Josh Homme - An American Singer, Musician, Songwriter, and Record Producer

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Josh Homme

• An American singer, musician, songwriter, and
  record producer

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Joshua Michael Homme
Josh homme is an American singer, musician,
songwriter, and record producer. He is best known
as the founder, primary songwriter, and only
continuous member of the rock band Queens of the
Stone Age, which he formed in 1996 and in which
he sings lead vocals and plays guitar, as well as
occasionally playing bass and drums. He also
co-founded Eagles of Death Metal in 1998, playing
drums and bass for their studio recordings and
occasionally performing live with them.
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Josh Homme was formerly the co-founder and
guitarist of the rock band Kyuss from 1987 to
1995. From 1996 to 1998 he was a touring
guitarist in Screaming Trees. He has produced a
musical improv series with other musicians
(mostly from the Palm Desert Scene) known as The
Desert Sessions since 1997. He formed a new
project in 2009 called Them Crooked Vultures with
Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones, releasing their
self-titled debut album later that year. In 2016,
he produced, co-wrote, and performed on the Iggy
Pop album Post Pop Depression. He has also been
involved with acts such as Foo Fighters, Arctic
Monkeys, and Run the Jewels.
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Early life
Joshua Michael Homme was born in Joshua Tree,
California, on May 17, 1973, the son of Irene and
Michael Homme. His father was a private general
contractor who built houses around the Coachella
Valley. Homme has an older brother named Jason.
His surname is believed to originate from the
Norwegian village of Homme he also has English,
French-Canadian, German, and Swedish
ancestry.citation needed He grew up in a
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. Cap has a
private street named after him in 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. Homme moved with his
family on a regular basis due to his father's
work, residing in many towns around the Valley.
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In 2011, Joshua Homme discussed having to "create
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.
He also has ties in Idaho and has talked about
his formative experiences there, such as seeing
Carl Perkins perform at the Sandpoint Music
Festival and the first time purchasing his own
electric guitar (an Ovation Ultra GP) in a
Sandpoint music store.
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• Charity work
• In 2013, Homme co-founded the Sweet Stuff
  Foundation, a charity which aims to give
  assistance to musicians, recording engineers, and
  their families struggling with illness and
  disability.