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Welcome to the Tool Army 😊
Go through their entire catalogue. You will not regret it.
14:17 he is looking over the crowed, starting at the distance, to help his stage fright.
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You don't Spiral Down with Tool... You Spiral Out. :D
I've loved this band for almost my whole life.
"These lyrics took on a personal meaning to me"..... welcome to the club man.
Maynard writes in such a way that everybody finds their own meaning. It's rarely about himself. His intention is to make you listen and dig into yourself. They're a TOOL to help you look at yourself overcome and grow.
I love that! I spend most of my free time writing, so the lyrics mean everything to me in music. I’m so happy this community welcomes me and provides me with new beautiful art 🤎
@@TeddyGreyOSi’m sure i can speak for more than a few of us when i say we don’t just welcome you… we’re actively trying to pull you in 😉 your honesty and openness and your pure joy is such a pleasure to watch. and i don’t know if it’s the tism, but you are very good at deciphering meaning, or finding a meaning of your own and we *love* that 💜
Yup, that is it!! With every song of theirs, you'll find that each one you'll find some meaning that reflects some point in your life whether it's past or present. Spiral out my friend. (You'll get the reference soon enough once you reach "Lateralus"👍🏼😏
Whatever the song means to you is what it means. The lyrics are cryptic for a reason. If the band defines what the lyrics mean, it would take something away from the experience.
@@TeddyGreyOS Maynard's lyrics are some of the most powerful you'll ever come across. When you get to "Right In Two", you'll encounter one of the best lines/lyrics I've ever encountered.
you mentioned that he's jacked. He was a wrestler in school. There is a video out there where someone jumps onstage with him. Maynard takes the guy down and puts him in a rear naked choke ...AND CONTINUES TO SING. Its AMAZING.
A true artist! The song was "Push it" which is about forcing things on people. The man forced himself on stage, so Maynard forced him the be part of the performance. BRILLIANT!
Maynard was in the army
Said it before….
Finding TOOL is like discovering oxygen
Absolutely!
I like that after every one of these Tool reactions he has to process his emotions when it’s done. Music that can evoke this level of feeling is so rare and it’s amazing to see others affected so much. I still get chills from Tool, and it’s even stronger when introducing it to people.
Maynard is an impressive human being, 3 successful bands, running his own vineyard and still have time to get a black belt in jiujitsu, he is a true artist.... one of my favorites is Judith with his band A Perfect Circle, it's about his mother dying and religion.. please try it out..
Judith was before his mom died.
Wings for Marie was about his mother’s death.
Judith is a beautiful song. My favorite APC song. ❤
Don't forget Puscifer. That band of his rocks as well.
Judith was an awesome song. I didn't even know A Perfect Circle was his band until fairly recently.
Personally more fond of the redeeming arc in that theme that is Wings for Marie 1&2 but Judith is almost the quintessential perfect hard rock song
"Does he have ALS??" no that's just Maynard 🤣
I laughed out loud when he said that.
He’s an alien 👽
TOOL will change your life man!! It's not a band it's an experience
16:57 - He has fully embodied the character of the Addict. He goes somewhere else when he performs, they all do.
Thank u for mentioning this. I was hoping someone would. No ALS here, just passion & like u said, portrayal of an addict.
Only the great ones do-it’s what sets them apart from the rest. Singing a song is one thing, but performing it-singing it with your soul’s voice is an entirely different feel /experience 😊
I find that awesome as well and truly respect them for their reverence and love of their music. Their music is an experience, so complex as life itself. True genious
Dude that's what I think too
Two years and two days alcohol free here, and when I get the stronger urges to throw myself off the wagon...I listen to this song. And Jambi, always Jambi helps, but Sober helps keep me sober.❤
That is Maynard James Keenan and he has two other bands, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer.
Maybe once I’ve caught up with the Tool discography I’ll move onto those too 🍿👀
He’s also in another band called Green Jelly.
He also has a vineyard where he grows grapes to make his own small batch wines. He’s also a black belt in jui jitsu as of a couple weeks ago. A genuinely cool dude.
@@CrookedCrowehis wine is actually good, too. i ordered some a few years back thinking it was just a celebrity vanity project and was very pleasantly surprised.
I was always wondering what made Puscifer so special to my ears xD
I love living vicariously through first timers. Great reaction. Pushit live salival is another beauty. Powerful
I see what you did there
same
This is literally the best way to describe the feeling of watching all these reaction videos lmao thanks for putting it that way 😂
oh that version of Pushit is amazing - can't find my copy, went looking, 200 dollars? nah mate
@@rosskata1650 Yes.
