagles of Death Metal]] in 2015]]
In 1998, Homme formed Eagles of Death Metal with friend [[Jesse Hughes (musician)|Jesse Hughes]] as a joke band in the context of the Desert Sessions. Recordings from the band first appeared on ''[[Volumes 3 & 4]]'', released that year. Over the next few years, Hughes settled into family life while Homme focused on Queens of the Stone Age. However, after Hughes' separation from his wife in 2003 and a spurt in creativity that resulted in dozens of songs, Homme convinced Hughes to pursue a full-time music career. Hughes writes, sings, and plays rhythm guitar, while Homme produces, arranges, and plays drums, bass, and various other instruments. So far, the band has released four albums: ''[[Peace, Love, Death Metal]]'' in 2004, ''[[Death by Sexy]]'' in 2006, ''[[Heart On]]'' in 2008, and most recently ''[[Zipper Down]]'' in 2015. Due to his commitments with Queens of the Stone Age and other projects, Homme does not regularly tour with Eagles of Death Metal, but occasionally makes appearances during live performances. In an October 2008 interview, he re-affirmed his commitment to the band saying, "This isn't a side project for me. I'm in two bands. I have musical schizophrenia, and this is one of those personalities."<ref>{{cite web|date=October 30, 2008|title=Eagles of Death Metal Part 1: Joshua Homme|url=http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Eagles+of+Death+Metal+Part+1%3A+Joshua+Homme/|access-date=October 31, 2008|website=[[SuicideGirls.com]]}}</ref>

===Them Crooked Vultures (2009–2010, 2022)===
{{Main|Them Crooked Vultures}}
In July 2009, it was revealed that Homme, [[Dave Grohl]] and [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] were recording together for a musical project named [[Them Crooked Vultures]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lindsay|first=Andrew|title=Queens of the Foo Zeppelin?|url=http://stereokill.net/2009/07/02/queens-of-the-foo-zeppelin|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704134053/http://stereokill.net/2009/07/02/queens-of-the-foo-zeppelin/|archive-date=July 4, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Homme, John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl Are The Crooked Vultures|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=124540|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803185235/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=124540|archive-date=August 3, 2009|website=Blabbermouth.net}}</ref>
Though initially conceived as solely a studio project, the trio performed their first show together on August 9, 2009, in Chicago at The Metro to a crowd of approximately 1,100 ticketholders with additional live rhythm guitarist/auxiliary man Alain Johannes.<ref>{{cite news|last=Conner|first=Thomas|author-link=:de:Thomas Conner|date=September 27, 2010|title=Them Crooked Vultures at Metro; updated|work=Chicago Sun-Times|url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/music/2009/08/them_crooked_vultures_at_metro.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008152236/http://blogs.suntimes.com/music/2009/08/them_crooked_vultures_at_metro.html|archive-date=October 8, 2010}}</ref> Their album, [[Them Crooked Vultures (album)|''Them Crooked Vultures'']], was released by [[Interscope Records]] in the United States on November 17, 2009, and by [[Sony Music]] internationally.<ref>{{Cite news|date=October 2, 2009|title=Them Crooked Vultures Interview|website=Antiquiet.com|url=http://www.antiquiet.com/interviews/2009/10/crooked-vultures-interview/|access-date=October 11, 2009}}</ref> The band launched a world tour including performing on [[Saturday Night Live]] as a musical guest on February 6, 2010, and at [[Austin City Limits]] on October 2, 2009, as well as many festivals through 2010. Them Crooked Vultures won the [[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance]] at the 53rd Grammy Awards on February 13, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Them Crooked Vultures Wins 'Best Hard Rock Performance' Grammy for 'New Fang' – Feb. 13, 2011|work=Blabbermouth.net|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=153883}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list,0,2463095.htmlstory}}</ref>

Though the band has been inactive for an extended period due to the schedules of its members' other projects, all three of members have expressed interest in returning to the project. On September 3, 2022, they reunited for a performance at [[Wembley Stadium]] in honour of [[Foo Fighters]]' late drummer [[Taylor Hawkins]] and again on September 27 at the KIA Forum for the second Hawkins tribute show. The band covered [[Elton John]]'s "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and Queens of the Stone Age's "Long Slow Goodbye", and also played their songs "Gunman" and "Dead End Friends".

===Other projects===
{{Main|Josh Homme discography}}
[[File:Josh Homme mg 5677.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Homme in July 2007]]
Homme has collaborated with acts such as [[Mondo Generator]], [[Foo Fighters]], [[PJ Harvey]], [[Fatso Jetson]], [[Mark Lanegan|Mark Lanegan Band]], [[Trent Reznor]], [[Masters of Reality]], [[Millionaire (band)|Millionaire]], [[Wellwater Conspiracy]], [[Unkle]], [[Primal Scream]], [[Melissa Auf der Maur]], [[Paz Lenchantin]], [[Run the Jewels]], [[Death from Above 1979]], [[Earthlings?]], [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]], [[Peaches (musician)|Peaches]], [[Lady Gaga]], [[The Strokes]], [[Local H]], [[Biffy Clyro]], [[Royal Blood (band)|Royal Blood]], and [[Arctic Monkeys]].

