Maynard James Keenan on how the Fibonacci Sequence inspired the lyrics/rhythm for LATERALUS

Maynard James Keenan describes his different writing process for TOOL, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer. He then delves into the fibonacci inspired underpinnings of Lateralus.
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[@maciejtrybilo]

The Fibonacci Sequence definitely inspired the timing of their album releases.

[@Dustomatic]

Maciej Trybilo I see what you did there.

[@deansinghgill]

Most underrated comment of 2019

[@obsidiansiriusblackheart]

Nah you're thinking of the exponential sequence 😂

[@typhoonf6]

@@obsidiansiriusblackheart the fibonacci sequence is exponential...

[@giveusascream]

Genius

[@iamgreg3834]

as soon as the cameras were off, they smoked dmt and rubbed their bald heads together

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

Like on Family Guy where the bald guys were licking each others heads in the elevator

[@Theirishcannoli]

Bro..😆

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

@@Theirishcannoli - Haha

[@SirSSau]

Gregory Lavey I bet that’s not all they rubbed

[@leanmeangreenbeanmachine3347]

They used linseed oil as a lubricant

[@Nozgh]

Tool fans: they are geniuses Maynard: it was an accident

[@spittingvenom9148]

Sarcasm: good job

[@musicislife6250]

@Mark Peel He is just a troll. Dont feed him

[@Carimbo575]

Lol also: Tool fans: this is the best song ever! Maynard: I could do better

[@schism6976]

Reality: Who gives s shit

[@JoshandMegSkelton]

@@janjuko4024 you hate tool? I never thought that I would hear someone say that ever.

[@larrycooper5328]

I love how their most analyzed song ever is the song that the lyrics warn you not to over think or over analyze things. Complete genius work.

[@JEEPTHING881]

Over thinking, over analyzing separates the body from the mind Withering my intuition leaving opportunities behind Feed my will to feel this moment Urging me to cross the line Reaching out to embrace the random Reaching out to embrace whatever may come No warning. We are being told to over think and over analyze. Question everything. That's what we also get from the golden ratio. It's in our design yet intelligence in our design isn't questioned. Only we evolved from monkeys due to coincidence. No man. Swing on the spiral or our divinity. No warnings. Only encouragement.

[@Bandikoot-br2xg]

Which song?

[@Rubar123]

@@Bandikoot-br2xgLateralus

[@jasonduvall6565]

@@JEEPTHING881 agreed, but in my life overthinking and overanalyzing. , Alienates me from all around me. , So I've learned to tone it down. ,and dumb myself down , adapt to my peers. ,

[@shaegse]

You gotta stop.

[@whygodrums10]

this is like the only maynard interview where maynard is actually answering the questions seriously.

[@SPIRALOUT9084]

John Stramiello i honestly think it's because Joe Rogan can hold a conversation with an interviewee and not ask immediately about Tool albums lol

[@hunterrobinson7682]

Or also because Maynard doesn't hold himself above Joe in a physical or mental level.

[@NoBody-tz4fb]

Hunter Robinson exactly

[@WhackashitCollaborations]

It's cuz they're actual friends. This isn't an interview, just two guys having conversation.

[@lewisb85]

Its a conversation with a friend as opposed and interviewer who has an agenda. You can tell the guests joe is friends with because a) they are on multiple times b) it feels more like a natural conversation than an interviewer/interviewee relationship.

[@hoyit]

If he thinks he can do better than Lateralus then I can't wait to hear it.

[@ibowonar141]

hoyit haha

[@notimportant3686]

didn't they already?... i think it was called aenema

[@gabenewell5577]

Not Important Aenema was good but it wasnt better than Lateralus lol

[@travisdorsey139]

No shit. I'm not sure that's humanly possible. But then again, they aren't human.

