Tool Goes for Movie Concept That May or May Not Make Sense.

[ROC]

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/articl...t_id=1003597438

Tool Tossing Around Ideas For 'Surreal' Movie

June 12, 2007, 10:45 AM ET

John Benson, Cleveland

With Tool entrenched on the road in support of its latest effort "10,000 Days," guitarist Adam Jones tells Billboard.com the alt-metal act is tossing around ideas for a band movie.

"It has to be a collective thing as far as the band members," says Jones. "Everyone has to be very happy and it has to be done in a way where people would see integrity and hard work and not just something thrown together or home movies or some sh*tty filmed live show.

"It's a selfish thing," he continues. "There's that selfish quality of what we want versus what everyone else wants. But I think at the end of the day if we get what we want, it's reflective in what other people see in that."

Jones, who is the visionary behind many of the group's music videos, says movie discussion is nothing new to the Los Angeles-based band. If the right financial backer entered the picture, it could become a reality sooner than later.

"We all have ideas about it," Jones says. "If I had my way, it would be a narrative story in a surreal fashion with as much money and special effects we could throw at it. I think some of the other guys would like to do pockets of all of that or something that's live or we're playing. It's just talk right now."

Something more concrete and far less pleasant to the band is a lawsuit filed by visual artist Cam De Leon, whose work has been closely aligned with Tool for over a decade.

"He had done some artwork that we paid him to do in the past for our band and he came with this ridiculous lawsuit saying he's the fifth member of the band and a partner and he was head of our art department," Jones says. "There is no art department. I just feel like it's total extortion. We've been fighting it and it's been really burning a hole in my stomach. It's just been very distracting."

In the meantime, Tool is busying itself on the road. After finishing a North American tour next month, the band heads to Europe for dates in August and September. "I think the album is doing well," Jones says. "We're really happy with it, people are happy with it and I think we can keep going."

Edited June 12, 2007 by Mr. James Murphy

[YI]

It'll take 5 years to happen AND be incredibly underwhelming, you mean?

[ROC]

It'll take 5 years to happen AND be incredibly underwhelming, you mean?

Edited June 12, 2007 by Mr. James Murphy

[Steeb]

YI, as usual, is right on the money.

The members of Tool sometimes come across as poncey little know-it-alls, I must say.

[livid]

10,000 Days was a good record, you just have to listen to it all at once or it doesn't have the same impact. That's not to say that I'm right and you're wrong, because know you two, you probably have listened to it all the way through a few times, but I guess to each his own.

Though, I kinda agree, for the fact that it took 5 years and came out for what it is, I could see it being underwhelming, especially if someone were to build it up and up and then just be disappointed. That being said, I'm sure whatever they come up with be loved by many and hate by many at the same time. They're so weird it's hard for them to have an in between it seems.

And as far as them having a bit of an ego, eh, I could see it, but I just see them as being people that don't sugarcoat anything.

[YI]

10,000 Days was a good record, you just have to listen to it all at once or it doesn't have the same impact. That's not to say that I'm right and you're wrong, because know you two, you probably have listened to it all the way through a few times, but I guess to each his own.

[tristy]

Dicks or not, hopefully I'll be seeing them this week at Bonnaroo.

[Steeb]

Is...buh....whuh....Corgan.....Sabu....?

Edited June 13, 2007 by Ever Fallen In Steeb?

[ROC]

Dicks or not, hopefully I'll be seeing them this week at Bonnaroo.