Homme, [[Nick Oliveri]], and [[Brad Wilk]] contributed to the soundtrack for the 2002 film ''[[The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon Editorial Review|url=https://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Lives-Altar-Boys/dp/B000068G7W/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1322105565&sr=1-1|website=Amazon.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IMDb Soundtrack Section|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238924/soundtrack|access-date=November 25, 2011|website=IMDb}}</ref> Homme and [[Alain Johannes]] were originally meant to develop a score for the video game ''Spec Ops'' in 2005, however the project was cancelled before it later became ''[[Spec Ops: The Line]]'' in 2012. His work on the game would go unused.<ref>{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|date=March 22, 2005|title=Queens Thrill Fans At New York Gig, Reveal Video Game Plans Rockstar's 'Spec Ops' will feature tunes by Josh Homme, bassist Alain Johannes.|work=[[MTV]]|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1498870/queens-frontman-score-video-game.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231063439/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1498870/queens-frontman-score-video-game.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref> Homme was also set to provide music, including a cover of [[Joe Walsh]]'s "[[In the City (Joe Walsh song)|In the City]]", for the [[The Warriors (video game)|2005 video game adaption]] of the film ''[[The Warriors (film)|The Warriors]]''. This also went unused.<ref>{{cite web|date=September 2, 2005|title=Queens of the Stone Age Take on the Warriors|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/02/queens-of-the-stone-age-take-on-the-warriors|access-date=July 8, 2017|website=Ign.com}}</ref>

Homme has been featured on compilation albums. He appeared on ''[[Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen]]'' for a cover of the song "[[Stone Cold Crazy]]" alongside [[Eleven (band)|Eleven]], as well as ''[[Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three]]'' and the [[Turbonegro]] tribute ''[[Alpha Motherfuckers]]'' as part of QOTSA covering the song "Back to Dungaree High". The first use of the QOTSA name was on the compilation album ''Burn One Up! Music For Stoners'' featuring a one-off lineup of Homme and [[Dave Catching]] with [[Beaver (band)|Beaver]] members Milo Beenhakker and Eva Nahon, recording the song "18 A.D."

Homme and frequent collaborator [[Chris Goss]] performed as [[Fififf Teeners|The 5:15ers]] at the inaugural ArthurBall, an offshoot of the [[ArthurFest]] festival, in Los Angeles on January 26, 2006.<ref name="arthurball">{{cite web|title=The 5:15ers with Josh Homme and Chris Goss|url=http://www.icecreamman.com/general/article_742.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060506142842/http://www.icecreamman.com/general/article_742.shtml|archive-date=May 6, 2006|access-date=July 10, 2006}}</ref> The two were later credited as "The Fififf Teeners" when they co-produced QOTSA's second album ''[[Rated R (Queens of the Stone Age album)|Rated R]]'' and fifth album ''[[Era Vulgaris (album)|Era Vulgaris]]''.

In August 2009, Homme collaborated with [[The Prodigy]]'s [[Liam Howlett]] for a remix of the Prodigy track "[[Take Me to the Hospital]]". It was re-titled "Take Me to the Hospital (Josh Homme and Liam H.'s Wreckage Remix)". That same year, he produced most of the Arctic Monkeys album ''[[Humbug (album)|Humbug]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Michaels|first=Sean|date=August 25, 2008|title=Josh Homme to produce Arctic Monkeys|work=The Guardian|location=London|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/aug/25/josh.homme.produces.arctic.monkeys|access-date=August 25, 2008}}</ref> He later provided backing vocals on "All My Own Stunts" from their 2011 album ''[[Suck It and See]]'', and vocals for the tracks "[[One for the Road (song)|One For the Road]]" and "Knee Socks" on their 2013 album ''[[AM (Arctic Monkeys album)|AM]]''.<ref name="24sata">{{cite web|date=June 26, 2013|title=24sata TV – Pregled vijesti za ključnu riječ "arctic-monkeys"|url=http://tv.24sata.hr/tag/arctic-monkeys-27951|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105083811/http://tv.24sata.hr/tag/arctic-monkeys-27951|archive-date=November 5, 2013|access-date=July 19, 2013|publisher=[[24sata (Croatia)|24sata]]|language=hr}}</ref> Homme went on to appear at multiple [[Arctic Monkeys]] concerts in the [[United States|USA]] including [[Austin City Limits Music Festival|Austin City Limits]] and [[Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre|The Wiltern]].

In June 2010, Homme appeared on the [[Comedy Central]] series ''[[Tosh.0]]'' to do an unplugged duet version of the hit viral song "[[What What (In the Butt)|What What]]" with [[Samwell (entertainer)|Samwell]]. He also provided the theme song to ''Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1'', formerly known as ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Franich|first=Darren|date=April 26, 2011|title='Aqua Teen Hunger Force' changes title to 'Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1' &#124; PopWatch &#124; EW.com|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/04/26/aqua-teen-hunger-force-new-title/|access-date=October 18, 2011|website=Popwatch.ew.com}}</ref> and collaborated with [[Mark Lanegan]] to provide the theme music for [[Anthony Bourdain]]'s travel show ''[[Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown|Parts Unknown]]''.

In May 2012, it was revealed on Dean Delray's comedy podcast ''Let There Be Talk'' that Homme would make a guest appearance on the album by Oliveri's project [[Mondo Generator]] called ''[[Hell Comes To Your Heart]]''.<ref>{{cite web|date=May 24, 2012|title=Josh Homme To Make Guest Appearance On Mondo Generator's (Nick Oliveri) New AlbumMetal Insider|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/collaborations/josh-homme-to-make-guest-appearance-on-mondo-generators-nick-oliveri-new-album|website=Metalinsider.com}}</ref> The album was recorded over three days at Homme's Pink Duck Studios in [[Burbank, California]], and features Homme playing guitar on the album's final track, "The Last Train". This marked the first time Homme and Oliveri collaborated since their public falling out in 2004. "The Last Train" also features fellow former [[Kyuss]] bandmate [[John Garcia (singer)|John Garcia]] providing vocals, which was recorded shortly before Homme's lawsuit with Garcia regarding the [[Kyuss Lives!]] band name; it was the first time Homme had collaborated with Garcia since 1997.

