Jesse Hughes (musician)

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Jesse Everett Hughes
Jesse Hughes in 2006.
Jesse Hughes in 2006.
Background information
Also known as The Devil
Boots Electric
J Devil
Born September 24, 1972 (1972-09-24) (age 35) - Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Genre(s) Rock
Desert Rock
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) Guitar
Vocals
Label(s) AntAcidAudio
Downtown Records
Associated acts Queens of the Stone Age
Desert Sessions
Eagles of Death Metal

Jesse "The Devil" Hughes (b. September 24, 1972) is an American musician from Greenville, South Carolina. Hughes is known for his role as frontman of the California-based rock band, Eagles of Death Metal. He cites Little Richard as his biggest musical influence and inspiration.[1]

At age 7, Hughes and his mother moved to Palm Desert, California. After discovering his wife cheated on him with another man, he re-evaluated his life and started the band Eagles of Death Metal with his high school friend Josh Homme (of Queens of the Stone Age). Hughes cites Homme with saving his life, claiming that during the recording of the second Eagles of Death Metal album Death By Sexy, he fell into serious drug addiction and that Homme not only drove him to rehab, but paid for it as well.[2] Hughes is a member of the National Rifle Association.[3]

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[edit] Pseudonyms

Hughes is known to go by many different nicknames, including "J. Devil" (or simply "The Devil")[4] as well as "Boots Electric" ("Boots" for short) and "Fabulous Weapon" (both of which were band names used by Hughes' father).

[edit] Selected discography

  • Volumes 3 & 4 (1998) of The Desert Sessions - contributed the tracks "The Gosso King of Crater Lake", "Hogleg" and "You Keep Talkin'" with the first incarnation of Eagles of Death Metal.
  • Peace, Love, Death Metal (2004)
  • A Pair of Queens E.P. (2004) - a two-song ep called, "A Pair of Queens." The ep featured Hughes doing covers of the Queen of the Stone Age songs "Go with the Flow" and "Gonna Leave You." Release was available on vinyl.
  • Death by Sexy (2006)
  • Heart On (2008)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Medsker, David (2006-02-28). Interview with Jesse Hughes. Bullz-Eye. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
  2. ^ http://www.truepunk.com/interviews/eagles_of_death_metal/
  3. ^ http://www.skratchmagazine.com/interviews/interviews.php?id=165
  4. ^ Blevins, Tal (2004-10-20). Eagles of Death Metal: Local-Eyzed in San Francisco. IGN.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.

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