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Queens Of The Stone Age frontman and Eagles Of Death Metal drummer Josh Homme has spoken out about the aftermath of the Paris terror attacks and their impact on the band - and whether or not he'll be joining the band on their upcoming tour.
The world was shocked when ISIS killed 89 of their fans during a shot on their Zipper Down tour at The Bataclan on 13 November as part of a spate of attacks across Paris.
Now, after releasing a huge selection of covers of their track 'I Love You All The Time' by the likes of Mini Mansions and Florence + The Machine, ahead of the band resuming touring next year, Josh Homme has spoken out about the band's emotional state.
When asked about their wellbeing, Homme told NME: "I think the best way to answer that is to ask yourself if you could ever un-see that. I feel like there aren't words that have been made yet to express how I feel about it. I wish I knew how to push the right vowels and consonants together [to explain it] and I wasn't even there, so I can only imagine what [the rest of the band] are going through.”
He continued: "Music is built for the moments when you don't know what to say. Music has always been a pursuit to explain the uncomfortable and the bizarre and the longing and the dark side, and it's new for me to use it in such ways as to try and help others and by extension my own self. But also, music has always been a religion for me and for Jesse too, so this is our way to heal and move on or at least move forward."
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As to whether or not he'll be playing with the band at their upcoming shows, Homme added: “I'm expecting another child, so my plan is to do what I had intended to do from the beginning of the record, which is to show up as much as possible, whenever possible. I wish I knew when that was but I also think it's kind of cool to not need to know when that is. I'll go to every show I humanly can.”
Eagles Of Death Metal will be performing at Reading + Leeds Festival from 26 - 28 August. Also confirmed are the likes of Red Hot Chili Peppers, The 1975, Rat Boy, Courteeners and more. For tickets and information, visit here.
Their other Nos Amis upcoming tour dates are below. For tickets and information, visit here.
The Nos Amis Tour:
13/02/16 SWEDEN Stockholm - Debaser Medis
14/02/16 NORWAY Oslo - Sentrum Scene
16/02/16 FRANCE Paris - Olympia
18/02/16 GERMANY Munich - Tonhalle
19/02/16 CROATIA Zagreb - Tvornica Kulture
20/02/16 HUNGARY Budapest - Akvarium
22/02/16 AUSTRIA Vienna - Arena
23/02/16 SWITZERLAND Zurich - Komplex
24/02/16 FRANCE Lille - Le Splendid
25/02/16 BELGIUM Brussels - Forest Club
27/02/16 ITALY Treviso - New Age
28/02/16 ITALY Turin - 10100
29/02/16 ITALY Rome - Orion
02/03/16 FRANCE Nimes - La Paloma TBC
03/03/16 SPAIN Barcelona - Apolo
04/03/16 SPAIN Madrid - Joy Eslava
05/03/16 PORTUGAL Lisbon - Coliseum
09/08/16 POLAND Katowice - Mega Club
11/08/16 DENMARK Copenhagen - Amager Bio
15/08/16 GERMANY Bremen - Aladin
16/08/16 GERMANY Cologne - Live Music Hall