🌀TOOL ARMY UNITE! 🌀
Tool has been my favourite band since i was 13 in 1993. I’m 43 now. I first saw the video for sober on our canadian music channel. I was hooked. Korn is my 2nd favourite band since i was 13 as well. These 2 bands literally helped me get through teenage years. It sounds lame, it’s the truth.
Great vid❤!
can’t wait for you to hear more tool!
Tool Army is here for this!! 🔥🔥🔥🌀🌀
Spiral out! 🤘🏻 same age, same favorites, I feel we’d get along just fine 🤙🏻
Present 🙋🏻♀️
44 here from Iceland and my first song i heard was Stinkfist from Ænima back in 1996! Hooked ever since and Danny is a freak of nature on the drums.
Well, you want what you want! Similar story here! Tool live in Toronto was a "moment" in my youth.
I'd pay to watch this guy go track by track/ Album by Album just to watch his face melt. Love these Tool reactions videos!
I was talking with the sound guy at a tool concert once and he told me that he has to set up sound for every concert at that venue. He said that setting up the sound for Maynard is almost effortles because he has such a pure a clean voice. He said other artists took hours to dial in to make them sound good.
Also, I’ve watched vocal coaches react to this and they say the hunched over position he takes makes it much more difficult to sing/project your voice but he manages it beautifully. Also a Ju jitsu master and there’s actually a clip where a guy fr the crowd jumps on stage and Maynard puts him in a submissive hold while still performing and doesn’t MISS A NOTE the whole time!🥰
Omfg! I had forgotten about that! Maynard floored him and then SAT ON HIM! Never missed a note. Lmao. Classic.
@@Sky14318 Epic!! Audio and video of the clip I’ve seen isn’t the best but it’s enough to make it so worth while to watch. Tool is like no other and w so many greats out there I think that says a lot🥰😁
Which video is that??
@@angelinav8369 Fan jumps on stage during Tool concert. Maynard takes him do…
Sorry, 1st attempt didn’t work but I think I sent ya the link😁
The song is about a friend of the band.
You wanna see the drummer? Check out the drum cam version of Pneuma! (Tip: Read the lyrics first, you can focus on the Octopus )
This
Should I check the drum cam when I do the reaction to that song all in one video like this one?
Yes, a double would be great!
Yessss… I’ve been suggesting that one … Teddy, it will blow you away. As much as you comment on the drummers
Danny Carey is a drumming god.
Omfg I'd never been so excited before for someone to react to Tool. Now you have to react to their entire discography ;)
He is not exaggerating
@@kylwainlol no doubt when he did his wooohhhooooo!!!! I said to my self hey that’s what I do when I feel that shit (TOOL) hit me in the chest🌀
I have seen Tool live 4 times and they are the one band that constantly sounds like they are playing their recorded music. Musical Genius's
Maynard embodies his lyrics, like he's Daniel Day Lewis or something. Such commitment
This was the first Tool song I heard back in the early 90's on MTV... once you get it in you it's there for life. 🤘🤘🤘🤘
I’m such a Tool fan, I know just by the sound when that little guys arm starts vibrating.
I've seen professional voice coaches AMAZED at this live version seeing Maynard push those vocals out while hunched over like that. Which btw is most likely meant to emulate the way people look while experiencing come down and withdraw from heroin.
Just found the channel & just came from the 'The Pot' reaction. I love that you did the studio & the live versions!
Tool are playing in UK in May and June. I highly recommend going if you're able to. It's an experience like no other.
Yeah can watch Maynard hide in back.
@@diplopsn5634people get way to bitter about that. its been like 30 years, he is gonna do it. the show still rocks
@dillonobrien7999 I agree it's still a good show. I just find it funny. He dresses up in these wild outfits only to hide in the dark at the back of the stage.
@@diplopsn5634apparently he has a condition where all the lights and visuals from the show affect him negatively and is why he slid back from the front. I like to say if you want to see MJK still up close and personal get some front row Puscifer seats, about the same price as nosebleed at TOOL🌀✌️
This is probably their most popular live performance video of Tool. It showcases them beautifully. He's an amazing vocalist.
It's their ONLY live video for normally they forbid these.
@@-Heavy- you may know more than I do, I just noticed this gets reacted to the most.