In June 2012, it was revealed that Homme would be starring in the music video for the song "A Better Place" from [[Glen Campbell]]'s final album ''[[Ghost on the Canvas]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Billings|first=Lane|date=July 9, 2014|title=Exclusive: Stills Reveal Glen Campbell, Joshua Homme Collaboration|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/06/exclusive-stills-reveal-glen-campbell-joshua-homme.html|access-date=July 16, 2014|magazine=Pastemagazine.com}}</ref> In the video, Homme plays a bartender who shows Campbell a photo album of his life, from his early childhood through his music career to the present day. The video marked the end of Campbell's musical career and was a retrospect on his life following his decision to retire after his diagnosis of [[Alzheimer's disease]]. In July, he had a very brief cameo at the end of [[Jack White (musician)|Jack White]]'s music video for "[[Freedom at 21]]", playing a police officer who intercepts White at a roadblock following White's escapades throughout the video. In September, he contributed the song "Nobody to Love" to the soundtrack of the action-drama film ''[[End of Watch]]''.

In early 2013, Homme and fellow Queens contributors Alain Johannes and Chris Goss added three tracks each to the soundtrack of Dave Grohl's documentary ''[[Sound City (film)#Soundtrack|Sound City: Real to Reel]]''. Homme was interviewed for the documentary and is notably included in a scene where he collaborates with Grohl and [[Trent Reznor]], under the name [[Sound City Players]], to come up with a song called "[[Mantra (Dave Grohl song)|Mantra]]". Homme played bass and provided backing vocals on the track.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sound city: Reel to Reel|url=http://buy.soundcitymovie.com/album|website=Buy.soundcitymovie.com}}</ref>

Homme has appeared in a number of television comedies. In December 2014, Homme made an appearance on [[Channel 4]] sitcom ''[[Toast of London]]''. The star of the show, [[Matt Berry]], had been working alongside [[Morgana Robinson]] (the half-sister of Homme's ex-wife [[Brody Dalle]]) in the [[BBC]] sitcom ''[[House of Fools (TV series)|House of Fools]]'', in which both had prominent roles. Earlier in the year, Homme had also made appearances on [[IFC (U.S. TV network)|IFC]]'s ''[[Comedy Bang! Bang!]]'' and ''[[Portlandia (TV series)|Portlandia]]''.

In July 2015, Homme began hosting a weekly hour-long show called ''The Alligator Hour with Joshua Homme'' on [[Apple Music]]'s 24-hour streaming internet radio station [[Beats 1]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Alligator Hour with Joshua Homme|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/post/idsa.6d402c45-2b23-11e5-85b1-2890829a6abb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721053025/https://itunes.apple.com/us/post/idsa.6d402c45-2b23-11e5-85b1-2890829a6abb|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 21, 2015|access-date=July 15, 2015|publisher=Apple, Inc.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Beats 1 – July Lineup|url=http://applemusic.tumblr.com/beats1|access-date=July 15, 2015|publisher=Apple Music}}</ref> The show features a highly eclectic selection of songs personally selected by Homme, interspersed with his own wry introductions of (and commentary on) the various tracks on that particular week's playlist.<ref>{{cite web|title=See what's hot with The Alligator Hour with Joshua Homme on Apple Music.|url=https://music.apple.com/us/curator/alligator-hour-joshua-homme/993270307|access-date=July 15, 2015|publisher=Apple Music}}</ref> The show's musical selections typically have some sort of thematic, stream-of-consciousness-type relationship to each other.

In March 2016, Homme released a surprise album with [[Iggy Pop]] titled ''[[Post Pop Depression]]''.<ref>{{cite news|date=January 24, 2016|title=Iggy Pop and Joshua Homme Team Up for Secret Album|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/24/arts/music/iggy-pop-josh-homme-post-pop-depression.html|access-date=January 21, 2016}}</ref> The nine-track album was recorded at [[Rancho De La Luna]] in [[Joshua Tree, California]], as well as Homme's Pink Duck Studios. Their backing band included guitarist and keyboardist [[Dean Fertita]] and drummer [[Matt Helders]]; the two joined Pop and Homme on tour, along with [[Troy Van Leeuwen]] on guitar and [[Matt Sweeney]] on bass. The band made their debut on January 21, 2016, on ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]'', announcing the album, and proceeded on a North American and European theater tour that March, culminating in a performance at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], filmed and released as a concert DVD. The album's recording was also filmed and compiled into the 2017 documentary ''American Valhalla''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=January 21, 2016|title=Iggy Pop and Josh Homme Team Up for 'Post Pop Depression'|website=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/24/arts/music/iggy-pop-josh-homme-post-pop-depression.html|access-date=July 8, 2017}}</ref> In October 2016, Homme produced ''[[New Skin (CRX album)|New Skin]]'', the debut album from [[Nick Valensi]]'s new band [[CRX (band)|CRX]].<ref name="crx">{{cite news|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|date=August 30, 2016|title=The Strokes' Nick Valensi Announces Debut CRX Album Produced by Josh Homme|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/67927-the-strokes-nick-valensi-announces-debut-crx-album-produced-by-josh-homme/|access-date=September 8, 2016}}</ref>

In 2017, Homme composed the score for [[Fatih Akin]]'s German-language drama ''[[In the Fade]]'', named after the Queens of the Stone Age song.<ref>{{cite web|date=May 26, 2017|title=Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme Scores Cannes Movie 'In the Fade'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/queens-of-the-stone-ages-josh-homme-scores-in-the-fade-w484443|access-date=July 8, 2017|website=Rollingstone.com|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031336/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/queens-of-the-stone-ages-josh-homme-scores-in-the-fade-w484443|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2018, Homme sang a song written by [[Daniel Lanois]] called "Cruel, Cruel World" for the soundtrack of the [[Rockstar Games|Rockstar]] action-adventure video game ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]''. The game features two versions of the song, with Homme's version playing over the end credits and [[Willie Nelson]]'s version playing during the epilogue.<ref>{{cite web|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=November 4, 2018|title=Listen to Josh Homme's new track 'Cruel, Cruel World', taken from 'Red Dead Redemption 2' soundtrack|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-josh-homme-new-track-red-dead-redemption-2-soundtrack-2396784|access-date=April 1, 2019|website=Nme.com}}</ref>

