He has produced a musical improv series with other musicians (mostly from the Palm Desert Scene) known as The Desert Sessions since 1997. From 1996 to 1998 he was a touring guitarist in Screaming Trees. Homme was formerly the co-founder and guitarist of the rock band Kyuss from 1987 to 1995. He also co-founded Eagles of Death Metal in 1998, playing drums and bass for their studio recordings and occasionally performing live with them. He is best known as the founder, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the rock band Queens of the Stone Age, which he formed in 1996 and in which he sings lead vocals and plays guitar, as well as occasionally playing bass and drums. Joshua Michael Homme ( / ˈ h ɒ m i/ HOM-ee born May 17, 1973) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter.