@@-Heavy-nope - Pneuma live with Dan Carey on drums in on yt
@@joegraham2511 Yeah,I don't think you can count that as a normal live video since it was totally concentrated on Dan's awesome drumming abilities.
the sound you asked about in the beginning (2:00 ish) is made by bending the guitar strings with the left hand (not the hand that strums). by bending the strings upwards the note slides up in pitch. while bending the string, if you have enough gain/reverb on your amplifier, you can keep the sound going by dropping the bend slightly and pushing back up, as many times as you want essentially. so just strum on the first bend and then the left hand does the rest
In this part of the song he also strums a few times while already in the process of the bend, so it makes the sound a bit sharper than it would usually be
Danny Carrey is one of the greatest drummers EVER! The drum cam video live of Pneuma will BLOW your mind.
Dude... lol I dropped some acid when that song came out and with the headphones in just blew my mind. The drums are phenomenal on that
Lateralus and The Grudge will take you on an adventure all into their own.
Lateralis must be listened to in a dark room, incense, and no pausing. Relisten, THEN comment. That song is a JOURNEY
No apologies needed. It’s your reaction that matters. Love it Teddy. You keep it real.
Just discovered you today, sir. It’s honorable to be vulnerable and I appreciate you telling your story. I’ve followed Tool since 2002. You can feel the message and that’s amazing. They have been a huge part of my spiritual and emotional development. A lot of double meanings and leave a lot open for interpretation to the listener/viewer. The name Tool, I believe, is also a double meaning to be used in development and healing. Wish you the best and keep up the great work 🙏🏻
Sorry if this is a known issue, but the videos released today all have the same issue; your mic seems to be balanced 100% to the right ear on the stereo audio, this might be a setting in your audio recording software, or in your audio splicing software during the editing process. Great reactions today, btw
bro i just spent about 5 minutes trying to adjust settings on my audio interface because I was only hearing the left side in mono, I couldn't hear his voice at all
Tool one of the best bands ever! Musical and lyrical genius!!!
Try checking out the song Passenger by the Deftones. It features Maynard on vocals and his voice in the chorus is so powerful
The most complex, emotional, creative, dynamic band ever. Masterpiece after masterpiece. Tool will reach into your chest, grab your emotions, and drop kick them into oblivion. I’ve been listening to them since the 90’s, and I still have to turn them off sometimes, and back away and gather myself.
30 years later and this song still rivals the best of all time.
If I had to put a top 10 favorite songs of all time by ANY band/group/artist, this is in it.
50 years later and It's Working Man by Rush...best band ever+😂
Your personal story got me in the feels, man. Take care. I can relate.
Maynard is referred to as Reverend Maynard for a reason. All his lyrics (no matter the band) are brilliant. He tends to hang out back behind the drums these days in Tool, but there's always a theme. One of my favorites is 'Conditions of My Parole - Pucifer' . It shows off his sense of humor.
💙 That was magical wasn't it?
Truly!
Oh sir.... The things we have to show you!! The first time I saw Maynard James Keegan... He was completely naked and painted blue 😅 I was 15 years old and I have seen a lot of live shows in the many many many many many many years since then😂 but there is not one live show I've ever seen since then of any genre, I can even come close to seeing TOOL live. The great thing about Maynard is, he doesn't like being the front man so most of the time he will hide himself in the back of the stage usually near the drummer. The live shows are kind of a cathartic experience. If you ever have the opportunity to see TOOL live ... No matter the cost, GO. TRUST ME, JUST GO. This is my first time ever seeing you and it was inspiring to see how excited you got and that you truly understood what this all means. Welcome to the land of TOOL! you'll never be the same 😍💋
Right in Two is one of my favorite Tool songs. They are amazing.
Great reaction brother. This song is off of their Undertow album. It's their first full album. Every song on it is a banger. Let's run through it together! 🌀🤘🤙
Don’t worry man, we all went into deep interpersonal journeys after hearing this song for the first time
Listen There are Many Parts Of "Tool" that are Both Amazing & Relateable... That is "Tool" That is Why We are THE "Tool" Army..
Danny Carey Pneuma Live reaction!!
I second that
This ^
Yes!!!
Maynard James Keenan. man of many voices, and many stlyes, and many bands, hes an amazing front man, the leader of so many different sounds
Someone once asked Adam Jones why he stands so still while playing the guitar. His response: "Because I'm doing math in my head." p.s. That's just Maynard playing a character. He does that a lot.
