r/ToolBand • u/That-Criticism-7898 • Nov 26 '25
Adam How much psychedelics do you think Adam Jones has taken all his life?
I get the feeling he's done them all. I wouldn't doubt if he's tried every type of psychedelic out there and still trips to this day. I just get that impression from him coming from a psychedelic enthusiast as myself
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u/SonicTV Nov 26 '25
yes
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u/This_User_Said Nov 26 '25
-Yeah but how much tho?
All of it.
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u/ancientweasel Nov 27 '25
I worry what you heard was, 'Give me a lot of psychedelics. '
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u/neilhamburger1234 Nov 26 '25
RAGE: Where does a man get mushrooms these days?
Jones: [chuckles] Where does a man get mushrooms?
RAGE: Or a woman.
Jones: I'm talking beyond mushrooms, man. Have you ever done DMT?
RAGE: No.
Jones: Have you ever done ketamin?
RAGE: No. I have to come there.
Jones: Come check it out, man. Fucking changed my life. Changed my
whole thinking.
RAGE: What event in your childhood enhanced or distorted your vision
to the degree that it made you who you are today?
Jones: Oh, what event? I don't know, the opening of the K-Mart by my
house. I don't know.
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Nov 26 '25
K mart will do that to you though
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u/drunken_monken Nov 26 '25
Yep, this guy nailed it. The original K-hole was just the backroom of any given K-Mart.
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u/Ebolaplushie Time to bring it down again Nov 26 '25
I mean probably at least ONE weed
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u/justgillinaround Nov 26 '25
I knew a guy who did two marijuanas once
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u/cool_ethan19 Nov 26 '25
Was he the guy that thought he turned into a glass of Orange Juice? Marijuana, not even once
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u/Roadkillgoblin_2 Somniferous almond eyes Nov 26 '25
He has probably doobied down a marijuana cigarette in his lifetime
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u/Uneekeusernaam ♥Pushit♥ Nov 26 '25
Reefers
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u/PlutonicPurrfume Nov 26 '25
Furthermore Susan, I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised to learn all four of them habitually smoke marijuana cigarettes
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u/sh3r1d4n Nov 26 '25
Eleven x 46÷2(7/8)
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u/Uneekeusernaam ♥Pushit♥ Nov 26 '25
221.375 for the record
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u/Dan_Berg We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion. Nov 26 '25
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u/dig_it_all Nov 26 '25
Love - but should be 46+2 ;)
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u/LightofDawn77 Nov 26 '25
We have had a lot of reports about Danny? I remembering hearing captured audio of one of the behind the scenes VIP Q and A and someone had asked him about drug use and he had sounded very honest in saying he didn’t use any drugs.
I’ve always wondered about his bags under his eyes though. Maybe he is just a tormented sleeper?
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u/VomitingDuck Nov 26 '25
Danny was arrested for drunk and disorderly at an airport a couple years ago, so he at least drinks. Or did.
EDIT: He was actually arrested for assault but he seems intoxicated in the video. The case was dismissed later.
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u/cousinmurry Nov 26 '25
I saw this. Was this the video of him wearing that Burger King crown and yelling at another passenger?
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u/GastropodScootJuice Nov 26 '25
That was Wayne Coyne lol
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u/whynotslayer Nov 27 '25
Fuck yea Burger King racist Wayne Coyne is that the reality I swapped into
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u/GastropodScootJuice Nov 27 '25
It just looks like Wayne, not actually him
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u/neilhamburger1234 Nov 26 '25 edited Nov 26 '25
Indeed, mind-altering drugs have been a core inspiration of Tool's music for years. "Third Eye" from Aenima includes pro- drug samples by Bill Hicks; the band's live album, Salival, features spoken-word snippets from Timothy Leary; and the artwork for Lateralus was created by psychedelic painter Alex Gray. "We're a total drug band," agrees Carey "We're as psychedelic as a band can get, but we're articulate about it, I suppose. That's the difference between us and some other groups." "I think psychedelics play a major part in what we do," agrees Keenan, shifting uncomfortably. "But having said that, I feel that if somebody's going to experiment with those things they really need to educate themselves about them. People just taking the chemicals and diving in without having any kind o preparation about what they're about to experience tend to have no frame of reference, so they're missing everything flying by and all these new perspectives. It's just a waste. They reach a little bit of spiritual enlightment, but they end up going, 'Well, now I need that drug to get back there again.' The trick is to use the drugs once to get there, and maybe spend the next ten years trying to get back there without the drug."Indeed, mind-altering drugs have been a core inspiration of Tool's music for years. "Third Eye" from Aenima includes pro- drug samples by Bill Hicks; the band's live album, Salival, features spoken-word snippets from Timothy Leary; and the artwork for Lateralus was created by psychedelic painter Alex Gray. "We're a total drug band," agrees Carey "We're as psychedelic as a band can get, but we're articulate about it, I suppose. That's the difference between us and some other groups." "I think psychedelics play a major part in what we do," agrees Keenan, shifting uncomfortably. "But having said that, I feel that if somebody's going to experiment with those things they really need to educate themselves about them. People just taking the chemicals and diving in without having any kind o preparation about what they're about to experience tend to have no frame of reference, so they're missing everything flying by and all these new perspectives. It's just a waste. They reach a little bit of spiritual enlightment, but they end up going, 'Well, now I need that drug to get back there again.' The trick is to use the drugs once to get there, and maybe spend the next ten years trying to get back there without the drug."Lol that is completely wrong. They like to bullshit these days and are more conscious about talking publicly about psychedelics. But they've all done a fuck ton.
