Oliveri Wants Back in QOTSA

Nick Oliveri says he still wants to be a member of Queens of the Stone Age, despite a statement issued by frontman Josh Homme last week that said the two had "recently parted ways." "I didn't quit Queens," insists the bassist in a Web post.

According to Homme's statement, "a number of incidents occurring over the last 18 months" caused the split. Oliveri evidently took this to mean his hard-partying ways. "Yeah, I get fucked up," he responded. "I get real fucked up, but I show up to play."

Homme and Oliveri have been friends since high school. They co-founded hard-rock cult favorites Kyuss together in 1990 and then formed Queens of the Stone Age in 1997. Queens had a breakout year in 2003, as their latest album, Songs for the Deaf -- which featured Homme and Oliveri along with part-time singer Mark Lanegan and guest drummer Dave Grohl -- was certified gold. According to Oliveri, Homme also recently dismissed Lanegan.

Queens, under Homme's direction, plan to begin work on a new album this spring. Oliveri wants to be there: "I want to make another fuckin' record, [and] I think Queens is a great fuckin' band . . . I just need to talk to Josh, but I can't get in touch with him."

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Song Stories

“Oh Sherrie”

Steve Perry | 1984

Steve Perry's girlfriend Sherrie Swafford was actually in the studio when Perry began writing this song--his lone Top Ten hit as a solo act--with two co-writers. The trio began at midnight one night with just "Oh, Sherrie!" and "hold on, hold on." Three hours later, they had a complete song. Swafford, however, had to wait until the next day to hear it. "Sherrie actually got tired and went to bed," Perry said. She also appeared in the video, but their relationship did not hold on for long.

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