Adam Jones

That's what I love about our music - it'll never be a hit because you can't dance to it. ”

I've always dabbled on guitar, but never took lessons. ”

There's always the influence of music, film, art and the other things that drive me. I'm usually inspired by my environment and whatever is making me happy or mad. ”

When you don't know what the band looks like, it puts the emphasis on thinking and taking the music and message more seriously. ”

If I play anything that sounds like a solo, it's gonna sound like a lyric. ”

That's the thing I like about my sound. It's real raw and very unsafe compared to a solid state kind of sound. ”

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

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. ”

In the time between records, I always have lots of stuff going on. I shoot photography, make little sculptures, play video games. ”

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