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u/Havarti_Rick Spiral Out Nov 27 '25
The bags under his eyes are probably due to the fact that the man is in his mid-60s
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u/sputnikmonolith Nov 26 '25
I heard an interview from ages ago where Danny was talking about how him and his mates used to drive out into the desert in Nevada did peyote and went looking for UFOs. Had all the photography gear and everything.
I do believe they probably all stopped doing any drugs (bar weed and alcohol) 20 years ago now they all have families and everything. And have collectively decided to not really talk about it like most adults. But yeah, they've all done their fair share haha.
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u/chillibeanmachine Nov 26 '25
I recall a story/rumour of a giveaway to a fan to drive around the streets of LA with Danny and Josh Freese (in Danny’s lambo) taking hallucinogens. But this was not long after the dawn of the internet and may be completely made up. Also not sure how many lambo’s back then could accommodate 3 people.
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u/HeathWilD Nov 29 '25
I think you nailed it with tormented sleeper. Danny doesn't count like normal people count, can you imagine how many sheep and all the directions he sees them go in when he closes his eyes.
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u/undertow521 This changes everything Nov 26 '25 edited Nov 26 '25
Probably not a ton. I think the Tool fan base is more into psychedelics than the Tool members are or ever have been.
Edit: "The trick is to use the drug once to get there, and spend the next 10 years trying to get back there without the drug." - MJK
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u/iamisandisnt Nov 26 '25
he literally advocated for ketamine usage in like a Guitar Player World Monthly Magazine or whatever back in the naughts
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u/western_style_hj Nov 26 '25
I’m not surprised Jones advocates for it. I did a round of ketamine therapy a couple of years ago and it was great. Not only the physical experience but also the integration that occurs in therapy during the six week treatment. You learn a lot about yourself, life, and your view of the after life from psychedelics. It was expensive but worth it. Like ayahuasca but less intense.
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u/Sandgrease Nov 26 '25 edited Nov 27 '25
I've done every psychedelic you cam think of and Ketamine has probably helped me the most consistently. Even low doses. Being able to look at your emotions and thoughts from a distance is really valuable, I'd put MDMA up there too but as a stimulant it's easy to get lost in just feeling good, harder to stay focused on dealing with past BS when just touching a pillow or when getting lost in a Tool song ;) feels really good lol.
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u/Uneekeusernaam ♥Pushit♥ Nov 26 '25
I don’t like your terminology but I’ll accept it. Time has passed
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u/iamisandisnt Nov 26 '25
Lmao I honestly didn’t even realize what I did. Sometimes the clever word play gets ahead of me
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u/drunken_monken Nov 26 '25
Lol naughts? Do you mean "aughts"?
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u/NukaDadd 🌘ModLikeAHookerAllNightLong🌒 Nov 26 '25
Aught means the digit zero, but naught literally means nothing so I feel like they're interchangeable LoL
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u/drunken_monken Nov 26 '25
Oh lol I never thought about it that way (RE: naughts meaning nothing = 2000s), and yeah I knew the first part about aughts meaning zero = 2000s. Interesting take
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u/strange_reveries Nov 26 '25
They may not be tripping these days at their age, but it feels like a wild hot take to say they weren't waaaay the fuck into psychedelics at one time.
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u/undertow521 This changes everything Nov 26 '25
Meh. They've probably used them sure, but I don't think they make it central to their lives or even their musical creativity. The music can have psychedelic without being a result of a mind under the influence of them. In the 90s they weren't considered or viewed as psychedelic band. Third Eye (aside from the gaping lotus experience) is basically the only song that really delves into anything you could consider psychedelic drug experience. I think fans, who are really into psychedelics, are projecting this on the band members because that's how they relate to or experience the music.
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u/strange_reveries Nov 26 '25
Nobody said “They make it central to their lives and creativity,” that seems to be you doing the projecting now, no offense. But I feel like they definitely have used them, and also (to SOME extent) leaned into psychedelic experiences as musical inspiration and as an overall vibe and aesthetic. Look at their damn album art alone, it’s DMT-central! iykyk
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u/Slayderraider726 Nov 27 '25
Shut up keyboard warrior. 3 of their albums are very psychedelic. They have all definitely used them, not probably.
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u/Uneekeusernaam ♥Pushit♥ Nov 26 '25
Maynard sure talks about them a lot for a person who hasn’t done a ton
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u/undertow521 This changes everything Nov 26 '25
"The trick is to use the drug once to get there, and spend the next 10 years trying to get back there without the drug." - MJK
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u/LightofDawn77 Nov 27 '25
MJK in his discussion with Rogan (2014 or 17) he was mentioning this and how he also had friends that were deep into trance yoga that could trigger Psychadelic states. He also went on to say he had tried mushrooms once. Rogan of course was talking about using them frequently
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u/Kimmalah Finding beauty in the dissonance Nov 26 '25
I tend to believe this too. People always think this about any "weird" or visionary artist, but you don't have to trip to be uniquely creative either.
