Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme: For this record, it was like, we should take our old sound and screw it over

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “I’m supposed to be lying in bed,” Joshua Homme, the singer and guitarist who leads Queens of the Stone Age, says from his home in California. But Homme’s songwriting was always rigorous, ambitious and unaligned with passing trends, and the band have built and held an arena-scale audience.. open image in gallery Strings not attached: the frontman isn’t bothered about what people think of his band The group made Villains with an unexpected producer: Mark Ronson, known for pop hits with Amy Winehouse and Bruno Mars. A My old man asked me, “Who is Iggy Pop?” I said, Dad, I’ve been doing this a long time and with a lot of people. open image in gallery Homme and his idol, Iggy Pop collaborated on the album ‘Post Pop Depression’ Q Your studio in California, Pink Duck, is crammed with vintage gear that it seems Ronson would love.