Pitchfork: Josh Homme Wigs Out on Bottle Tosser at QOTSA Gig

Josh Homme Wigs Out on Bottle Tosser at QOTSA Gig
Photo by Chris Owyoung

Ahhh, YouTube, it seems no confrontation can hide from your constant onslaught of shaky-ass live video clips. Heck, here's one now: Seems Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme ran afoul of a bottle-wieldin' jackass at this past weekend's Norwegian Wood festival in Oslo, Norway, and, well, what followed wasn't pretty. Turn your speakers down and have a look [via Idolator]:

To recap: During a take on "3's & 7's" from last year's Era Vulgaris, a container is clearly seen flying from the crowd at Homme. Though he contains his rage well enough for a couple minutes-- long enough to finish the song, anyway-- Homme just can't keep it bottled (ha) up. Amid a flurry of cursing, Homme singles out the perceived bottle hurler, calls him all sorts of nasty names, and even chucks his own bottle at the kid at close range. The kid, meanwhile, looks more stoked than miffed as he's escorted away by festival security.

Now I know I wouldn't want something coming at my head at that speed-- especially when I've got a fever of 102-- but man, Homme, don't you think you were a little hard on the dude? And you dropped at least one f-bomb there that just shouldn't be dropped.

One hopes things go a little smoother at the Queens' next gig, June 19 at Graz, Austria's Kasemattenbühne. Homme also appears on the forthcoming UNKLE LP End Titles... Stories for Film, due next month.

Video: Queens of the Stone Age: 3's & 7's [from the Era Vulgaris LP]

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i saw this, hot?

yeah some kid threw a SHOE at him when he played here (in nz) and he practically threw a fit. kept the shoe too lol

there really isn't anything hotter than josh homme in a tizzy

I'd be pissed too. What the hell is the point of paying money to see a show and then disrespecting the band?

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Homophobe??? Josh Homme Responds For Using the "F" Word

Filed under: Gay Gay Gay


An open letter from the Queens of the Stone Age lead singer.


He says…


"Member of the Peanut Gallery:
Some journalists & citizens on the internet & are wondering: Q? Am I a homophobe because I included a slang for gay in with other "acceptable" curse words during a verbal lashing I gave a young concertgoer, after being hit by his shoe, during a show the other day? A= Nope. My gay family & friends, as well as myself, KNOW I am not a homophobe. For years now I've known gay is not a choice; one's skin color doesn't determine one's intelligence level; & red hair doesn't mean you're someone's stepchild. You see, it's not the words, it's their intent. I never said, nor suggested, that being gay is wrong, but apparently, based on your outrage to my flu-infused rant, you do! By that logic… I also told that young whipper snapper I'd have anal sex with him… how can I possibly reconcile these opposing viewpoints? I called him a pussy too. Does it mean I hate our one worlds' collective vagina? I never have been nor intend to be politically correct. That's your cross to bear. To me, that PC world would suck more shit than the porta-potty truck at Glastonbury. Homophobic? I'm in Queens of the Stone Age for crissake… You say, "So. Your band name doesn't prove anything." Maybe not. But it's a helluv a lot more definitive than the logic of some watchdog… (sorry canine-American, canine-European, canine-African, canine-Australian & canine-Asian) moralist, keeping score from pure perfectionville? If your glass house is squeegeed that clean & you need to do something, do what the great philosopher Bill Hick's once suggested: — forgive me–. Or don't. I'm not asking for either, OK? I think you should let both of your cheeks go loose so the stick will drop out. Either way I expect that you'll soon find another injustice from your chair, then roll to your bullhorn & point it out to the rest of us… Because you're so above it all. Or If you'll allow me to translate a wish of mine into your PC lingo:
Will you please go have, consensual, sex with yourself.
Pretty please with all natural, carbon offset sugar on top.
Sincerely,


Mr. Missundastood
A.K.A. Joshua, Baby Duck, Jho
Head Choreographer & Do Stuff Corporation's pansexual spokes-thing"


[Image via WENN.]
Posted: June 19, 2008 at 2:00 pm

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