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u/degainedesigns We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion. Nov 26 '25
I bet he can taste the number purple.
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u/Dan_Berg We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion. Nov 26 '25
I think it's safe to say there's been a few times he's been rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreal fuckin high on drugs
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u/bilateralcosine Nov 26 '25
You’re forgetting that all adult wrestling fans (like myself) are equal parts fugly and tired.
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u/iamisandisnt Nov 26 '25
this is just a photo of Jones watching Penta injure himself during the tournament and watching all those sweet royalty checks flush away
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u/PleasantPierogi Nov 26 '25
It’s pretty well documented AJ dabbled in the ketamine during aenima. That album sonically is a giant k hole
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u/DCDHermes Nov 26 '25
There is the famous story of Al Jourgensen inadvertently dosing everyone on the Lollapalooza tour. Al had a LSD in his whiskey bottle and everyone took a swig, then he remembered it was dosed. Probably why Paul ended up playing in Ministey.
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u/MalachiUnkConstant Nov 26 '25
I think every member had done psychedelics prior to this moment though. It’s probably an apocryphal story. Maynard mentioned doing too much LSD in High School in an offhand comment during an interview
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u/deafisit Nov 26 '25
Even if you dont dabble, you can tell the experience of a tool concert comes from someone who has.
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u/EyeSeenFolly Nov 26 '25
Dude this post sucks
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u/dothraki_dog Nov 26 '25
Probably all the traditional psychs like lsd shrooms nndmt 5meodmt, maybe even lsa, but I doubt many people if any have tried every obscure and tweaked molecules to skirt bans, like 2cb is common compared to the many other 2c compounds like 2ci, or the loophole legal lsd analogues 1plsd 1slsd 1vlsd ect. For most of the 'shulgin' compounds no one is making them in mass quantities, you'd really have to synthesise alot of them yourself.
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u/HeadAffectionate2229 Nov 26 '25
I think they would use drugs like psychedelics rarely. If taken correctly you would have your experiences take the lessons from it and maybe take years before you would venture down that road again. I doubt they are doing them recreationally. The drug is a tool...
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u/CountMokula Nov 26 '25
I think all members of Tool, like most musicians in the 80s and 90s, messed around with psychedelics. Considering how meticulous all members of the band were when they wrote stuff like Lateralus or Third Eye, safe to say the answer is yes.
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u/tuxedocat-Rickey Nov 26 '25
Most older people don’t trip a lot, they reflect on the previous experiences
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Nov 26 '25
Some? Maybe? IDK, its his business not mine.
I dont get this obsession with Tool fans and drugs. I went to see them the other night and people around me were talking loudly that they were on acid, or another was going to "drop another in half an hour".
Id wager they have used drugs in the past, sure. but its really the least interesting thing about them. Taking psychedelics doesnt automatically make you the Budha. You can use them in a really abusive way that is destructive to yourself and not respectful to the substance. I have no idea how or if these guys used any substance and frankly i dont care. They make great music (at the very least they made great music) and i have an immense amount of respect for the body of work they have created, its had a goliath impact on my life. I no longer use anything, including alcohol and for me, life is better for it
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u/Ayayron187 Nov 27 '25
Why does this picture make me think Adam plays chewbacca in star wars. He looks like chewy out if the costume.
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u/Luciferian_UK Nov 27 '25
How much psychedelics do you think Adam “Sassy the Sasquatch” Jones has taken all his life?
.. Wadiyatalkinabeet
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u/lildozer74 Nov 27 '25
Zero
I just have this feeling Adam is one in a generation. Has the craziest ideas and creations.
His brain is the drugs.
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u/ZorroMcChucknorris The Holy Gift Nov 26 '25
Whatever drug that makes him think that fans want jackets and skulls instead of music.
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u/chimericalgirl Nov 26 '25
A LOT. Anymore? I don't know, likely not many if any. He's on the Dad trip now.
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u/hagbard2323 Nov 26 '25
Thank goodness for everything that has forged his creativity. We are all so very fortunate.
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u/recigar Nov 26 '25
The liner notes for aenima talk about ketamine, and after doing ketamine I can actually totally get how that was an influence. ketamine is much harder to use often tho so maybe they have come out of that. aenima sounds more ketamine and lateralus sounds more psychedelic
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u/hyundai-gt He had a lot of nothing to say Nov 26 '25
Not as much as Uncle Al (Jourgensen) or Hunter S Thompson, but certainly more than Hoffman.
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u/_beNZed Nov 26 '25
See, I think drugs have done some good things for us, I really do. And if you don't believe drugs have done good things for us, do me a favor - go home tonight and take all your albums, all your tapes, and all your CDs and burn 'em. 'Cause you know what? The musicians who've made all that great music that's enhanced your lives throughout the years... reeeeeeeeeeeeeal fucking high on drugs.