In 2020, Homme featured alongside [[Mavis Staples]] on the [[Run the Jewels]] song "Pulling the Pin" from their fourth album ''[[RTJ4]]''. Later that year, he and Staples joined Run the Jewels (via separate pre-recorded performances displayed on giant screens due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]) to play the song during the group's [[get out the vote|voter encouragement]] performance ''Holy Calamavote'', broadcast on [[YouTube]].<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/6LWR4dDYeCE Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210129120153/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LWR4dDYeCE Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LWR4dDYeCE| title = Run The Jewels - Pulling The Pin [ft. Mavis Staples and Josh Homme] (Live at Holy Calamavote) | website=[[YouTube]]| date = January 28, 2021 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2021, Homme produced the songs "Boilermaker", "Space", and "King" from [[Royal Blood (band)|Royal Blood]]'s album ''[[Typhoons (album)|Typhoons]]''. "Boilermaker" was included on the standard album release, while "Space" and "King" were only available on the deluxe edition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Royal Blood (6) - Typhoons|website=[[Discogs]] |year=2021 |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/2100211}}</ref>

In 2024, Homme recorded a guitar part in his home studio and sent it to Ukraine for inclusion in "Chaplain", a song by Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Remez who is otherwise best known as the frontman of the rock band [[:uk:Руки'в Брюки|Ruky'v Bryuky]]; produced by [[Oleksandr Chemerov]], the rest of the song was recorded in a mobile studio on the frontlines of the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]] as part of the Cultural Forces project to promote military music culture.<ref>{{cite web|title=Як звучить вища сила {{pipe}} КАПЕЛАН — REMEZ/Культурний десант feat Josh Homme {{pipe}} Фронтова студія|website=[[YouTube]] |year=2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFxsowEScPk}}</ref>

==Musical style==
Homme's work is usually described as [[alternative rock]],<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Murray, Robin|date=March 25, 2011|title=Queens Of The Stone Age To Reform?|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/queens-of-the-stone-age-to-reform|magazine=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|access-date=December 4, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Joshua Homme BBC Rado 6 session|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0499k43|access-date=December 4, 2014|publisher=BBC}}</ref> [[Palm Desert Scene|desert rock]],<ref name="desert">{{cite news|last1=Felci|first1=Michael|title=Dave Grohl explores desert rock in HBO series|newspaper=The Desert Sun|url=http://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/2014/11/13/dave-grohl-sonic-highways-rancho-de-la-luna/18987115/|access-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref><ref name="vice desert">{{cite web|last1=Bennett|first1=J.|title=Kyuss Vocalist John Garcia Is Free At Last|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/john-garcia-my-mind-video-interview/|access-date=December 18, 2014|website=Noisey.vice.com|date=July 15, 2014 |publisher=Vice}}</ref><ref name="mtv">{{cite web|last1=Orzeck|first1=Kurt|title=QOTSA End Year On A High Note: Josh Homme Reunites With Kyuss Singer In L.A.|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1519071/qotsa-end-year-on-a-high-note-josh-homme-reunites-with-kyuss-singer-in-la/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523071247/http://www.mtv.com/news/1519071/qotsa-end-year-on-a-high-note-josh-homme-reunites-with-kyuss-singer-in-la/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 23, 2014|access-date=December 18, 2014|website=Mtv.com|publisher=MTV}}</ref> [[hard rock]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Prato|first=Greg|date=August 20, 2017|title=Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme on reinventing themselves yet again|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2017/08/20/queens-of-the-stone-ages-josh-homme-on-reinventing-themselves-yet-again.html|access-date=October 1, 2017|publisher=Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd}}</ref> and [[stoner rock]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Prato|first=Greg|title=Joshua Homme Bio|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/josh-homme-mn0000828897/biography|access-date=October 1, 2017|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> He has been evasive in the past about the equipment he uses, changing the subject or occasionally lying when asked in interviews about his setup, as well as objecting to official photos of his [[Guitar pedalboard|pedalboard]]. He explained in June 2007, "I don't [share secrets] only because my sound is important to me and I've spent a lot of years just working it over with little tricks here and there, I almost feel like if you reveal too much of that you give away something that's near and dear to you. It's like you put it up on the altar and say, 'Here, everyone take a slice.'"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hobbs1767.tripod.com/band/equipment/joshsetup.html|title=QOTSA &#124; Equipment|website=Hobbs1767.tripod.com|access-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref>

Homme relaxed his secretive approach to the subject in the 2010s, though much of his known equipment has been compiled through amateur photos and screenshots of him performing live and in the studio.<ref>{{cite news|author=J. Bennett|title=The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets|newspaper=Musicradar|url=http://www.emusician.com/gear/1332/the-lost-art-of-keeping-secrets/35212}}</ref> In choosing his equipment, he tends to look for the odd or unique, opting to stay away from the typical choices of other guitar players. In an interview about guitars in 2008, he claimed at the time to own close to 35 guitars, and said that only three of them were "really good". He has said that he purposely does not use famous guitars such as [[Fender Stratocaster|Stratocasters]] or [[Gibson Les Paul|Les Pauls]], but that he is always in search of intriguing and unique guitars that are not always generally accepted as high-quality. He said that he tends to buy "weird Japanese guitars" or guitars that are "scarred" and have an interesting story.<ref>{{cite web|title=Episode – Josh Homme Interview Part 1|url=http://www.guitarings.com/episodes/2011-11/josh-homme-interview-part-1|access-date=March 30, 2012|website=Guitarings.com|archive-date=November 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111050805/http://guitarings.com/episodes/2011-11/josh-homme-interview-part-1|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtTHcTW9DZY|title=YouTube|website=[[YouTube]] |date=October 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029041643/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtTHcTW9DZY |access-date=September 22, 2023|archive-date=October 29, 2015 }}</ref>

