Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme revealed that he was recognized with most cancers final yr, however he has since undergone a profitable operation to have it eliminated.
Homme declined to share particulars concerning the sickness and process from which he’s nonetheless therapeutic, however he expressed his gratitude at having made it by way of to the opposite facet. “I by no means say it may possibly’t get any worse. I by no means say that, and I would not advise it. However I do say it may possibly get higher,” he instructed Revolver.
“Most cancers is simply the cherry on prime of an fascinating time interval, ? I am extraordinarily grateful that I am going to get by way of this, and I am going to look again at this as one thing that is fucked up — however can have made me higher. I am cool with that. There’s a number of stuff I wish to do. And there is lots of people I wish to try this with.”
The previous few years have been tumultuous for Homme, who divorced the Distillers singer and guitarist Brody Dalle in 2019 and handled a messy, extremely publicized custody battle over their three youngsters. (Homme’s publicist launched a press release in March 2023 claiming he had been granted “sole authorized custody of all three youngsters,” whereas Dalle was allowed “supervised visitation” of their youngest son.) These experiences knowledgeable Queens of the Stone Age’s new album In Instances New Roman … , which arrives on Friday and marks their first full-length since 2017’s Villains.
The band first previewed the LP with lead single “Emotion Illness,” which Homme additionally recognized because the album’s predominant theme. “I undoubtedly had a severe case of emotion illness,” he stated. “There have been occasions I virtually did not make it. It is OK for me to ruminate on that. It isn’t OK to remain there, really feel too sorry for myself. This has been the darkest 4 years of my life. However that is OK, too. Within the heartaches, my errors, these deaths and my very own bodily issues I am coping with — though all that has occurred and smashed my outdated life to items, these items I have been capable of construct right into a ship that is about to launch. I’ll float into my new life from all these items.”
Queens of the Stone Age will embark on a headlining North American tour in assist of In Instances New Roman … from August by way of October, supported variously by the Armed, Phantogram, Viagra Boys and Jehnny Beth.
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Reunions, farewells and long-awaited reveals are on the horizon.
