Publication: Kerrang! Magazine
Date: June, 2001
Transcribed by
Dominic Martin (sdrawkcab8@hotmail.com)
Dominic Martin (sdrawkcab8@hotmail.com)
page: 53 title: Gig Of The Week:Tool author: Catherine Chambers Dates:Dublin SFX June 7, Glasgow Barrowlands 8, Manchester Appolo 9, London Brixton Academy 11 and 12. Admission:£12.50, London £14. Supported by:Cortizone(not Dublin). How does it feel to be on the road again? Justin Chancellor (bass): "Fucking excellent.It's a real good feeling meeting that challenge again, especially now we've got all this new material to play.When you've been in a studio a while it becomes really static and when you go onstage it becomes a new challenge because you don't know how it feels live in front of people." Adam Jones (guitar): "To me, returning to tour is like a vacation.We can't believe the response the album is getting.We're being embraced and it's great.We thought people would think 'Lateralus' would be too prog and too different because people tend to want the same thing." Will there be any chance to meet with fans on this tour? Adam: "We've been asked to and have always said no - it seems like such an ego-boosting thing.It's the way we've pushed the music over everything else.When people come up to you with a record and say, 'Do you remember signing this?' or 'Do you remember me from the show that you played three years ago - I was the guy in the van', you feel really bad when they get bummed out over it.Of course we take it as a compliment.We're not dicks.We don't go, 'No, we're not signing anything' but we do need our own lives as well." This is your first UK tour in eight years.How important is the UK in your touring schedule? Danny Carey (drums): "I thinkit will be more important this time because we have a record company that is very supportive.Last time we came here in '97 we didn't do a full UK tour because we lost so much money.We did this one UK show in London and the record company stood outside with flyers that said 'If you like Tool you'll like this band'.Now it's different.it feels really good that we actually charted when our album came out and that we actually have a record company who are behind us.We do have a fan-base here, and of course we like coming here - our bassist is from the UK!" What can we expect from a Tool show in 2001? Maynard James Keenan (vocals): "The music is longer, there's more length, more light, more presentation.If you have an open heart and open ears you can expect an evening of shared moments.As to what we'll be wearing onstage... come and see.Suffice to say Rob Halford will be proud of us!"
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