“We've never really been susceptible to pressure from anyone from the o...” — Danny Carey Quote

We've never really been susceptible to pressure from anyone from the outside. We've been really good at negating any outside influences. We're really hard on ourselves. The filter that we put upon things qualifying to end up on a Tool record is pretty extreme, so we figure we've got that part of it under control.

Tony Williams, Billy Cobham and Lenny White; some of those guys were big influences on me.

We have pretty much all the facets of our business under our control now. Relying on someone else to do the right thing, you're just setting yourself up to get screwed. We control our own destiny and it's a really good feeling.

All my best drumming, I'm sure, has never been recorded.

Everything in life influences my music. I've always used songwriting as a means to share what I think is profound.

When I take from my influences, it's rare that I do it literally.

As I travel around the world, I'm realizing that every place I go influences me in some kind of way.

Lifestyle off the field influences your play on the field.

My style influences my music and everything around me.