Editing Josh Homme (section)

===The Desert Sessions (1997–present)===
[[File:Queen of the Stone Edge-Josh Homme-IMG 6571.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Homme performing at the 2011 Eurockéennes]]
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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}}