The first thing that comes to mind when the name Josh Homme is mentioned is the band Queens of the Stone Age . Thanks to his love for steady cracking, quirky fingering and raunchy musical composition, the band has garnered a massive following around the world and has stood out as one of the best rock bands of the early 2000s.
Although Homme started joining bands as a teenager, he never expected him to grow to the size of a rock star, so his musical success is a bit of a fluke. This article will take you through the life, career, family, net worth and greatness of Josh Homme.
Josh Homme Bio (Age)
Joshua Michael Homme came to earth on May17. 1973 in the small town of Joshua Tree, California. As a child, he wanted to play the drums, but his parents refused to let him just play the guitar instead.
His father, Michael Homme, was a contractor and successful businessman, so his family was wealthy and very popular in the community as they had a street named after them. His grandfather, nicknamed Cap, emigrated from North Dakota and had a park in the Coachella Valley named in his honor. Hommes’ mother is called Irene Homme. He has an older brother Jason who is 2 years older than him.
The Homme surname is of Norwegian origin but also shares other ethnic heritages such as English, French Canadian, German, Scandinavian and Jewish.
He attended Palm Valley School in Rancho Mirage, California and joined his first band Autocracy in 1985, at the age of 12 he formed a punk rock band in 1987 with schoolmates John Garcia and Brant Bjork.
He was their guitarist and they were originally called Katzenjammer before experimenting with several other names such as Sons of Kyuss (a name they released their first EP with) before being shortened to Kyuss.
They played in isolated locations in the deserts in what was labeled Generator parties in those days; Most of the venues were not at the start, so music equipment and lighting were connected to power generators. As the band rose to prominence, it also became notorious for constant behind-the-scenes fights with other bands.
They soon caught the attention of local music producer Chris Goss, who began mentoring them and helped them sign a contract before Homme’s 18th birthday. They later released three albums Blues for the Red Sun, Welcome to the Valley and Circus Leaves the City .
In the ’90s, the band is often credited with pioneering the stoner rock genre. When they broke up in 1995, Josh Homme moved on and formed another band in 1996 alongside ex Screaming Trees singer Mark Lanegan. The band’s original name Gamma Ray was changed to Queens of the Stone Age in 1997 .
Their first album fell in 1998, followed by the second album Rated R That was the Queens of the Stone Age’s first hit. It had songs such as Songs for the Deaf, Lullabies to the Paralyze ( rated No. 5 on the Billboard charts on release).
The 5th album Era Vulgaris was released in 2007, while the 6th, Like Clockwork , hit the waves on June 4, 2013, both gaining positive reviews from critics. The 6th album, which featured the likes of Sir Elton John, Alex Turner and Brody Dalle, made it to #1 on the Billboard charts. The successes propelled the band to drop their seventh studio album entitled Villains on August 25, 2017.
Baby Duck as Hommes is affectionately named, once joking that he had musical schizophrenia during the Queens of the Stone Age run. He also acts as the front man for a number of other bands, namely Die Wüstensession (formed in 1997), Adler des Todes (1998), Die kummen Geier (2009).
The 8-time Grammy nominee won the 53rd Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance (2010).
Outside of music, he has appeared in a number of documentaries from 1997 to 2017, including Metallicmanic (1997) , American Dad (2005), Toast of London (2014) , Desert Age: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Scene (2016) and Eagles of Death Metal: No’s Amis (2017).
His capital
Music has proven very profitable for JoshHommes. As a songwriter for his band’s music, he earns a lot from the success of his band. The King Desert Rock has an estimated net worth of around $10 million.
Is he gay?
The Palm Spring family is a happy and busy man, so speculation that the rock star is queer is completely unfounded. However, it turned out that his older brother Jason was posing as gay, possibly leading to the rumor that Josh Homme is gay too.
His wife and children
The rock star is married to musician Brody Dalle, the mainstay of punk band The Distilleries. She is Australian. Brody was previously married to Tim Armstrong, the lead singer of the rancid rock band.
The beginnings of Josh Homme’s relationship with Brody Dale was kept secret while Brody was going through a divorce process with Armstrong. On December 3rd, 2005, Homme finally married the rock chic and they have 3 children together.
The children are Camille Joanne Homme (daughter), who was born January 17, 2006; His two sons; Orrin Ryder Homme and Wolf Dillon Reece Homme were born on August 12, 2011 and February 13, 2016, respectively.
Josh Homme’s size
The band leader of the Queens of the Stone Age is 1.93 m tall. He revealed his build helped him hold his own against bullies in his younger days.