[@notimportant3686]

well, to my taste it was

[@SuyashJ]

Joe 'that Fibonacci song' Rogan

[@dakotasansonetti1752]

James "it was kind of a dick joke" Keenan

[@AllOneVoice]

Literally his whole thing about anything important or remotely intelligent “oh yeah dude I think I saw this thing right? Isn’t that crazy?” A little bit about a lot and everything about nothing

[@CL-ey8vw]

For some reason, when I look at these guys I think about bowling.

[@ZeusAndKiller]

😂😂😂

[@jennninja9986]

You can ask dr. Wigglefarmer for yourself he's the third head down top row third shelf!🤣🤣🤣

[@ROCKSTARAVER]

😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelrichey6783]

Lmfao

[@djangobojangles5979]

It's the shiny bald head...

[@JohnDoe-ww6we]

What most tool fans don't realize is Maynard is a god level troll.

[@epicpandashow10]

John Doe every Tool fan knows this, wtf?

[@davethorp7179]

Nah, he's just an asshole. The genius of it is that the tool army can't get enough of it.

[@daxmoon3440]

Is he trolling us in the video?

[@piggiesfly1093]

Dax Moon Hell ya he is! He’s a freakin genius

[@aaronroberts6100]

He's both an asshole and a troll but we love him for it. Also he's a pure genius the deep meaning of tools songs omg

[@metalblade8787]

this was ONE podcast away from #987 god damnit

[@MichaelSartore]

MetalBlade holy fuckin shit

[@mbangroo]

Wtf

[@04dram04]

right babe?

[@XxChaosWitchxX]

they must have deleted one... quest to find the lostcast.... and.... go!

[@jbasti227]

Damn, wasted opportunity. Hopefully he has Maynard on again for #1597

[@42cpulaski]

best live band I've ever seen. Tool plays so incredibly tight with unbelievable rhythmic accuracy.

[@Jahoo88]

Saw them on Sunday the 19th in Montreal, most amazing show I’ve seen aside from Skinny Puppy (twice) and NIN when I was a teen.

[@mraso30]

987 is the Fib number, just if anyone is interested, looked it up. The song is amazing (Lateralus), not only did Maynard use Fib numbers/sequence for the syllables of the lyrics, but the lyrics themselves "Spiral out, keep going..." and when you map out fib numbers in a quadrant it makes a spiral (seen at 3:15). Of course there's more to the lyrics and meaning behind them than "Fibonacci was cool" it is about opening yourself up more and more to the world and feelings and emotions and to take it all on with an embracing attitude. Spiral out, keep going!

[@Ceejnew]

Lateralus is a beautifully composed, thoughtful composition that incorporates its time signature into the very meaning of the song. The inclusion of the Fibonacci sequence is a brilliant accompaniment to the lyrical theme of growth and discovery. Maynard says "It's kind of a dick-joke, I could do better."

[@ashislam5165]

Maynard knows how people see him as the genius lyricist in Tool, but won't let that put a stick up his arse like alot of other artists, he's just being modest and trolling himself, what a guy!

[@sicariusflamus3033]

Ash Islam maynard doesnt let the fame go to his brain which is honestly so commendable and i applaud him for it

[@jenniferszych3383]

One of my absolute favorite Tool songs. It's like listening to a symphony of the meaning of life. He's an artist. so of course he is always going to feel he could've done better. Even though the song is perfection in itself...

[@michaelhanford8139]

I thought he said it was an accident that he turned into a dick joke🤷 😉🤘

[@idleave]

“I could have done better.” -a true artist!

[@Itsunclegabby]

Definitely.

[@Ridiculizer]

Humblebrag.

[@twitchholland]

Bold statement. I'd like to hear your stuff. It must b pretty good if you think u can do better than a G.O.A.T

[@JosephWilhoit-ef6nl]

​@@twitchhollandMaynard is the goat in my opinion. But opinions are like bungholes everyone has one but most of them stink

[@Beauty_In_Simplicity]

Talking about getting old, Maynard looks amazing. Still totally floored to this day whenever I listen to his stuff.

