Quotes By Joshua Homme

I know there are some labels that put out music for art's sake, but I don't know which ones.

I felt really free, like I could do anything, because no one would know what to expect.

I'm always looking for cool stuff to do because that's what we're supposed to do, ya know?

Independent minded girls that are naked sounds like a great start to something.

Not everyone deserves to be a musician, you get lucky enough to be one.

Sometimes you actually get caught in the web of things where people are talking about... what kind of breakfast cereal you like.

I like to keep my feet on the sidewalk.

Really the topic of breakfast cereal is generally a very boring one.

I like when people take chances.

I'm just going to put out three or four releases a year and make it so that if you like the Desert Sessions, then you'll definitely like everything else.

The expression of this idea is Queens of the Stone Age, but the idea is that you will never slack on the music and will always humble yourself at the alter of Rock.

You got to risk something to be able to give something, you know?

I think people listen to whatever they think is good.

I think part of what happens is that small labels want to get bigger. And bigger is not better.

I asked my friend Greg Andersson to introduce me to people that can distribute my album.

I think everyone is trying to figure out who they are and their own thing.

I think if you play music and you join a scene you're already too late.

So the thing is to put out music for music's sake.

I think people get fixated on the example of an idea.

Ultimately, words are only words, and its only the music that stands by itself.

Sometimes Queens' music is dark, but somehow it's ok to deliver it with a smile on your face because thing's are still going to kick in.

I think more people need to make out.

Vinyl has gotten to the point where it's exclusively for the collector, I guess.