Adam Jones

“Fine art is really something I want to get into.”

“The Melvins are grunge.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“Doing the stereotypical solo bores me.”

“I like soundtracks and I like film.”

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

“I seriously do not think Nirvana is grunge.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“We have meetings with our record label to tell them how to market us.”

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

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