[@arie6523]

He should have Dany on sometime, it’d be cool to learn more about the specifics about the timing and meter changes etc. from him.

[@binglemansachs4187]

Story my friend told me: "when i was in college I walked into my dorm on the day Lateralus came out and my room mate was blasting it full volume and standing on top of his dresser, pushing himself against the ceiling. He looked at me and yelled "It's too good! I can't get any higher!""

[@MrFatbad]

He knows the pieces "don't" fit

[@Irving_teran]

MrFatbad I see what you did there

[@zealot1023]

....Comunicatioooooon....

[@nodrize77]

XD

[@CreepyJoeMustGo]

Definitely a Schism in his explanation....

[@TThatsWhatSheSaid1]

I'm pretty sure he actually watched them fall away. I think he said it in an interview or something.

[@RobCrowley85]

I need to find this whole interview. I really admire Maynard's humility here, he's giving off a highly intelligent, but down to earth kind of vibe and it just pulls you in.

[@deniseclairesafalzoi]

He's really a dick unless he likes you! My friend knows him after he moved to Arizona! ❤ You Maynard but it's definitely a sophomoric definition you give especially pronouncing phi as fie NOT fee. You can do better dude! Still ❤ you buddy

[@jimtheedcguy4313]

The subtle jab at vanity with the no disrespect to people with downs made me chuckle quietly to myself.

[@brandino2427]

There's so much bald going on

[@ting2112]

Accented by shine.

[@CrowdedIsolation11]

Brandino2 daney carey invented the original Fibonacci sequence while taking a dump on a tuesday afternoon. The more you know!

[@ChaosShake94]

I gotta get my sunglasses just watch the pure awesomeness.

[@kingloser4198]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2mqknmrpJmmrLM

[@flutistnotflautist4740]

Lots of testosterone.

[@heartdisciple]

Maynards subtle humor is great and Rogan is oblivious

[@gabeprice5648]

He always is! But he's some sort of famed comedian...

[@yahirbear]

@@gabeprice5648 fuckin right

[@chrisduplechain620]

Totally

[@halfbakedmedia]

I mean, yeah. His claim to fame was paying people to eat worms. Now he tells people to take horse meds and pushes the (admittedly fascinating, but highly unlikely) stoned ape theory.

[@rynelson85]

@@halfbakedmedia Cope harder tool, what a pathetic existence you live. Do the world a favor and take knot tying lessons from Chris Cornell. Nobody will miss people like you, you add no value to life.

[@kpsa7108]

Writes one of the most intricate, complicated and fascinating rock songs ever; says he can do better

[@S4UBSTR4LIEN_M4RRSUPI4L]

Despite being my birth month & year (9/86), it is still a shame that this wasn't episode #987, just for the further Fibonacci Sequence + 'Lateralus' coincidences that would entail. For those who don't know, there is more on that below: "For me, the song 'Lateralus' was the turning point. I wrote a bar of nine, a bar of eight, and a bar of seven, and we originally called the song '987.' I saw it as something that kept getting shorter and shorter and, like a spiral, it kind of folds in on itself. And Maynard had no idea what I was thinking when he went to track the vocals. But as the song's folding and changing, he's singing about the idea of a spiral and how you're basically trying to achieve something that's never been achieved and you have to keep reaching for something that you don't understand. I thought that was an incredible synchronicity. Then a friend said, 'Justin, do you realize that 987 is the 16th number of the Fibonacci sequence? It's the mathematical equation for a spiral.' I'm not the most spiritual person, but all that stuff was almost like a reward for all our efforts, and I felt like it got us back on track." - TOOL Bassist Justin Chancellor via a _Revolver_ article originally published in 2007

[@christophercurtis4805]

They’re touching on the “golden ratio”. From my discrete mathematics textbook: in the worlds of art and architecture, the golden ratio is thought to create aesthetically pleasing proportions. The golden ratio is (1+sqrt(5))/2, or 1.6180339... and it’s value is approached by the ratio of two consecutive Fibonacci numbers F(n+1)/F(n) for larger and larger values of n. For example, 21/13 is 1.615, and 1597/987 is 1.618034 etc. The Fibonacci numbers are just what’s called a recursive relation, and although many think the 13th century merchant and mathematician Fibonacci discovered this sequence, Leonardo of Pisa (Fibonacci) only introduced Western European mathematicians to it. The idea actually started in Indian mathematics in Vedic studies many years before Fibonacci existed.