==Charity work==
In 2013, Homme co-founded the Sweet Stuff Foundation, a charity that aims to give assistance to musicians, recording engineers, and their families struggling with illness and disability.<ref>{{cite web|title=About|url=https://www.thesweetstufffoundation.org/about/|access-date=April 1, 2019|website=Thesweetstufffoundation.org}}</ref>

==Personal life==
===Family===
[[File:Josh Homme, circa Spring 2024 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Homme in 2023]]
Homme met Australian singer and musician [[Brody Dalle]] at [[Lollapalooza]] in 1996, when he was 23 and she was 17; he was there to perform with [[Screaming Trees]], while she was there to see her then-boyfriend (who was 31) [[Tim Armstrong]]'s band [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Rocca|first=Jane|date=August 18, 2018|title=Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme: What I know about women|newspaper=[[Brisbane Times]]|url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/music/queens-of-the-stone-age-s-josh-homme-what-i-know-about-women-20180816-p4zxtu.html|access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref> They reconnected seven years later in 2003, during her separation from Armstrong, and began dating.<ref>{{cite web|date=Spring 2007|title=Queens of the Stone Age: "You work first, then party later…"|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/queens-of-the-stone-age/queens-of-the-stone-age-you-work-first-then-party-later-feature|access-date=July 16, 2014|website=Uncut.co.uk|archive-date=February 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219231217/http://www.uncut.co.uk/queens-of-the-stone-age/queens-of-the-stone-age-you-work-first-then-party-later-feature|url-status=dead}}</ref> Homme claimed to have received multiple death threats from fans of Armstrong and Rancid.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 21, 2005|title=Josh Homme in Fight With Tim Armstrong Over Brody Dalle|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/queens-of-the-stone-age/news/homme-blasts-rancid-singer-over-dalle-treatment|access-date=July 8, 2017|website=Contactmusic.com}}</ref> The two were married on December 3, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=#260:Josh Homme/Queens of the Stone Age|url=https://soundcloud.com/deandelray/260josh-hommequeens-of-the-stone-age|access-date=September 22, 2016|website=SoundCloud}}</ref> They have a daughter, Camille (born 2006), and two sons, Orrin (born 2011) and Wolf (born 2016).<ref>{{cite web|author=Gamp, Joe|date=February 17, 2016|title=Josh Homme and Brody Dalle announce birth of third child, Wolf|url=https://www.nme.com/news/brody-dalle/91585|access-date=March 1, 2016|website=NME}}</ref>

Dalle filed for legal separation in November 2019 and divorce a month later, citing Homme's alcoholism and drug abuse; he subsequently entered rehab, but he and Dalle would accuse each other of domestic violence and have mutual restraining orders filed over the following months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/05/09/queens-of-the-stone-age-singer-josh-homme-restraining-order-estranged-wife/|title=Queens of the Stone Age Singer Josh Homme Gets Restraining Order|website=Tmz.com|date=May 9, 2020 |access-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref> Dalle requested that restraining orders be filed against him on behalf of their sons in September 2021, alleging physical and emotional abuse,<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 9, 2021 |title=QOTSA Singer Josh Homme's Kids File for Restraining Order Against Him |url=https://www.tmz.com/2021/09/09/josh-homme-kids-file-for-restraining-order-against-him-queens-stone-age/ |access-date=September 9, 2021 |website=TMZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Beaumont-Thomas |first=Ben |date=September 10, 2021 |title=Restraining order filed against Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/sep/10/josh-homme-restraining-order-queens-of-the-stone-age-brody-dalle |access-date=September 10, 2021}}</ref> but was denied by two judges.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=September 10, 2021 |title=Josh Homme: Judges Deny His Children's Request for Restraining Order Against Him |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/josh-homme-children-file-domestic-violence-restraining-order-1223802/ |access-date=September 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chilton |first=Louis |date=September 11, 2021 |title=Judge 'denies request' by Josh Homme's children to file restraining order against him |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/josh-homme-children-restraining-order-b1917774.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220617/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/josh-homme-children-restraining-order-b1917774.html |archive-date=June 17, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=September 11, 2021}}</ref> In 2023, Homme won sole custody of the children and was granted a restraining order against Dalle after it was discovered that her boyfriend had forged her signature on certain legal documents.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://metalinjection.net/news/joshua-homme-issues-statement-on-recent-legal-battles | title=JOSHUA HOMME Issues Statement on Recent Legal Battles|website=Metalinjection.net | date=March 28, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=2023-03-28 |title=Joshua Homme Gets New Restraining Order Against Brody Dalle, Alleges She Put Their Children "In Great Danger" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/joshua-homme-gets-new-restraining-order-against-brody-dalle-alleges-she-put-their-children-in-great-danger/ |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=Pitchfork.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Views and hobbies===
Homme once described himself as [[Fiscal conservatism|financially conservative]] and [[Social liberalism|socially liberal]], considering himself a "fallen [[Libertarianism in the United States|libertarian]]".<ref name="classicr">{{cite web|date=June 2011|title=TeamRock|url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-12-01/queens-of-the-stone-ages-josh-homme-on-guns-god-and-america|access-date=March 26, 2013|magazine=Classic Rock Magazine}}</ref> He has said that he dislikes the idea of using his influence to tell people how to vote, and often likens his music to an "ice cream parlour or arcade" where people can simply have fun.<ref>{{cite web|date=June 15, 2017|title=Josh Homme: Visiting with Zane Lowe [FULL INTERVIEW Part 1] - Beats 1 - Apple Music|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4pRhVb6ntY| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211110/i4pRhVb6ntY| archive-date=November 10, 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=April 1, 2019|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=August 24, 2017|title=Josh Homme: Making Records and New Music [FULL INTERVIEW P2] - Beats 1 - Apple Music|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhLQhS0458g| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211110/VhLQhS0458g| archive-date=November 10, 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=April 1, 2019|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 
Homme owns a few motorcycles, including a custom [[Falcon Motorcycles|Falcon]] and a [[Harley-Davidson Tri Glide Ultra Classic|Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic]].<ref>{{cite web|date=June 9, 2016|title=Let There Be Talk: Josh Homme|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ja09ZUgSyw| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211110/7ja09ZUgSyw| archive-date=November 10, 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=April 1, 2019|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He drives a silver [[Chevrolet Camaro (first generation)|1967 Chevrolet Camaro]], which he bought at 14 years old for $2500 off the mechanic for the Palm Springs Police Department.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH-4_-TxD9Y |title=FULL BUILD: Josh Homme's 1967 Chevy Camaro RS |date=2025-12-27 |last=Gas Monkey Garage |access-date=2025-12-31 |via=YouTube}}</ref> It is the only car he has ever owned.<ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age answers your questions|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJKihegOS3s| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311182232/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJKihegOS3s&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=March 11, 2014 | url-status=dead|access-date=July 16, 2014|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> He owns several guns, including a [[Winchester rifle]], a [[sawed-off shotgun]], and a [[Beretta]] 9&nbsp;mm pistol.<ref name= classicr />