I've been a tool fan for30 years. They are the most amazing and intellectual band out there.
Loved this reaction! I'd recommend Tool: "46 and 2" and "Lateralus". Also A Perfect Circle: "Judith". MJK is an exceptional vocalist and Tool is a master class in musical artistry
More Tool please sir haha
Love seeing people discover Tool for the first time.
All three bands are touring this year!! Just saw Tool and see APC and Puscifer in April.
Are you in LA? I’m doing the exact same thing! Tool at Crypto, Pucifer & Perfect Circle at the Bowl
Me too! - next week for Sessanta and January for Tool. Got covid after the January show, worth it.
DIVE DEEPER INTO TOOL...Reward yourself. Tool took on a new meaning every time I hear them. Therapy, release, the calm within
I can’t wait to join you on the journey! I have been a fan of tool for almost 30 years now. This is the song I started with, when it was released I bought undertow on CD. My friend invited me over after school to listen to sober. Incredible band. My favourite drummer has always been Danny Carey. The best in his lifetime. I would suggest starting from the beginning with the album Opiate, then go back and listen to Undertow and so on. Pneuma drum cam vid might be something you can’t resist watching sooner than later. Have fun!
Danny is the GOAT as far as I am concerned. I fully believe the dude could play a different time signature with each limb an have them all resolve back around to the starting point every so often if he wanted to.
Thanks for opening up. I am there with you man (But just my father.) For me this song is about the internal, mental struggle of the sober mind against the drunk/high mind. And drunk mind saying "I bring destruction and will tell you lies that make you feel good. I'll even tell you they are lies, but you won't care."
Oh, and if you watch a vocal coach's reaction to this (the live) they pretty much all say that he should not physically be able to hit those notes while bent over in that posture. Maynard is a freak of nature.
I truly love your reaction. It’s raw and honest. I’ve seen Tool on their first tour in San Francisco in 92 , which he was painted ALL SILVER and a foot tall Mohawk with the look of “go fuck yourselves” in the most earnestness(it’s a word right?) to today. Along with tasting his wine at my old workplace and I gotta tell ya, Maynard is a brilliant human that only gives many shits to his passions wholeheartedly.
I subscribe to anything Tool!👍🏼🌎☀️💙
Well, Teddy just fell into the Tool rabbithole...
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@@TeddyGreyOS Cheers brother! Glad I found your channel.
@@TeddyGreyOS Just wait until you go through Lateralus front to back. Your mind will absolutely melt.
He's winning
Once you are in there’s no turning back 😂. Tool ❤❤❤
Your initial breakdown of the song and what it meant to you is literally the exact same thing that happened to me the exact same feelings I had. You can interpret this song as the addict or as the victim of the addict. I too. I'm also addicted to marijuana and a lot of times. The middle of the song where it's just Maynard really speaks to me. That's just the guilt associated with the stigma. Everyone needs a ways to cope. Everyone needs ways to deal with this life. The moment you said that your parents were alcoholics. I just wanted to give you a hug.
Leave it to Everyone who has no idea what addiction truly is, how it impacts the addict, how they Know it corrupts, twists and destroys yourself and everyone around you and yet, how little you can do to stop or prevent the cycle despite knowing full well that you are diseased, and everything and everyone around you will suffer. O matter how much you may want to avoid it. (BYW. Saying that your “addicted” to marijuana, and believing it resembles in anyway the nightmare that sever addicts face daily, is like telling a homosexual who is describing the pain of societal judgement and, that you “totally get it,” cause you had a crush on a girl in middle school who “didn’t like you back.” Or telling a homosexual woman or a person of color that you “understand” racism/homophobia/sexism because some people think/assume all Straight white men/women are all are innately racist/homophobic and/or sexism. 😓
@@tommyl.holliday3604 lol I also did Oxy and perc. Those count for you fuck face?
Dude. You have heart. This is the second vid of yours I have seen. The other was the Pot by tool as well. Did your emotion to this.
The guitar part may sound similar to Audioslave because Adam Jones (guitarist for Tool) and Tom Morello (guitarist for Audioslave and Rage Against The Machine) were close friends growing up and Rage and Tool even performed together on stage a few times in the 90s.
MJK was witness to many musicians/friends who fell to addiction. Maynard, himself, that I know of, has ever had a problem with chemicals. Obviously, He sings from the addict’s view.