[@Game-The-System]

Speaking of it's history... I seem to recall the golden ratio being found in man-made objects & cultures from thousands of years ago...on different continents such as Mayan and Aztec ruins and in ancient Egypt.

[@mansisity]

Down syndrome is an error in the code bitch

[@zeroprogressive]

@@Game-The-System asirian / musulman meccas, were the first, that shit spreaded everywere from egipt to aztecs

[@erikferrar3453]

Can you imagine if way back when these mathematical sequences, formulas, equations, theories, etc., were being learned, invented, discovered, etc., that the world had the ability to communicate in the speed we have now (think internet/phone/even fax,++) and openly SHARED the knowledge and ideas and information of the processes it took to develop and discover it all where the world would be right now technologically. Long winded run on sentence I know. Sorry I just had an unTHC influenced brain trip

[@SFCISME]

No need to be humble Maynard, you did what no one else has done. Spiral out, keep going.

[@bgilley8199]

SFCISME made a concept album?

[@mayflower2370]

This has been done about three hundred years ago.

[@eddievlg]

😂 Really? No one else? So start listen more music... You have so much to listen and learn!

[@04dram04]

his comment was a reference to the lyrics of the song

[@muttonbuster]

This from an old Adam Jones interview in Kerrang: "Well, on that song, Justin brought in a riff, and Danny saw it had a connection to the Fibonacci, so he started trying to work in elements of it. Then Maynard came in and we started telling him about the sequence. It came from trying to relate to those things in life or nature we all have in common." - In other words, not only was it not Maynard's idea (it was Danny's), Maynard was mathematically illiterate to the extent that he needed to be explained what the Fib sequence was.

[@Charlie_Xplorer]

Mathematically illiterate? On Maynard's wikipedia it says this on his upbringing: "In addition to completing a rigorous math and English curriculum, Keenan wrestled, ran on the cross country team, and sang in the glee club". I think he would know stuff about math.

[@gallavanting2041]

How do you get "Mathematically illiterate" from "hey look at this thing bro"? If I try to show my friend a song is he now deaf?

[@ctrainbeats]

@@gallavanting2041 yeah that was a reach if i ever saw one lol

[@StrivedeLaLear]

The song to me is a statement on itself. That's why it's so ironically brilliant. It's not meant to be understood and only then can you understand it.

[@aneroidschoolhouse]

He called it pedestrian and sophomoric. What an ass. I have seen them 7 times and really Tool, but it's not for Maynard, I'll tell you that. Danny and Adam for the win

[@jackjon7763]

Fibonacci take the previous two numbers added together. It starts as 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13etc.

[@Lotus-Son]

So funny; he thinks the way he wrote Lareralus is akin to a teenager thinking his poems in high school were so deep back then but in hindsight they're just emotional teenage angst garbage, when most of us who are barely comprehending how he comes up with songs are in awe of how he came up with that song. There's literally a 13 minute video deconstructing how he came up with that song and how masterful it is and here he is blasting it.

[@alexcsont4285]

ThyChrysanthemum It's natural to keep on growing, so stuff you were proud of in the past may seem sort of childish after a while

[@NerdsPlayhouse]

ThyChrysanthemum That’s the genius behind our master Maynard

[@applesaucebandit7188]

Probably because a teenager wrote it.

[@sonricssss]

13 minutes, from which they spoke mainly of fibonacci, and faces and shit, and literaly like 3 minutes of music and creative process.

