Queens Of The Stone Age leader Josh Homme has spoken about the inspiration he has taken from working with Dave Grohl and Trent Reznor.
Speaking to journalists from across Europe at a press conference before his band's appearance at Hellfest on June 30, the 51-year-old vocalist/guitarist hailed the influence of friends and peers on his own work.
Asked by a journalist from Loud TV if any of the guests on his various projects have had any "enduring and on-going impact on your process", and if so, who has had the greatest impact, Homme responded, "Honestly, playing with Dave Grohl has been incredible, because he's just so good. You move at the speed of inspiration very quickly, and so things feel very possible, and that tends to have a lasting impact. But playing with guys like Mark Lanegan and [ZZ Top's} Billy Gibbons, these people that have such an interesting voice, is incredible, just because someone like Billy Gibbons is very strange, a very unique, sort of gentle antennae you feel like he could break at any moment but by the same token he is one of a kind.
"Also guys like Trent Reznor: the way he breaks machines, its hard not to have an influence. It's nice to be influenced by people, it feels good, so we've been very lucky that way."
