Quotes from Adam Jones

I really like stuff that is collectible that you can hold and go, 'There's only a few people that have this.' I like to see that someone's put a lot of labor into making something.

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

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

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

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

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

I like soundtracks and I like film.

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

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.

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 seriously do not think Nirvana is grunge.

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

Doing the stereotypical solo bores me.

I think people like Steve Vai are so boring.

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

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.

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

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