Adam Jones
Adam Jones
Adam Thomas Jonesis a three-time Grammy Award-winning American musician and visual artist, best known for his position as the guitarist for Tool. Jones has been rated the 75th Greatest Guitarist of all time by the Rolling Stone and placed ninth in Guitar World's Top 100 Greatest metal Guitarists. Jones is also the director of the majority of Tool's music videos...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth15 January 1965
CountryUnited States of America
music
I haven't listened to much music lately; I've been out of it.
adds capture connection image interested music pick present songs tool
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.
lots shoot stuff time
In the time between records, I always have lots of stuff going on. I shoot photography, make little sculptures, play video games.
art
All the art for Tool is done by the me and the band.
As long as I can remember, growing up we had a guitar around our house, and I was always plucking on it.
emphasis looks message music puts taking
When you don't know what the band looks like, it puts the emphasis on thinking and taking the music and message more seriously.
approach band hit music
My approach is to be part of a band that makes music, not hit songs.
music
But if you want to be in a band and write music, then you should just be in a band and write music.
felt played until
When we played with the Rollins Band, we'd keep songs going until we felt like ending it.
compared raw unsafe
That's the thing I like about my sound. It's real raw and very unsafe compared to a solid state kind of sound.
les paul
I use Gibson guitars; I prefer the Les Paul custom.
people
I think people like Steve Vai are so boring.
band great helmet love song sounds
I listen to Helmet - and I love Helmet, they're a great band - but every song sounds the same.
I've always dabbled on guitar, but never took lessons.