Frank Turner met Josh Homme and bonded over politics

Frank Turner and Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme might not seem like the most likely pair to get on, but it turns out that the two connected over their political views when they met.

"I met Josh Homme last year and the first thing he did was correct my pronunciation of his surname, and he was thoroughly, thoroughly nice in a way that I kind of wasn't expecting," Turner revealed.

"One of the other things about him which I really enjoyed was that - without going into too much discussion about it - I've obviously copped a fair amount of shit for being a Libertarian in the press, and he was aware of this and said 'I'm a fucking hardcore Libertarian, stick to your guns and fuck them'. It's not very often that people say that to me, so that was nice - I enjoyed that."

Turner also spoke about the controversial decision made for Queens of the Stone Age and Paramore to co-headline Reading and Leeds festival, throwing his support behind it. While admitting that he's not too knowledgable about Paramore, the singer-songwriter is a definite Queens of the Stone Age fan, and points out that the festival bookers know what they're doing and aren't 'idiots'.

"People kind of go, 'Oh, they can't be the Reading headliner!' and you reply 'They can, because they have been booked by people who have millions of pounds riding on their decisons so they're not idiots'. I like Queens, they're a great band. Paramore is a band I don't really know anything about. Queens are great though."