[@Pepper360]

"It was kind of dick joke, in a way." Best laugh I've had in weeks!

[@ryanduray1]

Black Then White are All I see In my infancy Red and yellow then came to be Reaching out to me Lets me see

[@f.jideament]

These lyrics are like explaining the big-bang theory with phi ratio. First everything was empty space which is black in this reality. Then an insane explosion brings white which is light in this case. The material creation starting because of the ohm between gap/emptiness and this incredibly powerful and heavy light, then light breaks on the created material and explosions, colours starting to shine as red and yellow. And then the other colours with billions of explosions. There is so much more And beckons me to look through to these infinite possibilities

[@russbarach477]

in my infencey

[@iesickboy]

Russ Barach that's not even a word.

[@Drontenpeel]

Actually, looking at this, it seems close to symbolic language from the Alchemist process. Look it up if you like. The colors represent the stages in the process, which is about realisation of the Self, the unification of lower and higher spheres within a given context like the personality. Just after this part the section begins with "As above so below" which is a line from the Emerald Tablet, a centerpiece of the Corpus Hermeticum as found in Nag Hammadi. Hermetic philosophy is about alchemy, which is a spiritual, magical and esoteric path

[@Drontenpeel]

Which seems to fit with the thelemic symbolism I distinguish clearly in a photo on a video about the Tool Album update februari 2018 (kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnizpmVna6yKadE) . Aleister Crowley introduced this symbol into western esotericism. He was a former member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, he started an aligned filosofical and magickal school on the principles of Thelema. He was a self proclaimed magician and an example to many big names in pop culture (and still is). The symbol represents the acting upon your authentic Will, which can be identified with the Divine Spark of Gnosticism: the Knowledge of the Heart. These schools and teachings are deeply linked with Hermetica and Alchemy.

[@tg88montanaguy61]

Maynard James Keenan sure has some artistic ideas, that's why he's one of my favorite idols of music artists

[@masonclegg2040]

Sorry for Calling you out, Maynard. You know the world loves you. I needed you at that time. Thank your dad for me.

[@chrisatkisson280]

Maynard is my inspiration and my all time favorite singer. Like hands down I wish I sounded that bad ass. He’s got a beautiful voice but then again he has so much emotion in his rasp and screams it just blows me away. I’d love to work with him at his winery. That’s a dream job

[@rcore7846]

Maynard cares not about the music. He's trying to unlock the gate to the fourth dimension with black majik

[@Meshuggapeth]

R Core yeah they’re into esoteric weird occult knowledge stuff

[@thesunbehindthesun1574]

R Core that's why they are so intruiging. As an occultist everything they speak on is true.

[@rcore7846]

Yeah I got a weird feeling when he was explaining it. Maybe I smoked too much pot

[@thesunbehindthesun1574]

R Core lol that could be it

[@handsomebrick]

This is why I think Tool is sort of like the new Black Sabbath, they have this whole act they put on to be scary and a surprising amount of people buy into it.

[@MrAvidLearner]

By the end of the clip, you understand just how much humility he has. Amazing.

[@michaelroy1202]

Bro don’t apologize for high lighting what no one sees. Every artist looks back at their own art and says they can do better if they’ve grown. It’s like Neil Peart calling 2112 unsophisticated and raw...that’s what we love about it

[@888altamber]

Love Maynard and TOOL! Can’t wait to hear new albums from all of them.

[@SoSincerely]

I love how Joe tries to act like he's just remembering things off the top of his head, when he's just reading notes getting put up on his computer.

[@needfoolthings]

Joe "That Fibonacci Song" Rogan.

[@zachmikovitz5616]

We are all guilty of doing this at one point or another 😂😂 funny observation nonetheless

[@jesseslistjesseslist5055]

Dude you must be an asshole do you know how intelligent Joe Rogan is?

