Editing Josh Homme (section)

==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 named Camille (born 2006) and two sons named 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 new boyfriend had forged the children's signatures 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 was given as a gift when he was 14 years old; 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 talked about how his leg surgery affected him: "[In 2010] 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 2013 album ''[[...Like Clockwork]]''.<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 credits [[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 a form of cancer in 2022, though he did not specify which type of cancer it was. He underwent a successful operation to remove the cancer from his body and spent the following year healing from it.<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 cancelation 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}}</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=http://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>