Joshua Homme Quotations

When you try to put everything into music, there's no room left to try to make you think we're cool. We know you think we're cool.

I think the notion of understanding each other is a relief. It's not a thing you get with everyone you hang out with.

The music as a whole is selfish, but the musicians aren't," "The song may go on forever but it's not about competition within the band; it's about playing as a band.

I like to write about things that are dark or twisted. Where the poetry seems to be is when you start in the dark and reach for the light - that's what makes it not depressing to me.

I'm just going to put out three or four releases a year and make it so that if you like the Desert Sessions, then you'll definitely like everything else.

I break my back for music because it's something that I love, but I'm not going to break my back for a bank. I wouldn't want to be an ATM repairman; there are some things that just aren't worth it.

All I really care about is that I'm being honest and I'm real and I'm coming from a real place.

I've been playing live gigs since I was 13. I really don't know how to do anything else, and please God strike me down.

I think if you play music and you join a scene you're already too late.

I've always heard music in my head since I was a little kid, so I've always played towards that. If I felt bad, that's what I did.