Homme has adopted multiple pseudonyms over the years. He used the name "Carlo Von Sexron" to credit his bass, keyboard, piano, and drums playing on albums such as ''[[Volumes 3 & 4|The Desert Sessions Volumes 3 & 4]]'', [[Queens of the Stone Age (album)|''Queens of the Stone Age'']], and ''[[Peace, Love, Death Metal]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Carlo Von Sexron &#124; Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/carlo-von-sexron-mn0001331314|access-date=December 22, 2019|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> Homme is known as "(King) Baby Duck" to Dalle and the members of [[Eagles of Death Metal]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|title=QOTSA's Josh Homme, Brody Dalle Expecting Their First Child|publisher=MTV News|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1509737/20050916/queens_stone_age.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901054329/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1509737/20050916/queens_stone_age.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 1, 2006|access-date=June 26, 2006}}</ref> He is also referred to as "J.Ho." and "The [[Red hair|Ginger]] [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Queens of the Stone Age: Homme's 'haunty' new axe|url=http://www2.kerrang.com/2007/06/queens_of_the_stone_age_hommes.html|url-status=dead|magazine=[[Kerrang!]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823141925/http://www2.kerrang.com/2007/06/queens_of_the_stone_age_hommes.html|archive-date=August 23, 2007|access-date=July 10, 2007}}</ref> [[Nick Oliveri]] referred to him as "Mr. Lucky".<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 21, 2018|title=Nick Oliveri: "Rock & Roll Komodo Dragon" of Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/premium-video/music/nick-oliveri-rock-roll-komodo-dragon-kyuss-queens-stone-age|access-date=December 22, 2019|website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]}}</ref>

Homme has over 20 tattoos. On his knuckles, he has his grandparents' nicknames ("Cam" for "Camille" on the left and "Cap" on the right) with hearts and his two sons' names ("ORH" for "Orrin Ryder Homme" and "Wolf"). He has his daughter's name, also Camille, tattooed over his heart. His left arm has a switchblade with "Stay Sharp" underneath, while his inner right arm has a [[straight razor]] with "Born to Win" inscribed; underneath, his nickname, "Baby Duck", is a shared tattoo with his [[Eagles of Death Metal]] bandmate [[Jesse Hughes (musician)|Jesse Hughes]], who has his nickname "Boots Electric" in the same location. Homme also shares a tattoo that says "Freitag 4:15" with former Queens of the Stone Age bandmates [[Nick Oliveri]] and [[Mark Lanegan]] and their sound engineer Hutch, commemorating their "worst show ever" at the 2001 [[Rock Am Ring]] Festival in Germany on a Friday at 4:15&nbsp;p.m. All were tattooed on their ribs so that it would hurt the most and serve as a reminder.<ref>{{cite web|title=JOSH HOMME TATTOO GALLERY|url=http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoo/celeb-homme.htm|access-date=October 17, 2010|website=Vanishingtatoo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=JOSH HOMME Fan question on YouTube| date=July 10, 2007 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNe6nsnoz2I&feature=channel| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211110/kNe6nsnoz2I| archive-date=November 10, 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=October 17, 2010|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=November 15, 2011|title=Josh Homme – Guitarings Interview Part 2|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6Z69gGt1kY&feature=relmfu|access-date=March 30, 2012|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

===Health issues===
In a 2011 interview with ''[[NME]]'', Homme said of the medical issues he had experienced the previous year, "I had surgery on my leg and there were complications and I died on the table. I was in bed for three months."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fullerton|first=Jamie |date=January 19, 2011|title=Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme: 'I died on a hospital table'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/queens-of-the-stone-age-136-1290726|access-date=June 22, 2023|website=[[NME]]}}</ref> He became [[Depression (mood)|depressed]] and considered quitting music, eventually finding himself unable to produce any new music at all for almost two years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mark Maron podcast: Episode 431 – Josh Homme|url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_431_-_josh_homme|website=Wtfpod.com|date=October 10, 2013 }}</ref> He has said that this experience greatly contributed to the making of the album ''[[...Like Clockwork]]'' (2013).<ref>{{cite news|title=Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme: I died on a hospital table|work=NME|format=article|url=https://www.nme.com/news/queens-of-the-stone-age/54615|access-date=May 23, 2013}}</ref> He credited [[Transcendental Meditation technique|Transcendental Meditation]] with helping him recover.<ref name="Rolling Stone 10/13">{{cite magazine|date=October 11, 2013|title=Josh Homme 'Really Thankful' for Near-Death Experience|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/josh-homme-really-thankful-for-near-death-experience-20131011|access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref>

