“I've always wanted to do a more complex demonstration of a deeper emotion and prove my understanding of proper songwriting structure," says Hughes of his musical evolution.
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Eleven years later-after a ripping debut and two albums full of greasy perv-rock with hypnotic grooves and the occasional vulnerable ballad-Hughes and Homme are back with Zipper Down, their most versatile record to date. The two friends-who've known each other since elementary school (“We instantly hit it off," laughs Hughes, “I think because we were the only two gingers in the desert")-play all the instruments, though over the course of four studio albums they've also welcomed friends like QOTSA collaborators Troy Van Leeuwen, Alain Johannes, Dave Catching, and drummer Joey Castillo both in the studio and on the road. “My earliest, fondest memories in life are centered around music and women." I laughed and sneered, 'I could write an album in a week.'" A few days later, Hughes delivered and Eagles of Death Metal was born. He asked me if I could do more songs like that.
Josh came over one day to check up on me, and he overheard 'I Only Want You'. “The only thing on my mind was to show love to my son, so I started entertaining him with really basic songs. “Around 2003, I was going through the ugliest divorce and custody battle you could imagine," he recalls. But he confides, “I just did it to hang out with my friend and make music-I never had any intention, belief, delusion, vision, or pretense about becoming a rock 'n' roll musician." When the sessions were over, Hughes moved on with family life, working nine to five as a journalist, speechwriter, and even an ordained deacon. Granted, guitarist/vocalist Jesse Hughes did play guitar alongside his longtime best friend Josh Homme on the Queens of the Stone Age frontman's 1998 Desert Sessions compilation Volumes 3 & 4. But Eagles of Death Metal formed as more of a joke or dare. Plenty of bands have been thrown together solely to get girls.
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