Josh Homme Verbally Abuses Fan
This happened at the Queens Of The Stone Age set during the Norwegian Wood Festival in Oslo over the weekend. A rowdy dumbass threw something at Josh Homme, who was apparently battling a fever. He was not having it. What followed was a profane, slur-laced tirade so intense I can't do it justice by transcribing it. That's why we have YouTube.
Kid probably learned his lesson. Though Josh could use some lessons of his own.
Posted at 3:49 PM by Scott in Video
Tags: Josh Homme | Queens Of The Stone Age
well, that was extensive.
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wow, homophobic and sexist!
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lessons? like maybe not throwing around homophobic epithets cuz he got pissed at a little kid for throwing crap at a festival show.
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He tore some drunk asshole a new one at their show at the Moon, only he did it without calling him a "faggot." He did imply that the guy and his friend were going to fuck in the parking lot after they got kicked out. The douchebag was knocking people around and pushing over girls and Homme finally had enough.
The best line from that night was when he said, "How small must your penis be? Do you jack off in the shower with your mom's tweezers?"
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I was at that show. and one of the girls who were pushed around. but josh yells at someone at every show
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So I'm getting the impression that Josh Homme has some obsession with penises (or the lack thereof.)
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What a fucking jackass. Ian MacKaye always told off his audience when they behaved like this kid did, but he'd never call them "faggots" or "pussies"... He knew how to rise above. Josh Homme doesn't understand the concept of rising above.
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I saw them open for the Smashing Pumpkins at Tramps in NY in '99 and Homme did nearly the same thing with a heckler. It was quite funny. He's had 9 years to practice and seems to have sharpened this skill.
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Yeah, he could have put the guy in his place without sounding like a homophobic frat-wad. I kind of lost some respect for the guy.
Anyone else feel the same way about calling someone a retard?
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not at all.
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Retardation is defined as "less than normal intellectual competence." I think that's the case here. "Faggot" is clearly derogatory and has no other use in the English language.
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Faggot: (fāg'ət)
n.
1. A bundle of twigs, sticks, or branches bound together.
2. A bundle of pieces of iron or steel to be welded or hammered into bars.
tr.v. fag·ot·ed also fag·got·ed, fag·ot·ing also fag·got·ing, fag·ots also fag·gots
1. To bind into a fagot; bundle.
2. To decorate with fagoting.
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you are definitely wrong.
re·tard
–verb (used with object)
1. to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
–verb (used without object)
2. to be delayed.
–noun
3. a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
4. Slang: Disparaging.
a. a mentally retarded person.
b. a person who is stupid, obtuse, or ineffective in some way: a hopeless social retard.
5. Automotive, Machinery. an adjustment made in the setting of the distributor of an internal-combustion engine so that the spark for ignition in each cylinder is generated later in the cycle.
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the kid could be a retard, y'know. where is Matt Dillon when we need him? he's got a keen eye for retards.
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He's so... eloquent?
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I was in Oslo this weekend and ran into Lou Barlow in the park outside this festival. I said “hi” and he told me to suck his cock.
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What a douche bag!!! That clown can't get his name in the news for making a hit record. OK the kid threw something, and then this moron goes off on a tirade. What a classless act..Too bad he didn't kid the kid that would have been a nice lawsuit..
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kind of bums me out that he had to go the homophobe route. Queens are such an underrated band, and an amazing live act. maybe that's why they don't get as much respect as they (musically) deserve.
that being said, i wouldn't fuck with homme. anybody remember when he beat tim armstrong's ass?
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What a douche bag!!! That clown can't get his name in the news for making a hit record. OK the kid threw something, and then this moron goes off on a tirade. What a classless act..Too bad he didn't kid the kid that would have been a nice lawsuit..
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Ironic or telling or whatever that Josh calls the kid a "faggot" after saying, "I'll still butt-fuck you in front of all your friends."
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i swear I've heard that exact monologue before... on the playground right before that beef-neck bully beat people up and took their lunch money. Doesn't matter what the kid did; it's all very meat-headed if you ask me...
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That was kind of disgusting. He's not even that talented. I mean, if that was somebody who mattered, it might be permissible. Wait, no it wouldn't. Using "faggot" is inexcusable. Shame on that "frat-wad," as poops nicely put it.
I wish somebody had said Queers of the Bone Age back at him to let him know what it sounds like.
p.s. gay I am.
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Yeah, Josh Homme is just a dick. There were a million better ways than that to deal with the incident. Crowds are always full of morons that throw shit on stage, get used to it.
