Shortly after releasing Peace, Love, Death Metal via Eagles of Death Metal, lead singer Jesse Hughes released the two-song EP, A Pair of Queens, on 7" vinyl as a solo project.

According to an interview with Rolling Stone, Hughes reported the inspiration for the release, stating "I was in a hotel room above the Cafe 101 in Hollywood, and a friend of mine was trying to convince me she hadn't heard Queens (of the Stone Age)'s songs," he says.

"All I had was my little Roland VS880 recording device, a guitar, and a drum machine.

It's proof that no matter how bad you suck, you cannot destroy a well-written song.

It's a clear ode to my friend Josh Homme, who is my guitar hero.