About Me
I was born to a Baptist family in Ravenna, Ohio, on April 17, 1964. I joined the Army in 1982. By that time I had lived in Ohio, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. I studied at West Point Academy prepschool from 1983 to 1984; however, I eventually left the military to study art at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which eventually landed Myself a job in Los Angeles "applying spatial design concepts" to pet stores. Before My years with Tool, I sang for Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty, and played bass guitar for TexAns.In the 1980s I moved to Los Angeles, apparently to work in interior design. I formed Tool with guitarist Adam Jones and bassist Paul d'Amour (later replaced by Justin Chancellor). The lineup was not completed until my neighbor drummer Danny Carey agreed to join.We released the Opiate EP in 1992 and toured with friendly bands Fishbone and Rage Against the Machine. Shortly thereafter, the U.S. saw the release of our 1993 debut album, Undertow, which eventually launched us into success. My lyrics and vocals are melodic, grim, and angst-ridden. However, as I continue to record with Tool, my lyrics evolved into increasingly introspective and spiritual works that focused not only on anger but on the positive benefits of transcending it.
Today young men on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one conciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream in which we are the imagination of ourself.
