Q101 Interviews: Josh Homme

Lauren O'Neil interviews Josh Homme of @QOTSA! Queens of The Stone Age are coming back to Chicago for a show at the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Lauren and Josh chat about his love for planetariums, Mikey Shoes' nightly birthday parties, starting the Sweet Stuff Foundation with his father, Mental Health Awareness and tools for mental health support, a year since In Times New Roman, new music, his love of Riot Fest, the mystery of his guitar rig, embracing fear and hurt and turning those feelings into art and what his last record will be. Enjoy balloons and popsicles as much as you can.

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[LittleSisterTribute]

His rig is not just a dirty little secret. its the holy grail of all secrets for any guitar player who loves that kind of live music. just hearing that live turned me into a total tone nut. His particular tone is the ultimate riddle. Nobody else has that fidelity of sound. It zones you out and makes time move slower. The only guitar player who can make his guitar sound like an orca whale singing melodies and then play chords without touching a fking thing and it sounds like a dinosaur chomping at you. I understand why its such a closely guarded secret but I wish he would let someone in a little bit on wtf that process is. I dont even want to replicate that rig, I just want to know how he even went about considering each iteration of improvements for each tour. This particular tour is so amazing. Changed my entire perspective on music. Rock music would be much better if more people had an understanding of how to achieve that fidelity of sound. Then again, in his position I’d never share it until I’m retired and not one day sooner. This man could retire tomorrow, start selling gear and create a whole industry if he wanted but he’s not a sellout

[jillreedreveals]

#Homme comes from a good family and it reflects in him. He is human and bears his soul. His Grandpa told me to watch A River Runs Through It and I needed that in that time of my life. May Josh be forever blessed as he blesses others with his talent and kindness. 🎉 thank you for interviewing him.

[codysampson]

I was at the Sweet Stuff event.. it WAS fire!!

[startervisions]

...I hope the next QOTSA album has some Raga & Siffleur