Joshua Michael Homme (born May 17, 1973 in Joshua Tree (Joshua Tree, California), California) is an American (United States) rock musician and record producer. He was a founding member of the stoner metal band Kyuss, as well as the founding and only continuous member of the hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age (QOTSA), in which he mainly sings and plays guitar. However, Homme is a multi-instrumentalist and plays guitar, bass, drums, and keyboard. He co-founded and occasionally performs with Eagles of Death Metal as its drummer, and continues to produce and release a musical improv (Musical improvisation) series with other musicians, mostly from the Palm Desert scene, known as The Desert Sessions. In 2009, he appeared in a new project called Them Crooked Vultures with Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones (John Paul Jones (musician)). In 2010, Homme has concentrated his efforts on Them Crooked Vultures over all other projects.