When followers pay cash to see a present, they wish to hear the hits. Or, at the least, that’s how Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme thinks it ought to go. The singer/guitarist appeared on the Tuna on Toast with Stryker podcast and talked about how he makes a setlist for Queens reveals. He began off by saying that he focuses on the hits (h/t Blabbermouth).

“I perceive that I’m all the time going to play ‘No One Is aware of’ as a result of I nonetheless like taking part in that track, and that’s one thing that, it’s an settlement with the viewers. ‘I assume that this is part of coming right here to see us, and right here you go.’”

“When there’s bands that don’t wanna play their massive track or their massive songs, I all the time assume it’s just a little cunty to do this. [Laughs] Appearing like a track that lots of people like is a burden is only a unusual response to the present that your followers have given you. Looks as if an odd response.”

Homme mentioned that he can relate to the concept of feeling like a single track is overshadowing the remainder of one’s work however considers {that a} good drawback to have.

“I feel particularly when one thing blows up, I can perceive maybe that feeling of it’s overshadowing the remainder of what you do and all. However maybe these are uptown issues, you realize? And whereas I perceive bits of that sentiment, I don’t assume the top outcome could be that you simply deny the kind of world that that track would provide you with… Within the years of doing this, I’ve seen a whole lot of artists do this — at instances they kind of get indignant at their very own music for doing nicely, for creating this world.

“I don’t know. Having followers is a cool factor, and so they need stuff, and on the subject of taking part in the stuff they need, I really feel like that that’s why that is occurring, proper? You guys are all right here since you wanna hear some stuff and in addition don’t know what’s gonna occur. And also you wanted to have that fundamental meals group to ensure that me to shock you, too. Shock requires figuring out some constants are going to occur, you realize?

I’m with Homme right here. If I’m at a present, I wish to hear the hits. You’ll be able to hearken to the total interview under this, in addition to tune into the video for “Unfavourable Area,” which Queens of the Stone Age simply dropped.