Editing Josh Homme (section)

==Early life==
Joshua Michael Homme 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" />