Adam Jones is the creative mind behind the amazing guitar riffs and the intense videos of Tool. Adam seems more comfortable as an artist than as a musician, but he does a great job for a non-guitarist.
Adam is originally from Illinois, and played violin in elementary school. He was accepted into the Suzuki program, and continued to play violin through his freshman year in high school. He then played a stand up bass for three years in an orchestra.
In addition to playing in an orchestra, Adam played bass in a band called Electric Sheep with Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine in (Libertyville), and while he never received traditional guitar lessons, they learned from each other. Adam also studied film, and recieved a scholarship to go to film school.
Adam began by learning "straight make-up," because he thought it would help him out. He then began work as a sculptor and special effects designer where he learned the stop-motion camera techniques he would later apply in Tool's videos Sober, Prison Sex,and Stinkfist.
Adam worked on several big films in Hollywood doing makeup and set design, including Jurassic Park and Terminator 2. He also helped Green Jello with their costumes, and actively sculpts and paints.