Josh Homme Discusses Family and Queens of the Stone Age Tour

Josh Homme spoke with Zane Lowe ahead of the October 30 release of Queens of the Stone Age's ninth studio album, Perfecth. Homme said the loneliness he feels internally becomes more pronounced after spending time on stage. Having a family, which he described as something more important than music, makes being away more difficult. He explained that observing other people's lives while touring leads him to think about his own family, and that it is challenging to consider how his family at home becomes accustomed to life without him.

Homme has been the only unchanged member of Queens of the Stone Age since the band's formation in 1996. He said he did not initially want or intend to become the group's frontman and described trying to develop a performance style on stage that felt distinctive and authentic to him.

Queens of the Stone Age announced the North American leg of its 2027 tour, which will begin on March 6 in Mexico City. The band will perform with Interpol at Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes that day. Queens of the Stone Age will also appear at the Lollapalooza festival in Buenos Aires from March 12 to 14.