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The process that we go through in recording with Tool is very organic, but at the same time it is very thought out. There is a very left-brain process of dissecting what we're doing and drawing from source material; it's very research oriented and esoteric.

— Maynard James Keenan

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Every now and then, you get people who tend to forget what this country is about, which is a melting pot of races and cultures and freedom of speech.

It's a purging of sorts. Like, when you're all done doing your laundry and it's fresh and bright, but washing the clothes, you wouldn't want to get in while it's spinning around.

You really should be able to feel the higher power of music and be moved by it, rather than listening to me waffle on and having to explain it.

I would hope they would be our fellow artists, rather than trying to emulate or idolize clowns like us.

For the music, it’s not about the individual — so the more you let the music speak for yourself, the more powerful the music will be.

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