Adam Jones Quotes

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Adam Jones

Profession : Musician

Birth : January 15, 1965

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

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

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

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

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I think people like Steve Vai are so boring.

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I seriously do not think Nirvana is grunge.

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

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

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

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

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Doing the stereotypical solo bores me.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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I like soundtracks and I like film.

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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.

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