Metal Anarchy

During a recent interview with Bass Player, former Tool bassist Paul D’Amour discussed the transitional period within the band amid his 1995 exit and the hiring of Justin Chancellor. D’Amour says he helped trained Chancellor and that he “wanted him to be very successful.”

D’Amour said the following:

“I feel like we created a sound that was blossoming at the time of ‘Ænima‘. And to their credit – and I’m not shitting on Tool; I hope I don’t come across as being Mr. Sour Grapes at all because I’m quite happy with my life, my choices, and what I do creatively.

So, yeah, I’m sure it would have been different. Basically, when I left the band, Justin [Chancellor] was my friend; I invited him to my house, sat on my couch with him, and showed him how to play the songs.

I showed him how I got all my sounds, my octave pedals, Whammy pedals, my phasers, and how I approached these different things. I honestly wanted him to be very successful because he seemed pretty nervous about doing it. And so, like I said, that sound already existed.”