In June 2017, Homme revealed on [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]]' radio show that he had recently tried to quit his decades-long smoking habit via [[hypnotherapy]], but claimed that it failed because he was unable to relax enough to be fully influenced by the hypnotherapist.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Josh Homme in-studio on Jonesy's Jukebox| date=June 16, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCkDSKZns9o| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211110/bCkDSKZns9o| archive-date=November 10, 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=December 22, 2019|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Three months later, [[Royal Blood (band)|Royal Blood]] frontman Mike Kerr discussed Homme's drinking habits and told [[Radio X (United Kingdom)|Radio X]] interviewer [[Gordon Smart]], "I can't go anywhere near [Homme] without having an unbelievable amount of tequila in my body. I did hide from him once [while touring together] because I could hear him coming and I was like, 'Oh no, I'm gonna have to do more tequila.' So I hid in the toilets of the dressing room."<ref>{{cite web|title=WATCH: Why Mike Kerr Hid In The Toilet From Josh Homme...|url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/royal-blood/watch-why-mike-kerr-toilet-from-josh-homme/|access-date=April 1, 2019|website=Radio X}}</ref> By 2023, Homme had completed rehab and was sober.

In an April 2023 interview with ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]'', Homme revealed that he had been diagnosed with cancer the previous year, but did not specify the type of cancer; he underwent a successful operation to remove it from his body and spent the following year recovering.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Appleford |first=Steve |date=June 12, 2023 |title=Josh Homme on Queens of the Stone Age's return: 'For me, it's all personal' |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/josh-homme-queens-stone-age-return |access-date=June 12, 2023 |website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]}}</ref>

In July 2024, during the European leg of [[The End Is Nero World Tour]], Queens of the Stone Age postponed a concert in Italy as Homme was forced to return to the U.S. for emergency surgery of an undisclosed nature.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |date=2024-07-09 |title=Josh Homme to Undergo Emergency Surgery, Prompting Queens of the Stone Age to Cancel Eight European Shows |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/queens-of-the-stone-age-cancel-european-dates-josh-homme-surgery-1236063835/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Variety}}</ref> They later announced the cancellation or postponement of all shows in 2024 due to Homme requiring "essential medical care" for the remainder of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=2024-08-23 |title=Queens of the Stone Age Cancel 2024 Tour Dates to Prioritize Josh Homme's Health and Medical Care |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/queens-of-the-stone-age-cancel-2024-tour-dates-to-prioritize-josh-homme-health-and-medical-care/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Legal issues and controversies===
[[File:Josh Homme mg 5688 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Homme in July 2007]]
In 2004, Homme was arrested for assaulting [[Dwarves (band)|Dwarves]] frontman [[Blag Dahlia]] and Karl Doyle at the Dragonfly club in [[Los Angeles]]. Pleading no contest, he was ordered to remain at least 100 yards away from Dahlia and the club, sentenced to three years' probation with community service, and forced to enter a rehab program for 60 days.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Chris|date=June 24, 2007|title=Queens' rough rider|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jun-24-ca-queens24-story.html}}</ref>

In June 2008, at the Norwegian Wood Festival in [[Oslo]], Homme drew criticism for his reaction to an audience member who had thrown a shoe at him.<ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Homme Wigs Out on Bottle Tosser at QOTSA Gig|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/51310-josh-homme-wigs-out-on-bottle-tosser-at-qotsa-gig|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217215202/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/51310-josh-homme-wigs-out-on-bottle-tosser-at-qotsa-gig|archive-date=December 17, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme bottles fan|url=https://www.nme.com/news/queens-of-the-stone-age/37399|magazine=NME}}</ref> He called the audience member a "chicken-shit fucking faggot" and "a 12-year-old dickless fucking turd".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Josh Homme (QOTSA) pissed off @ Norwegian Wood| date=June 14, 2008 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfZm32tpWY8| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211110/IfZm32tpWY8| archive-date=November 10, 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=December 22, 2019|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The incident drew accusations of [[homophobia]] from several blogs, which were later picked up by the mainstream media.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brown|first=August|title=Reporter's Notebook: Why doesn't Josh Homme's homophobic rant mean the end of Queens of the Stone Age?|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/soundboard/2008/06/reporters-noteb.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516214035/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/soundboard/2008/06/reporters-noteb.html|archive-date=May 16, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Homme Bottles a Fan in the Face|url=http://www.spike.com/blog/josh-homme-bottles/65649|website=Spike.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117121429/http://www.spike.com/articles/a15vp1/josh-homme-bottles-a-fan-in-the-face|archive-date=November 17, 2015|date=June 16, 2008}}</ref> Homme eventually responded in a public letter in which he denied all accusations of homophobia.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wirén|first=Patrik|date=February 26, 2004|title=Rogers blogg. Josh Homme lackar ur|url=https://rogertsblogg.blogspot.com/2008/06/josh-homme-lackar-ur.html|access-date=October 18, 2011|website=Rogertsblogg.blogspot.com}}</ref> Reaction to his apology was mixed, with music journalist [[Tim Jonze]] stating, "Attempting to prove his pro-gay stance, Homme points out in his letter that he also called the guy a pussy and threatened to have anal sex with him. OK, so it's a fuzzy kind of logic we're talking about here."<ref>{{cite news|last=Jonze|first=Tim|date=June 20, 2008|title=Josh Homme denies being homophobic|newspaper=Guardian|location=London|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jun/20/news.culture2}}</ref> In an interview 10 years later, Homme revealed that he had often been beaten up during his youth while trying to defend his gay older brother from homophobic bullying.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rocca|first=Jane|date=August 18, 2018|title=Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme: What I know about women|url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/music/queens-of-the-stone-age-s-josh-homme-what-i-know-about-women-20180816-p4zxtu.html|access-date=January 16, 2021|website=Brisbane Times|language=en}}</ref>

