Musician

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

But if you want to be in a band and write music, then you should just be in a band and write music.

The Melvins are grunge.

I never thought 'Stairway to Heaven' was a long song. I loved how there was this part and then there was another part that was completely different.

I mean, Tool has a style, but we try to make all our songs sound different from each other.

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

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

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.

I'm not a geek about equipment, I just know what I like.

I'm not a geek about equipment, I just know what I like.

I personally don't like to use as many effects because when you play live, something always goes wrong.

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.

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.

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

I'm not a good guitar player.

I played violin and got into that Suzuki program in the second grade.

I use Gibson guitars; I prefer the Les Paul custom.

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

I like soundtracks and I like film.

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.