“Joe Satriani is amazing, but after three songs he puts me to sleep”: Tool’s Adam Jones said he gets “bored” of guitar solos in this 2006 interview
Tool’s Adam Jones was bored of long winded guitar solos all the way back in 2006, according to a re-surfaced feature.
The original interview took place the evening prior to the release of the band’s 2006 10,000 Days album, for which Jones spoke Guitar World on the importance of tones and textures, and how he preferred to experiment with guitar in this way, as opposed to prioritising complex solos.
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He told the publication, “In ’70s rock there were leads in every song. I used to like Frank Zappa, but I thought that when he played a lead he would go on for way too long. In the ’80s everyone had a gimmick. Michael Angelo [Batio] had four necks, so the other guy would have to have six necks.
“Tom Morello is a friend of mine, and he comes from that school where it’s got to have a crazy sound and he’ll do wacky things. He really gets off on that. But I was always bored with three-hour solos. I think Joe Satriani is amazing, but after three songs he puts me to sleep. I used to play no solos. I’ve come out of my shell a little bit. If it’s tasteful and it’s what the song needs, it’s okay. There’s a big difference between talent and gimmick.”
He goes on to add, “A lot of fellow up-and-coming guitarists will ask me if I think they should go to Guitar Institute of Technology or just join a band. I ask them what they want to do: ‘Do you want to learn technique? Do you want to learn how to play scales? If so, you should go to GIT. But if you just want to play music, you should start jamming with your friends and start a band.’”
Tool’s latest album Fear Inoculum landed in 2019. It marked their first release since 10,000 Days. The band are due to play a number of shows in March next year.
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