Whenever you try to work through the things that we're trying to work through, that we're addressing, it ends up looking negative. Our goal is nonjudgment, nonfiltered acceptance of everything. So much of our background collectively, especially in the United States, is denying and suppressing and disowning a lot of negativity and the darker areas. You can become swallowed up in it. It's cancerous. The goal should be to define acceptance for everything. To try and consider every aspect. To try to look into the shadows, as well as the light.

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.

Because artists can be extremely eccentric and insane, and unfortunately, the people they hurt the most are the people that are closest to them.

You know, I grew up listening to Joni Mitchell.

Actors have these delicate appendages called Egos.

Life is too short not to create something with every breath we draw.