QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Frontman Battles Illness And 'Stupidity'
February 13, 2008The Pulse of Radio reports that QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE performed in London on Monday night (February 11) even though frontman Josh Homme is battling bronchitis and what he called "chronic stupidity," according to NME.com. Although the show was adjusted to make life easier for the ailing singer and guitarist, Homme said at the venue, "I have what doctors describe as chronic stupidity. So I'll just book six shows straight and play until I'm destroyed. There's people around me that are like, 'Let's slow our roll a little bit,'and I'm like 'No!'...I'm not in a hurry but I just wanna keep working."
The group almost canceled shows in Edinburgh and Leeds last week on its UK tour because of Homme's condition. He described himself in London as "about 70 percent physically fit," but admitted that vocally, "There's just a bunch of stuff I can't do." At one point in the gig, Homme reportedly apologized for one performance by saying, "I took a lot of drugs before the show, but I obviously didn't take enough. I feel like I ruined the party."
Homme has struggled with illness on the road before, most notably in 2005 when he came down with a serious lung infection in France.
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE are on the road in support of their "Era Vulgaris" album. The band has just launched an international "Make Out Contest" in conjunction with its newest single, "Make It Wit Chu".
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