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
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
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. 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." They played their first show in Columbus, Ohio August 12, 2011 at the CD 101 Summerfest Eve.
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