Following a September 2013 performance at [[Jay-Z]]'s Made in America Festival, Homme made comments about Jay-Z during a radio interview with CBC Radio 2's ''Strombo Show''. He explained that his band was frisked by the event's security team prior to the performance and referred to Jay-Z's personal interaction with the band as a marketing stunt: "[Jay-Z] has his security frisking the bands on the way in. I just told them, 'If you open up my bag I'm not playing, so I guess it's up to you whether we are playing or not.' [...] He also gave us some champagne and wanted us to take a photo with it. And I thought, 'That's not a gift, that is a marketing tool.' So I destroyed it."<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Sarah|date=September 17, 2013|title=Josh Homme has 99 problems and Jay Z is one|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/36955/Josh-Homme-has-99-problems-and-Jay-Z-is-one|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920002800/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/36955/Josh-Homme-has-99-problems-and-Jay-Z-is-one|archive-date=September 20, 2013|access-date=September 20, 2013|website=Faster Louder}}</ref>

In December 2017, Homme was captured on video kicking the camera of [[Shutterstock]] photographer Chelsea Lauren into her face during [[KROQ]]'s Almost Acoustic Christmas concert in Los Angeles.<ref name="NYDN-2017-12">{{cite news|title=Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme kicks photographer in head|language=en|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/queens-stone-age-josh-homme-kicks-photographer-head-article-1.3689638|access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref> After staying through the show and photographing subsequent bands, Lauren went to [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center|Cedars-Sinai]] for treatment.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Baltin|first=Steve|title=Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme Kicks Female Photographer in the Head – Variety|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/josh-homme-kicks-female-photographer-in-the-head-at-kroq-acoustic-christmas-exclusive-1202635338/|magazine=Variety|access-date=September 20, 2018}}</ref> In a statement, Homme claimed that he had been kicking over lighting equipment and was unaware that he had kicked Lauren until he was informed of it the next day. Lauren disputed this, stating that he had made eye contact with her before kicking her.<ref name="abc kick">{{cite news|date=December 11, 2017|title=Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age sorry for kicking female photographer in the face|work=abc.net.au|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|url=http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-11/josh-homme-queens-of-stone-age-kicks-photographer-in-the-face/9245666|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref> Homme later issued a video response in which he admitted to kicking Lauren and apologized to her.<ref>{{cite web|date=December 11, 2017|title=Josh Homme: 'Truly Sorry' for Kicking Photographer Onstage|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/josh-homme-truly-sorry-for-kicking-photographer-onstage-w513724|access-date=February 1, 2018|website=Rollingstone.com}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Josh Homme discography}}
{{See also|Kyuss discography|Queens of the Stone Age discography|The Desert Sessions#Discography|label 3=The Desert Sessions discography|Eagles of Death Metal discography|Them Crooked Vultures#Discography|label 5=Them Crooked Vultures discography}}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|1997
|''Metallimania''
|Himself
|Documentary
|-
|2005
|''[[American Dad!]]''
|Himself (voice)
|Episode: "Francine's Flashback"
|-
|2007
|''[[Hot Rod (2007 film)|Hot Rod]]''
|Gown
|
|-
|2007–2012
|''[[Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations]]''
|Himself
|3 episodes
|-
|2008–2012
|''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]''
|Various (voices)
|2 episodes
|-
|2010
|''[[Tosh.0]]''
|Himself
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Truckfighters (film)|Truckfighters]]''
|Himself
|Documentary
|-
| rowspan="3" |2013
|''[[Sound City (film)|Sound City]]''
|Himself
|Documentary
|-
|''[[The Gorburger Show]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Jack Black, Eagles of Death Metal"
|-
|''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]''
|Dale
|Episode: "Clark Gregg Wears a Navy Blazer & White Collared Shirt"
|-
| rowspan="3" |2014
|''[[Toast of London]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Fool in Love"
|-
|''[[Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Los Angeles"
|-
|''[[Portlandia (TV series)|Portlandia]]''
|Carrie's Brother
|Episode: "Late in Life Drug Use"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015
|''Lo Sound Desert''
|Himself
|Documentary
|-
|''The Redemption of the Devil''
|Himself
|Documentary
|-
| rowspan="5" |2016
|''The Man from Mo'Wax''
|Himself
|Documentary
|-
|''[[Gutterdämmerung]]''
|Himself
|
|-
|''Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History''
|Himself
|Documentary
|-
|''[[Talking Dead]]''
|Himself
|1 episode
|-
|''Unfinished Plan: The Path of Alain Johannes''
|Himself
|Documentary
|-
| rowspan="3" |2017
|''Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis''
|Himself
|Documentary
|-
|''American Valhalla''
|Himself
|Documentary
|-
|''Bedtime Stories''
|Himself
|Episode: "Zog"; For [[CBeebies]]
|-
|2018
|''[[Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown]]''
|Himself
|1 episode
|-
| rowspan="3" |2019
|''[[Historical Roasts]]''
|Elvis Presley
|Episode: "Muhammad Ali"
|-
|''[[Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Trailerstock"
|-
|''[[ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas]]''
|Himself
|Documentary
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Josh Homme}}
{{Wikiquote|Josh Homme|Josh Homme}}
* [https://qotsa.com/ Queens of the Stone Age official website]
* {{discogs artist}}
* {{IMDb name|1114236}}

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[[Category:Drummers from California]]