His other band A Perfect Circle has an entire album dedicated to these issues called The Thirteenth Step. Bit of a different ‘feel’ than Tool….but equally creative. ‘The Outsider’ is a hard hitting song b/c it address his friend the late great Layne Staley…..it’s worth checking out.
you need to react to tool's Rosetta Stoned. now THAT is an experience.
Tool is an experience; and not one that is singular. Their music is an experience every time you listen to it, every time you see them live; it’s IQ music to grow throughout your life. Enjoy 😊
That sound at the beginning is the guitar playing two notes at the same time... bending one note up to match the other, then slowly letting it bend back down. The resonance between the notes is off-putting and so sweet.
Yes, they are as many answers and interpretations as many of us listening and feeling their songs.... that's the beauty of music, and that's the greatness of tool, because as the word meaning itself, they are a "tool" to help us grow and overcome and process anything we are going through at the time of listening. I can also say that years apart, the same song can just get a slight or completely new meaning to you depending on what you are experiencing at the moment.
also Thank you so much for opening up, and being your real you. I love your reactions man!
Adam Jones (the guitarist) says he doesn’t jump around and do all kinds of theatrical shit because he’s often counting. Watch their Philadelphia 1992 concert if you want to see the stare. Maynard never freaking blinks. It’s before they hit it big and it’s raw but well worth the watch.
Maynard James Keenan is a storyteller. He is a true artist. He has lived through this as many other artists (let's not deny this). And.. he sings with no autotune. True genius he is. GenX rocks :)
Random bit of trivia - Paul D'Amour, the bass player at this time, was actually a guitarist but picked up bass for Tool. That's part of why his style is so unique - you see him strumming the bass like it was a guitar. The main riff on bass is strumming all Ds on every string, add in distortion and you get that angry crunch that he produces. It's not an easy feat to duplicate the sound of either Paul D'Amour or Justin Chancellor. Enjoy the journey friend!
Maynard is quite the character on stage haha. You gotta check out "Third eye" live (salival version) if you wanna see how strange he can get.
Don't know if he's ready for Third Eye... yet. Haha.
@@hunterfitch5951 Only one way to find out lol.
He hides for 95% of the show.
@@diplopsn5634 Right? haha no one seems to mention that
@@madpriest7822 i mean, third eye is kind of about that...
Q: "came out to watch you play, why are you running away?"
A: "prying open my third eye" he plays dosed, or used to.......
Doood bro doood. You nailed it first thing. The lyrics on that song took on their own meaning for you personally. That is EXACTLY what Maynard writes his lyrics for. He suggests that his lyrics should have meaning for yourself personally. Every song. Maynard’s lyrics have inspired me my entire life since I watched the Sober video when I was 13. If you haven’t seen the video, then check it out. All of them. On a side note, the guitarist Adam Jones made every one of their videos. Fookin EPIC!!!
Tool is amazing live. Visually way more impressive nowadays with everything going on in the background. There’s some shows where Maynard isn’t really seen much at all.
Lead singer is Maynard James Keenan and you just tapped into the most incredible and powerful band ever
Something i'll never forget, when you said Maynard was giving the dead eye to someone in the audience for throwing a bottle at him. In the mid-90's, watching Tool play live, the band finished their main set and were standing on the stage to discuss what they might do for encores. With his back to the audience, some asshole threw a water bottle at Maynard that hit him on the back of his head. He did not move. He stood still. The rest of the band went back to their instruments to play what would be their final song. He did not move from his position on stage when the bottle had hit him on the back of the head while he sang that final song. After the song, they all left the stage. The amount of respect i felt, and still do, with his reaction, will never leave me.
Mate this was in the Dutch and throwing drinks was a sign of respect
Eulogy is one of my favorite TOOL songs. Danny’s groove in that song always gives me chills do a video on that song!
Brother your hounesty is a blessing in disguise. It always helps to talk about previous experiences with substance abuse. I myself am still struggling with my own son, who is still angry with me from time to time because of my own struggles with alcohol and drugs. I really don't know wether you still talk to your parents but please don't give up on them because we all take our own paths n timelines to get our shit together. Fingers crossed you have found peace with your past mate. I'm loving your content. ❤🙏🏻👍
Sleepless nights brought me the pot reactions then recommended this one. Everyone experiences this band differently. I've been listening to them for so many years and i dont know the lyrics still everytime i end up listening to all the instruments so im excited to finally dig into lyrics with videos like this.
