A lot of names in America and Europe have their roots in Latin and Greek words. A lot of them go back to archetypes and their stories.

All I can do is say I smell a rat. I don't know where it is or what kind of rat it is, but as an artist, I can express how. But I couldn't responsibly stand up and tell people which way to go, because then I'm just as guilty as the people who are telling everybody else what to do and where to go.

I can't be a legend yet. I'm not dead.

For me, life is writing and I can do it anywhere. It doesn't matter where I am. I listen. I write. I live.

Desert, in generally, is a very good place to find yourself. Or lose yourself.

We're just four guys and we are enjoying what we're doing with Tool.

We are eternal. All this pain is an illusion.