I suppose this episode just symbolizes how shitty the band's music has gotten in recent years as well. They're such a horrible live band anyway. Not even worth seeing anymore unfortunately.
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There are ways for a performer to get his point across without sounding like a complete asshole. Josh Homme didn't employ any of them. He's a complete a$$hole and totally unprofessional. And let's be clear, he's not some teenager in a garage punk band who can get away with being a moron. He's a grown man and a professional performer playing big crowds at festivals. Just because it's a "creative" job doesn't give him license to be a prick to a kid. What a loser. I definitely have no respect for a dick like that. But he probably doesn't care - he's clearly a self-indulgent, egomaniac.
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The man obviously went to the Asshole State College of English Language and Literature. Now I know why I always thought that Queens Of The Stone Age were such bookworms.
This is how you do it:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wd4fzqSmU3o
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I've never like this band, there nowhere near as good as they think they are and this just proves to me that they are wankers!
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Oh get over yourselves. He was sick, tired, pissed off and just had shit thrown at him while trying to put on a show. So he called the kid a faggot, so what? When we're in a state we say things out of anger to try and land a verbal punch. If you know anything about Josh Homme you'd know that he's far from homophobic, so save the politically correct bullshit.
The kid totally deserved what he got. I've never understood people who throw things at bands when they're trying to play. It's totally messed up and they should be blacklisted from festivals.
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Right there with you, Tricky. I can't believe these sanctimonious, holier-than-thou responses that I'm reading. I don't want to waste any space defending Homme, but I can certainly see why he snapped. And please don't use the dumbass logic that this incident makes QOTSA a bad live band. These guys absolutely kill live.
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yeah judging from liberal nature of his entire career's worth of lyrics and interviews, josh is far from homophobic, tho he should probably keep his slurs in check when he gets angry because it speaks pretty loudly against the rest of his quotables
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respectful.
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I'd like to let this slide since Homme was running a 100-and-whatever-degree-temperature and probably felt like absolute ass up there, but since he's got a history of doing this, it just makes him look really small.
The bottle thrower here was, what, 12? And he's yelling at him, calling him terrible names, and telling him he's going to kick his ass in front of thousands of people?
Maybe Queens should do a tour with Limp Bizkit and Korn- because this made Homme look like a total Durst-bag.
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Wow. It's hard to believe that people are actually defending this douche. Perhaps the word "faggot" can be used to comical effect, but what Josh Homme did was assault. Not simple assault, but aggravated assault with the assistance of security. The video evidence is enough to land him in county jail in the United States.
Tricky, people like you need to stop being apologists for those prone to violent outbursts that culminate in some kid getting his face kicked in. Unless you're every bit as big a fuckwit as Homme is.
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The best part is that he says "while i fuck you in the ass" or whatever, and then he proceeds to call this kid a faggot. The guy has some serious anger management issues, imagine how he'll be when he's in his 70's, haha.
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is "faggot" really that offensive? a lot of you guys have commented on this being the most offensive part of his verbal assault... I dunno, maybe its an american thing but in UK "faggot" is used pretty tamely. surely "cunt" is the most inexcusable, non?
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Speaking as a liberal and an American, I can safely say that the majority of liberal Americans like to be politically correct assholes and cry about everything. I'm in the minority on this particular issue.
Conor Oberst says faggot. I've heard Malkmus drop the word faggot. Believe it or not, but a good majority of your indie rock superstar idols utilize the term. I can pretty much guarantee you that when most people say "faggot" in a situation akin to this (where he is not using the word faggot to put a gay person or the gay culture down) the last thing on our mind is hating gay people. When using, we're trying to insult and aggravate someone and faggot has a strong connotation, thus it being a popular word to use in such situations.
Get over yourselves. Christ.
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Surely you can understand that some people, particularly gay men who have been on the receiving end of a throaty "Faggot!" call, don't like the term 'faggot' because many who use the term are seeking to express not only their inability to accept the sexual orientation of another person, but their blatant repugnance towards homosexuals, or more specifically gay men.
In the instances you're talking about it's a different context, sure, but it's the same word that for the most part is the product of discrimination in our society. I'd love to be called a "cheery faggot," but instead, using it as an insult, like Homme did/does, perpetuates the discriminatory connotations of the word for the gay people who may be lucky enough to be on the receiving end.
But, yeah, sticks and stones, people....
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"Gay men" also has discriminatory connotations. Maybe you mean "negative" connotations?
And seriously, if you've grown up as a homosexual, an offhand reference like this should be easy to laugh off as what it is. Surely you would have grown a thick skin and be somewhat accustomed to callously-used epithets. Hell, all you need to do is grow up in a small redneck town and not be a good ol' boy and you'll get used to being called a "fag" pretty fast.
