Queens Of The Stone Age frontman: Parenthood influences songwriting

Queens Of The Stone Age returns on June 12th with Era Vulgaris, the band's fifth studio album and first since frontman Josh Homme became a father last year. Homme told us that he doesn't think parenthood has affected his approach to life or music: "Everyone was saying, you know, 'Oh boy, it's gonna really change,' and 'You wait 'til you see,' and to be honest, I kept waiting for something to happen, you know. It's kind of reinforced my beliefs in having balance, but making sure to go to the extremes -- just don't live there. The benefit of it is that now I love something more than I've ever understood before, you know."

Homme added that become a father has not made him think twice about the freedom to write whatever songs he wants: "We had a song, 'Feel Good Hit of the Summer,' that just listed drugs basically and, you know, if the question is would I not release that song now, it's almost like I almost feel like re-releasing it in a way, because it's almost reinforced what I believed before."

Homme and his wife, former Distillers singer Brody Dalle Homme, had their daughter Camille in January of 2006.

Era Vulgaris follows up 2005's Lullabies to Paralyze. The new album's first single is called "Sick, Sick, Sick."

Queens Of The Stone Age has not announced full U.S. tour plans yet, but will play several California radio festivals in early June.
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