Iggy Pop and Josh Homme

Josh Homme has opened up about the possibility of teaming up with Iggy Pop again in the future, after they worked together on 2016ā€™s ā€˜Post Pop Depressionā€™.

That album saw Homme and Iggy come together on anĀ initially secretive project, alongside Hommeā€™s Queens of the Stone Age bandmate Dean Fertita and Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders. The album was highly praised, placing in NMEā€™s Top 10 Albums of 2016 list, and it became Iggyā€™s highest charting solo album to date.

Now, in a new interview with NME, Homme and Fertita have spoken about the likelihood of a potential follow-up to the project. Watch the video of the chat below.

ā€œWell, I would do that in a second,ā€ Homme said in response to the idea.

ā€œOh my god, if there was ever the opportunity to do it, it would be amazing,ā€ added Fertita. ā€œBut there are no plans.ā€

ā€œNo plans, but you canā€™t force something into being,ā€ continued Homme. ā€œYou just have to be ready to accept it when it arrives.ā€

In a five-star review of ā€˜Post Pop Depressionā€™, NME wrote, ā€œIf this is his final goodbye, itā€™s a truly mesmerising sign off.ā€

ā€œHilarious and cool all at once, Iggy comes across like a more congenial Colonel Kurtz fromĀ Apocalypse NowĀ on it. Grizzled. Defiant.Ā Heroic. As parting statements go, ā€˜Post Pop Depressionā€™ is solid gold proof of his genius.ā€

NME also witnessed Iggy, Homme, Fertita and Heldersā€™ show at the Royal Albert Hall in 2016, which it described as ā€œthe best show of the year to dateā€.

ā€œThat was the coolest thing Iā€™ve ever been allowed to be part of,ā€ said Homme, reflecting on his memories of that show. ā€œBut to try to chase that down again is a big mistake. Acceptance is the key. I accept that happened and I accept that it can never happen again.ā€

Elsewhere in the new interview, Homme reflected on the tribute show that was held for Taylor Hawkins in 2022 and on his friendship with Dave Grohl.

ā€œBeing able to sing ā€˜Letā€™s Danceā€™ with Nile Rodgers at Wembley for my friendā€¦ Taylor would have loved that gig so much. Itā€™s such a wonderful thing that perhaps only Dave [Grohl] could do as a send-off like that. [He was asking] ā€˜Is this a good way to say ā€˜I love youā€™?ā€™ In the years past, I havenā€™t always known how to say ā€˜I love youā€™ to the people that I care about, you know?ā€

The post Josh Homme on the chances of another Iggy Pop collaboration appeared first on NME.

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