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also like to add that, yeah sure, this is verbal assault on homme's part but the kid throwing shit at him could also be catergorised as such, no matter how "normal" it is to do so at a gig.
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This is a rock and roll people... that what rockers do go on tirades, and I loved it! Every minute of it! Even the homophobic slur and I'm gay! Seriously this is what a true rocker do from time to time, plus he was feverish, making him even sexier!
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Hey Tricky. "So he called a kid a faggot, so what?" Well, idiot, he just legitimized all the backwards-baseball cap bigoted dicks in the crowd that are gonna go to school the next day and call a bunch of already fucked up, marginalized kids "faggot" because their Rock Douche Hero made it OK do so on a BIG FUCKING STAGE. What an embarrassing little tantrum by a priveleged egotistical fuck.
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I wish people would stop making fun of us backwards baseball cap-wearing dicks. Just because we are different, doesn't mean we don't hurt.
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what he did was wrong by calling that kid those names and embarasing him , so what if he threw something on stage and josh homme didn't like it, he shouldn't take out his own problems on other people. what that kid needs to do is sue his a$$ and the racial slurs don't help him out ....jmo.
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Seriously, you are all a bunch of pussy faggots. Grow some balls and stop being such liberal pc douchebags, it's rock and roll. It's all about being a fucking meathead. Go listen to radiofag, vampire fag, faghunter or something mildly queer like that if you want some music to massage your vaginas to.
- Sincerely, Big Gay All
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the guy is pure rock.
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the guy is pure rock.
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Whatever happened to Concert Etiquette? When my older, more hip sister allowed me to attend shows, she made sure I followed or at least was aware of some important guidelines. The most important was the one in which I do nothing to embarrass her. I fucked that one up more than once, but I never threw shit at the band, and I played college baseball, it would have been fun trust me!!! I had respect, if not for the band, than for Rock N' Roll. For anyone who has ever tried to perform in front of people, it's not always easy. And on a personal level I've had a lot of good times courtesy of Josh and Family, so I can't say I feel bad about some punk kid being called a few harsh names. He needs to change his approach, he learned a lesson that day, the hard way!!! No pun intended. HA HA !!!
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This is news?
And seriously... are you all *really* that sensitive? 'Cause I call bullshit.
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Anton Newcombe does the same(Brian Jonestown Massacre):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_fTiNK8Wkc
Jack White Vs a Moron:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sfk5rS-IeM
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Axl Rose vs. Fans (Same thing) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3o0xEuUNX0
Yawn....go back to work people. This happens all the time. Part of it. If you don't like it, don't throw shit.
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I've seen the picture of the lollipop sticking out of David Bowie's eyeball from when he played Oslo so I don't pass judgment on Mr Homme. Those Norwegian bastards have got some great aim...
http://i31.tinypic.com/wt6suw.jpg
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When someone angers me, I simply say 'Good day sir!' w/ a sharp inflection and walk away. If that does not suffice, and things move to the physical, I shout, 'Have at thee foul ruffian, this behavior shall not stand! I shall teach you a thing or two forthwith!". Then I crack his f@cking skull open w/ a crowbar and curb him...but never, EVER, do I use the word 'faggot'. That would be beyond the pale.
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I don't know where to post a new comment on a different topic. But about the topic on Kanye West being booed, MAN, DO I HAVE A STORY TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE RUSH CONCERT ON MAY 6 '08 at the Los Angeles Nokia Theatre! Many of their songs KEPT GOING IN AND OUT OF KEY THROUGHOUT THEIR ENTIRE SHOW, AND I AM TOTALLY PISSED OFF ABOUT IT! It's amazing there wasn't an audience uprising as I'm sure they all heard what I heard and I wonder why RUSH only got a luke warm response. They were just terrible! And to think I paid $340 for a pair of tickets. Whoever it was that said they're no longer a Kanye West fan, WELL I'M NO LONGER A RUSH FAN. I may continue following them whenever they do the next studio album BUT I NEVER WANT TO SEE THEM IN PERSON AGAIN...EVER!
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What the fuck are you babbling about you retarded faggot?
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Dickman FINALLY has an account!
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That was funny, scary, AND sad. WOW!!! I'm all tired out now from the emotional rollercoaster.
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to the apologists claiming "this is rock" - ha ha, what a bunch of sorry, nostalgic losers. rock as rebellion has been dead for 30 years. music is a business. this numbnuts was at a huge festival and he's in his mid-thirties. this is pure commercial music - there's no "rock" in this kind of rock.
like i said, if this had been a teenage garage band at a tiny bar, that's one thing. you expect that. but for some has-been loser playing a big festival to act like he did is unprofessional at best and simply pathetic and sad at worst.
