Adam Jones Quotes

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

If you become addicted and a junkie, well, that's your fault.

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

I've never worried about how long the song is.

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

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

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

I think people like Steve Vai are so boring.

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

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

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

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

I haven't listened to much music lately; I've been out of it.

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

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

All the art for Tool is done by the me and the band.

My approach is to be part of a band that makes music, not hit songs.

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

I'm not into solos, I'm into lyrics.

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

I seriously do not think Nirvana is grunge.

Doing the stereotypical solo bores me.

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 good guitar player.

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