Tldr tool fucking rules and as a bassist justin chancellor is the reason i have a wal bass.
They have songs that will absolutely blow your mind
the live shows hit dont they? lol... the look, the dancing, the passion, makes the entire thing... check out a perfect circle 3 libras live, the one where he has white hair, its this same singer... also nine inch nails could be good for you :)
Teddy I am sooo proud of you not drinking knowing what it did to your parents. That is impressive!
Wait til you see the live performance where Maynard literally takes down a fan onstage and continues to belt out his lyrics like he didn’t just take someone down and hold him in a headlock and continue to sing! He is also trained in martial arts.
I’m so excited for this!!! I’m still going to keep requesting Parabol/Parabola ❤️🔥
Sober live, when Maynard is wearing his Pink onesie. F'n Awesome!!
No matter what, Teddy, you're always real. I appreciate that every video.
FYI: CO-cheese 😊
TOOL is a class of it’s own 🤘
Tool fan since 1993 (tool originated commercially in 92, I reside in NZ hence the obligatory delay). This track at age 13, started the journey.
same! heard Sober on the radio around 1993, 14 years old. It's suddenly been 31 years....
I assume the delay was because of the time zone difference, since Tool is from here in the US and New Zealand only came into existence when the jungle was released in the first Jumanji. 🤣
I watch so many reaction videos (especially for Tool and Rage Against the Machine) and dude thank you so much for your vulnerability and real raw reactions. I’ve loved tool since 1995 and this song brought me in. It’s meant to me different things at times as a firmer addict (but same probably addicted to marijuana tbh) and as a child and spouse of an addict.
I always feel like he’s talking about the fight between Light and Dark. Like him crying out for help and mercy and the addiction beckoning him back.
They are the best!
And their drummer Danny Carey is for sure one of the best drummers ever.
Thank you so much for such a wonderful video!!❤
Stoked you’re discovering who Maynard James Keenan is! I’d recommend checking out his other bands, Puscifer and A Perfect Circle as well
Brother, i feel you,.tool, opens your eyes in many ways. They are genius.
As a recovering addict who struggles with mental illness, this was an anthem for me for a long time. I can appreciate the lyrics very much, even if that wasn't the original intent.
Maynard’s honesty speaks to us all directly. Thank you for your honest personal response.
I will add to your talk of additions that everyone has their demons and what you do to make yourself ride above makes you the prison you escape from when you defeat them which makes every person stronger in their journey in life. I really appreciate how you put your own life into your content
Thank you for being open and vulnerable with us. I followed you based on you actually listening to Tool. But now, all your videos now get a thumbs up for you being so honest, genuine, and fantastic. Thank you sharing your thoughts and story.
Teddy, Teddy, look at me, I love your reactions to rock/metal! I’ve heard Sober literally probably 10,000 plus times in my life and watching you experience it for the first time makes me feel like it’s my first time again. The way you reacted to a song I love dearly is how I feel when Sober comes on!! Keep it up mate, love what you’ve got going on with this channel!!
Cochise sounds almost like co-cheese but a sharp s sound like geese. Dude was a badass Apache
Tool is my all time favorite. I think I said this on the last reaction, but they are absolutely incredible live. I’ve seen them a bunch of times throughout the years and I’ve never experienced anything like it.
2:11 it’s called Pitch Feed back it’s just a way a guitarist hits and bends a high note.
Respect for the honesty dude 👊
According to Adam Jones (legendary guitarist), Maynard (vocalist) wrote this song about another artist who could only create while under the influence. He is very much in character in the live video hence the posture (no he does not have ALS). The narrative flips between the perspective of the addict and the addiction itself. But the beauty of Tool songs is that they can be interpreted in a multitude of ways, as most great art can. Also noteworthy is the live performance you watched is a very old one, when they were very young. I just had the privilege of seeing Tool from fourth row in November- and meeting Adam Jones as well- and they have not lost an ounce of energy or stamina.
Saw them live in November, quite the experience.
I've watched a lot of Tool reactions and it's always the most powerful thing to me see someone "get" a Tool song by connecting dots between the more abstract sides of certain songs and a personal connection they see it must have had with the lyrics, and then with things from their own lives, but I'm not sure I've seen this type of thing happen with this particular track. Really powerful to see that happen with this song.
By the way this is a really early song in the band's career and they've evolved a lot.