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did you hear that song? im surprised only one person threw shit.
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i agree with that. queens have been shit ever since they fired oliveri.
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seems like we have a bunch of uptight nuns on stereogum. This is fucking rock and roll faggots. If you want to be a jackass and throw shit you should only expect a ass fucking.
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Why is this posted? Who cares? This isn't E! magazine.
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wow, fuck him! what a colossal shithead. I had no idea, oh well, I've never bought or listened to his fucking pussy fucking dickless turd with no friends faggot music anyways, so what the fuck ever.
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Why is this posted? Who cares? I think it said "Stereogum" in the banner, not E! magazine
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QOTSA should name their next album something like, "Turn It Up, Faggot." lol.
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No, more like "Turn It Up, Fucking Little Chickenshit Cunt Fucking Dickless Turd Faggot Pussy Motherfucker"
or "Lullabies To Buttfuck"... sounds more fitting
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hehe, yeah, I gotta laugh at all of the retards here being all like "hey, this is rock!' - yeah, you know what else is rock? some dumb kid throwing something at you from the audience. who's the fuckin pussy here? fever or no, dude needs to grow up, he's mentally about 14.
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so its cool to throw shit? If someone threw shit at you (which would not happen because no one gives a fuck about you) i'm sure you would get a bit pissed. Need to lighten up folks, go back to listening to Vampire Weekend because its cool.
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It's posted on Stereogum because it's a MUSIC RELATED STORY you fucking idiot. Last time I checked QOTSA were a BAND, moron.
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Tomorrow I'm going to call two people faggots for every one PC crybaby post here.
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You should have seen Mark Kozelek the other day at Highline Ballroom in NYC. A kid was standing in the front row taking pictures. Mind you, he wasn't even using flash or anything, and Kozelek started verbally assaulting the poor kid calling him something like "a dateless loser with no friends."
He went on for a minute or so and it was really uncomfortable for the crowd even. The kid was probably one the bigger fans of Kozelek since he's in the front row and Koz was being a straight up dick. I like Koz and Sun Kil Moon, but he has to improve his personality.
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i like to pay high taxes. Obama = high taxes.. Obama=Cool. Fuck off faggots.
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What Homme said about butt-fucking the kid in front of his friends reminds me of my favorite Mike Tyson quote: "I'll fuck you 'til you love me, faggot!" Only Mike is a lot cooler than Homme will ever be.
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1st
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Josh Homme acts like a fascist dictator. The crowd becomes a lynching mob. Is this rock'n'roll?
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fuck this guy. last time i checked, "QOTSA" weren't exactly setting the musical world on fire. let the idiot and his 102 degree temperature write a couple more subpar albums and then disappear forever.
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Not to condone the use of the word faggot in such an insulting way, but that was entertaining. I can't stand little shits throwing things at concerts. If you don't like the band, don't go see them. I've gotten hit with questionable material enough times when people were aiming at the stage and I think that brat got what he deserved.
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If that's what he really thinks, it's not so much sad that he said it, but that he said it in front of how many kids who now think it's cool to do that.
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Just based on the comments I was expecting that video to be a lot worse.
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You guys! Give Josh Homme a BREAK! He's out there doing something with his life, making worthwhile music for the kids- making a DIFFERENCE in the world! We all sit here with our keyboards and PDAs and blogs and whine about shit, and he's out there breaking his back every day to bring us QUALITY MUSIC. And he has to deal with little shits like this throwing stuff at him! Unbelievable! This guy obviously needs to be cuddled, not disparaged. I'm setting up a Paypal account if anybody wants to donate to the Josh Homme relief fund. Hit me up for details.
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I used to like Josh Homme, but not anymore. He's a miserable baby. You're in a fucking rock and roll band. He should be used to having shit thrown at him. He better get used to it now. What a prick.
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Uhm, Josh? It's a ROCK concert.
You know? That whole 'sex, drugs and rock n' roll' thing?
Surely you remember... Wait, I know, remember that guy 'Nick' something who was in your band?
Yeah! Exactly!
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I was also expecting this to be amazingly worse with all these bashing comments. This is classic Josh Homme, always does this. And it makes the show even more enjoyable to go to. Don't know why everyone so tight-assed about it because even that kid was hella excited.
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Josh Homme doesn't give two buttfucking shit about what a bunch sissyninnyfaggot hipsters think.
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Is it just me or does it sound like he has a Scottish accent in this video?
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