Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme expands on “corporate assholes” setting rules at gigs: “It’s about controlling fun”

Queens Of The Stone Age ‘s Josh Homme has expanded on his comment about “corporate assholes” setting rules at gigs.

READ MORE: Queens Of The Stone Age: “I was trying to write my way out of my troubles” During a recent show at Ford Field, Detroit, Homme defied the venue’s anti-smoking policy on stage by lighting up a ciagrette .

Violations of the policy could be penalised with a hefty $10,000 fine.

While smoking, Homme told the crowd: “Don’t let these fucking corporate assholes tell you what to do”.

Now, the QOTSA frontman has clarified his comments in an interview with Consequence of Sound .

“It had nothing to do with smoking,” Homme told the outlet.

“It’s about monopolies and corporations that charge you $85 for parking, and $30 for a beer, and tell you, ‘You can’t go here, but you can go here.’ It’s about controlling fun.

“The example of smoking just doesn’t matter,” he added.

“That’s not important.

It’s about being constantly told what to do when you yourself are paying for a moment of escapism.

It’s like having to have fun with the hall monitors.” Homme went on to say that “I kinda don’t give a fuck”, explaining: “You’re not supposed to smoke, but who cares? It’s about uniting people so they can do what they want… We’re already playing this big corporate thing.

It’s like we might as well infiltrate it and have a good time.

Turn these Mondays into Saturdays.” Watch Homme make the remarks below: QOTSA are readying to release their upcoming album, ‘Perfecth’ .

The record is scheduled to arrive on October 30 via Matador Records – pre-save/pre-order here .