The argument that many people had about Tool’s music is that they couldn’t hear the vocals. I had to scream to be heard, and that’s not necessarily a pleasant sound. It works for the rage, but it doesn’t work for the art if you have to scream your head off to be heard over the amps. In a way, besides being its own band, I always thought of A Perfect Circle as a way to serve Tool. I thought if my voice was more audible and people learned how to recognize it, they’d have more respect for Tool if they could hear that fourth instrument.
