Queens Of the Stone Age Frontman Josh Homme Wants His Remains Poured Into Concrete So Kids Can ‘Party’ On His Grave

Josh Homme, the mastermind behind Queens of the Stone Age, has revealed a specific and unconventional plan for his body after he dies. In a new conversation with Stereogum promoting the album Alive in the Catacombs, the vocalist detailed how he wants to split his remains between his family and a permanent installation in the California desert.

Homme, who has long been associated with the desert landscape through his “Desert Sessions” recordings, explained that he already owns the plot of land where he intends to rest—or rather, serve as furniture.

“I want to be cremated in part to go where all my family is,” Homme explained in the interview (via Loudwire). “But then I want the rest … I got this spot out in the desert, a little plot. And I want to be poured into this concrete under a table with chairs over the concrete and I want kids to party and think deep thoughts under the stars in the desert.”

The conversation about mortality led Homme to reflect on his first brush with death, which occurred when he was just 12 years old. The musician recounted a solo boating accident in North Idaho on Lake Pend Oreille that left him stranded in the water during a storm.

“I got in a solo boating accident and got thrown from the boat and had to swim this enormous distance, fully clothed with a storm and it raining,” Homme recalled. “It was at one point [thinking], ‘I think I can’t swim more than this.’ And then sort of being rescued right at that moment, you know? But [there was] the sort of calm of saying to yourself, ‘I think it’s ok’.”

He noted that the actual rescue was far less dignified than the philosophical acceptance preceding it.

“This guy pulled me by my hair and my underwear. It’s all I had on… and he gave me the most enormous wedgie that I’ve ever known and also by my hairs only to grab me. And I thought, ‘Wow, that’s an interesting punctuation for this,’” he laughed.

According to Homme, surviving that event fundamentally altered his approach to life, instilling a sense of urgency that has defined his career.

“There is sort of an elation post that… I remember thinking I’m just going to do what I want to do. I don’t think I should wait and do whatever everyone else just says,” Homme said. “It messed with the sense of timing of life. There’s no real reason to wait… people aren’t thinking about you at all. So you should just do whatever you want to do.”