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{{short description|American musician (born 1973)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Josh Homme | image = HF2024JoshHomme 2.jpg | caption = Homme at [[Hellfest]], 2024 | birth_name = Joshua Michael Homme | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|05|17}} | birth_place = [[Palm Springs, California]], U.S. | years_active = 1985–present | alias = <!--The "alias" is not for nicknames. It is for official stage names only. Please see [[Template:Infobox musical artist/doc]]. -->{{Hlist |Baby Duck |Carlo Von Sexron |J.Ho |Töôrnst Hülpft |Ginger Elvis }} | 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. | discography = [[Josh Homme discography]] | genre = {{Hlist |[[Alternative rock]] |[[Palm Desert Scene|desert rock]] |[[stoner rock]] |[[hard rock]] }} | instruments = {{Hlist |Vocals |guitar |bass |keyboards |drums<!--- If you think an instrument should be listed, a discussion to reach consensus is needed first per: [[Template:Infobox musical artist#instrument]]---> }} | 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]] }} | current_member_of = {{Hlist |[[Queens of the Stone Age]] |[[Eagles of Death Metal]] |[[The Desert Sessions]] |[[Them Crooked Vultures]] |[[Fififf Teeners]] }} | past_member_of = {{Hlist |[[Kyuss]] |[[Screaming Trees]] |[[Mondo Generator]] |[[Sound City Players]] }} | website = {{URL|qotsa.com}} }} }} '''Joshua Michael Homme''' ({{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. 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>
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