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MAYNARD'S QUOTES

"I think psychedelics play a major part in what we do, but having said that, I feel that if somebody's going to experiment with those things they really need to educate themselves about them. People just taking the chemicals and diving in without having any kind of preparation about what they're about to experience tend to have no frame of reference, so they're missing everything flying by and all these new perspectives. It's just a waste. They reach a little bit of spiritual enlightenment, but they end up going, 'Well, now I need that drug to get back there again.' The trick is to use the drugs once to get there, and maybe spend the next ten years trying to get back there without the drug."

- MJK

(Do you hate people?)
"Pretty much, I would have to say absolutely."
(Why?)
"Ignorance."

- MJK

"Welcome to our world!"
- MJK

"food, shelter, clothing, pussy"
- MJK on what inspires him

"Are ya happy? On three can I get a big, fat YES? 1..2..3 How 'bout in French, which is OUI (we) in case you wouldn't know that. 1..2..3.. And in Spanish, which is SÃ. 1..2..3..

- MJK before "46 & 2" at the Coachella Festival

"We have a guest. We have a guest tonight. Sinners put your hands together for the Reverend Buzz Melvin. The Lord Almighty says, 'I will punish you Nineveh. I will strip you naked; and let the nation see you, see you in all your shame.' What God is trying to say here is that, you all are wearin' to many clothes. You got to shred off the clothes, get rid of the clothes. And when you're all naked, rub up next to each other. And when you're all done with that. You need to go out and buy a t-shirt, a brand new Tool t-shirt. That's what God is trying to tell you. Just kidding about the t-shirt thing. What you really want to do is start fucking."

- MJK live before Stinkfist (w/ Suspicious Minds lyrics)

"It's been a long time since we've been able to play with Rage Against The Machine. We've spent many, many months in Europe eating stale bread and horrible cheese. It's a pleasure to play with them again. Did they kick your ass? I don't know if you know this or not, but Zack is really sick and he still came out here and kicked your ass. What do you think of that? They have a new record coming out on November 1st, go and buy it."

- MJK after "Eulogy" at the Coachella Festival

"We have a guest. We have Buzz from the Melvins joining us. This is a song by a band called Peach, which Justin used to be in. Back when he was eating bad food."

- MJK before "Spasm" at the Coachella Festival

"Put your fucking clothes back on."

"I'm not really sure why somebody would want to take their clothes off at one of our concerts, but why you fucking Neanderthals can't evolve and keep your fucking hands off a naked lady, I don't know.

- MJK during and after the song "4 degrees" at a concert

"I love fairy tales."
- MJK on Christianity

"We were backstage playing Monopoly and totally forgot there was a show."
- MJK on why they were so late for their set

"Hey, we're not Green Day, so it'll be more than three minutes long."

- MJK announcing the last song at one of their concerts

"...it's all about change and evolution individually as well as universally. It's also about unity..."

- MJK on Ã†nima

"...this song explores sound and emotion in an odd way. If you don't know English or Italian, this song might sound very much like a passionate love poem, but in actuality it's a message from a person that is very angry, very hurt and very bitter..."

- MJK on Message to Harry ManBack

"I am not a scientologist nor should anyone else be."
- M JK

"...This is Justin, our new bass player. He's from England, so he kinda smells bad..."

- MJK on Justin

"in some ways he was more politically correct in most of his meanings."

- MJK on Bill Hicks

"We just seem that way, it is not necessarily, not that dark. "

- MJK on being dark

"I'm just happy we beat Kenny G."

- MJK on the success of Ã†nima

"We'll see you in church tomorrow morning."

- MJK after Opiate

"I want you to take these feelings home with you, and remember them, and create something positive with them."

- MJK at the end of every show on this last tour

"We must know where we came from to know where we are going."

- MJK

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DANNY'S QUOTES

"We're a total drug band. We're as psychedelic as a band can get, but we're articulate about it, I suppose. That's the difference between us and some other groups."

- Danny Carey

"We're dealing with the chaos of life, and we're rubbing it down. The deeper you rub, the more patterns you can see until you realize that it's really an organized chaos. There isn't really ever any chance to understand it all, but we're here to keep rubbing."

- Danny Carey

"...no recording can capture what happens in a room with four people who have a similar cause and believe in it. Especially the way we play. Live is what our band is about..."

- Danny Carey

"...kids will mosh to anything these days, but there are those people in the crowd that the music reaches on a deeper psychological and subconscious level..."

- Danny Carey

"...the band is strong right now, all the cylinders are firing. There's more focus than there was ever before. The projects are only going to get bigger and better..."

- Danny Carey

"...we're one of the few bands who hasn't had to play any lame fashion games, we've always been able to put art first..."

- Danny Carey

"...they are known to make people feel good, so that's our feel good song for the record..."

- Danny on (-)ions

"... There are some people in the crowd that the music reaches on a deeper psychological and subconscious level..."

- Danny Carey

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ADAM'S QUOTES

"The best thing about [Tool] is that no matter how many albums we sell, or how many tours we headline, our focus remains on the music."

- Adam Jones

"Our music is designed to inspire - to create thought - and no matter where we are, and how many people may be in the audience, thats where our efforts go."

- Adam Jones

"...when we started the band we all had our own jobs. We did this as a side project, we never intended to get signed. It was all about the music, music that inspires and music that creates thought..."

- Adam Jones

"...we're all individuals and have our own opinions. We end up meeting in the middle and producing what you hear as Tool..."

- Adam Jones

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JUSTIN'S QUOTES

"...I can't wait to get on with touring because it's the communion of our music on a much more personal level in a greater way than recording..."

- Justin Chancellor

"...I've never come across or been part of a collection of souls so diverse in character and belief that possess the ability to mutually accommodate those differences and evolve them into positive creativity..."

- Justin Chancellor

"...if you listen carefully you can hear the rubble subsiding into a glorious new landscape. Only then are you afforded the clarity of mind essential to pry open your third eye..."

- Justin Chancellor

"...addresses the subject matter of the entire album. It's the ultimate extended remix of Ã†nema..."

- Justin on Third Eye