Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme discussed possible reunion plans for Them Crooked Vultures and Kyuss in comments shared via Heavy Consequence.
Homme was asked about the prospects of bringing back these projects. Them Crooked Vultures featured Homme alongside Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones, while Kyuss was his early stoner-rock band that he formed as a teenager.
“I’d love to do that again, and I know Jones would, too, and, and I know Dave would, too,” Homme said of Them Crooked Vultures. “I’m gonna put all the responsibility on Dave. It’s not my job to put us together — that’s Dave’s job. That’s such a cool thing at the end of the day to be able to do that. So, it’s hard not to wanna do more of that. So, I wanna do it, too.”
Homme then addressed the idea of reviving Kyuss. “I think about it a lot because there was a moment where the legacy of it got tarnished because of… well, there’s no need to get into all that,” he said. “It should be about music. The rest doesn’t matter. So, sometimes I think about that. I always had this thing: no reunions, no sequels. You gotta remember, that band started when I was 13 years old, and so I have such beautiful memories of just being kids and growing up through that.”
He continued with his mixed feelings about the subject. “By the same token, sometimes if someone said, ‘Do you wanna rekindle this thing that happened when you were 15?’ You might be like, ‘Oh, geez.’ It’s just a tricky thing, ’cause I love that the fans have taken over the legacy of Kyuss, and that’s so rare and cool… I just don’t wanna mess it up. I don’t know. Would it be better to do that? I just don’t know. I guess I’m just sort of perpetually on the fence about it. I just don’t wanna f*ck it up somehow.”
Homme made these comments while discussing his relationship with both of these projects from his past.
Them Crooked Vultures formed in Los Angeles in 2009 as a supergroup featuring Homme, Grohl, and Jones. The band released one self-titled studio album on November 13, 2009, and won the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance for the song “New Fang”. After going on hiatus in 2010, scheduling conflicts have prevented a full reunion, though the members briefly reunited for performances at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Shows in 2022.
Homme started his career as co-founder and guitarist of Kyuss, performing with the influential stoner rock band from 1987 to 1995. The band from Palm Desert, California, disbanded on October 1, 1995. The years following the breakup brought complications, as three former members reunited in November 2010 under the name “Kyuss Lives!” without Homme, leading to legal disputes that ultimately resulted in the group changing their name to Vista Chino.
Homme’s openness to a Kyuss reunion marks a shift from his earlier stance, as he had long held a philosophy against reunions and sequels. His comments show he now views the possibility differently, even as he weighs the risks of reviving the band against the positive legacy fans have built.
