met through a mutual friend

Keenan and Jones met through a mutual friend in 1989. After Keenan played Jones a tape recording of his previous band project, Jones was so impressed by his voice that he eventually talked his friend into forming a new band. They started jamming together while searching for a drummer and a bass player. Carey happened to live above Keenan and was introduced to Jones by Tom Morello , an old high school friend of Jones and former member of Electric Sheep. Carey began playing in their sessions because he “felt kinda sorry for them”, as other invited musicians were not showing up. Tool’s lineup was completed when a friend of Jones introduced the members to bassist D’Amour. Early on, the band fabricated the story that it formed because of the pseudophilosophy “lachrymology”. Although “lachrymology” was also cited as an inspiration for the band’s name, Keenan later explained the members’ intentions differently: “Tool is exactly what it sounds like: It’s a big dick. It’s a wrench. … we are … your tool; use us as a catalyst in your process of finding out whatever it is you need to find out, or whatever it is you’re trying to achieve.”