| Jesse Hughes | |
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Jesse Hughes playing the Commodore Ballroom in July 2009 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jesse Everett Hughes |
| Also known as | The Devil, Boots Electric, J Devil |
| Born | September 24, 1972 - Greenville, South Carolina U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative rock, garage rock revival, blues rock, hard rock |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, Women's Rights Activist |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, percussion, flute |
| Labels | AntAcidAudio, Downtown Records |
| Associated acts | Eagles of Death Metal, Desert Sessions, Queens of the Stone Age |
Jesse "The Devil" Hughes (born 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]
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At age 7, Hughes' mother, Jo Ellen, moved him to Palm Desert, California. In high school, Hughes became friends with Josh Homme (later of Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age). They became good friends after Josh Homme stopped a bully from picking on Hughes. Hughes graduated from the Greenville Technical College with a degree in journalism and worked as manager of a Video Depot in the Palm Desert for several years.
Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme formed Eagles of Death Metal in 1998. Hughes credits 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 known to go by many different nicknames, including "J. Devil" (or simply "The Devil")[3] as well as "Boots Electric" ("Boots" for short) and "Fabulous Weapon" (both of which were band names used by Hughes' father). In an interview[4] Hughes revealed that his band mate Josh Homme gave him "The Devil" nickname when he was thirteen. "I used to get picked on a lot by Karl Doyle" says Hughes, "And when I would get picked on severely, or if it really made a point to me, I would get vengeance, but I would get vengeance in the way that I could, which was mostly clever and all consuming. Joshua once witnessed me in the moment I was about to enact vengeance upon someone, and he just said, 'You're the fucking devil dude,' and it stuck."
Jesse is one of the characters in the book Sex Tips from Rock Stars by Paul Miles to be published by Omnibus Press in July 2010.[5] In September 2011, Hughes will release his debut solo album under the moniker Boots Electric. The album will be released on Dangerbird Records and is called "Honkey Kong." [6][7] They played their first show in Columbus, Ohio August 12, 2011 at the CD 101 Summerfest Eve. [8]
Hughes is currently endorsed by Maton guitars[9] and Orange amplifiers.[10]
| Year | Band or artist | Album |
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| 1998 | The Desert Sessions | Volumes 3 & 4 |
| 2002 | Fatso Jetson | Cruel & Delicious |
| 2004 | Eagles of Death Metal | Peace, Love, Death Metal |
| As a solo artist | A Pair of Queens | |
| 2005 | Queens of the Stone Age | Lullabies to Paralyze |
| 2006 | Eagles of Death Metal | Ordering Pot with a Rock Star |
| 2008 | Heart On | |
| September 2011 | Boots Electric (solo artist) | Honkey Kong |
| 2011 on Miracle | Boots Electric (solo artist) | Untitled 4 song 12 inch LP |
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