A biography for Adam Joneshasn’t been written yet.
“I've always been involved in the visual arts and music.”
“When you don't know what the band looks like, it puts the emphasis on thinking and taking the music and message more seriously.”
“When we played with the Rollins Band, we'd keep songs going until we felt like ending it.”
“I'm not a good guitar player.”
“I've always dabbled on guitar, but never took lessons.”
“I'm not a geek about equipment, I just know what I like.”
“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 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 think putting labels on people is just an easy way of marketing something you don't understand.”
“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.”
“We wanted to take as much time and effort making the video as we did the song.”
“But if you want to be in a band and write music, then you should just be in a band and write music.”
“I'm a self-taught guitarist, but I have a classical music background.”
“I use Gibson guitars; I prefer the Les Paul custom.”
“Many of the songs on Undertow were written at the time Opiate came out.”
“That's what I love about our music - it'll never be a hit because you can't dance to it.”
“As long as I can remember, growing up we had a guitar around our house, and I was always plucking on it.”
“I haven't listened to much music lately; I've been out of it.”
“We're more into expressing ourselves than making radio hits.”
“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.”