Everyone in Tool is interested in how we present our music. We write a group of songs that have a vibe, energy and feeling, and then we try to pick an image to capture that and communicate a feeling. We want something that adds to the connection with the audience.

Adam Jones

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I think putting labels on people is just an easy way of marketing... by Adam Jones

I think putting labels on people is just an easy way of marketing something you don't understand.

marketing people thinking

I'm a self-taught guitarist, but I have a classical music backgro... by Adam Jones

I'm a self-taught guitarist, but I have a classical music background.

classical-music taught self

I'm not a good guitar player. by Adam Jones

I'm not a good guitar player.

gamer guitar player

As far as the grunge thing, there are three bands from Seattle th... by Adam Jones

As far as the grunge thing, there are three bands from Seattle that I would call true grunge.

grunge band three

I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and w... by Adam Jones

I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands.

guitar band player

I'm my own worst critic and I think everyone in the band is a per... by Adam Jones

I'm my own worst critic and I think everyone in the band is a perfectionist.

perfectionist band thinking

Instead of kicking them out of the stadium, they need to fine them 10 grand, 20 grand, 30 grand. Something that really hurts somebody. Make them pay in full. And if they don't, take it out of their check, that's how you hurt somebody. You suspend them from the stadium, what does that mean? It's a slap on the wrist.

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Sports brings people together â ? ? black, white, or any different, for those three hours, you can have beers, nachos and some Boog's( barbecue) and forget about our daily lives.

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We don’t have a choice. We have to go out there and play. No matter what the circumstances are, we’ve got to find a way to deal with it.

latest-headlines

Different people get different things out of the images. It doesn't matter what it's about, all that matters is how it makes you feel.

feel you matter people

I listen to Helmet - and I love Helmet, they're a great band - bu... by Adam Jones

I listen to Helmet - and I love Helmet, they're a great band - but every song sounds the same.

great helmet song love

Fine art is really something I want to get into. by Adam Jones

Fine art is really something I want to get into.

something fine want art

If you're making music for all the right reasons, people are going to be receptive to that and appreciate it the same way you did when your were writing it.

you music people way

We wanted to take as much time and effort making the video as we... by Adam Jones

We wanted to take as much time and effort making the video as we did the song.

take effort time song

Many of the songs on Undertow were written at the time Opiate cam... by Adam Jones

Many of the songs on Undertow were written at the time Opiate came out.

songs out were time

With four perfectionists in the band, we have a hard time reachin... by Adam Jones

With four perfectionists in the band, we have a hard time reaching perfection.

hard band perfection time

When we played with the Rollins Band, we'd keep songs going until... by Adam Jones

When we played with the Rollins Band, we'd keep songs going until we felt like ending it.

ending going like band

We're more into expressing ourselves than making radio hits. by Adam Jones

We're more into expressing ourselves than making radio hits.

expressing than more radio

We have meetings with our record label to tell them how to market... by Adam Jones

We have meetings with our record label to tell them how to market us.

us how tell meetings

We could have gone with much bigger labels and more money, but we wanted to go with a company that is LA based, all in the same building, and really understands what the artists want.

go building money want