[@Mari000]

@@jesseslistjesseslist5055 sure he is 🤣

[@marquesbanks5904]

I love MJK! In Lateralus I was blown away by the lyrics, then to learn about them incorporating the fib spiral into it... Mind blown! One of the few bands to make you really think while rocking out.

[@nickcliche]

The lyrics are so, so bad wtf are you talking about

[@web1187]

I wish I was given the chance to meet Maynard..

[@CharlesBryan1]

987 is a Fibonacci number.

[@Pinko_Band]

Charles Bryan Right. He had it backwards here. Its a measure of 9 then 8 then 7. But his lyrics are sung in progressive fib starting with 1 (based on syllables) Black---1 Then---1 White are-2 All I see--3 In my infancy-5 Red and yellow then came to be-8 Reachin out to me-5 Lets me see--3 Counts up to 8 then counts back down

[@JagdWehrwolf]

John Thompson See further lyrics: ...swing on a spiral...

[@CharlesBryan1]

Weird. Because I didn't notice it was backwards when I first heard it. But the backwards bit 987 is a Fibonacci number. I know about the Fibonacci sequence in the lyric syllables. I think that is one of the testaments to the genius of Tool. At least one other testament would be the music. :)

[@elenakat1497]

It’s been so long since their last album Maynard can’t remember

[@howardtheduck4715]

Charles Bryan very good 😄 hands you a cookie

[@brandonkeaton]

Rogan and Maynard, bruh. What a great moment in history.

[@ryanduray1]

Brandon Keaton No doubt man. I have a great amount of respect for both of these guys.

[@jose280714]

pfff....

[@themoniathansnest5404]

Oh yeah

[@SKATE87410]

Which one is which?

[@finsternis1986]

In case you aren't aware, there is another older episode with Maynard also.

[@litchqueenasenath5995]

Lateralus was awesome, I could listen to it with my eyes closed and sober and fly through reality like I'm tripping. But to learn it came out like it did by accident is amazing. I can't wait to hear the new stuff

[@wwtservices5168]

MJ Keenan in the most relaxed mood I have ever seen. He seems happy to talk about stuff.

[@tristananvilcaster]

Maynard is a mastermind! This whole bands existence is incredible.

[@gomaniz]

Alternative title idea: "Two tattooed bald guys, who've tried every drug, talking about music"

[@winningdesigns6067]

After The Burial have a song called Pi and it's fascinating because they used every number in the 3.14...sequence as beats per bar. They wrote a formula just to write that song. They even play it live perfectly

[@milkwalkerjones633]

Well no, they just play as many notes as each successive digit with rests in the middle, hard to execute but not hard to conceptualize. They definitely didn't have to write a formula lol

[@nth7273]

"There's something wrong with your face." - MJK

[@judemichael3991]

they should change their name from Tool to just Math

[@nikkitaylor4794]

Jude Michael Lol

[@judemichael3991]

Amir Frost fire roast, did you come up with that yourself, changing it now

[@judemichael3991]

Amir Frost the way i like tool

[@cdsmetalhead99]

Jude Michael Except he obviously doesn't know shit about math based on the way he talks about the "phi ratio."

[@mementocatharsis9372]

Danny Carrey is the math wizard. 7 pointed stars on his drumheads. He makes mathamatical sequences within the music by hitting the different points of the star. The sound doesnt change much because its the same drum but he knows he did it. Makes me think that man needs a different drum set. One with 1,000 more drums and stuff to equal his ability to play.

[@pariahmouse7794]

This FASCINATES ME. I have been told I get a little too into the more esoteric aspects of TOOL, but isn't that their point? If I wanted mindless drivel that didn't prod my brain a bit I could listen to almost any other popular music that is out now. I want to be transported, enlightened, and stimulated; I want music that asks as many questions as it answers. There will never be a band quite like TOOL ever again, although anything Maynard does is at least intriguing...

[@fordf-2505]

I do agree, though some of the songs are just troll songs. But the songs also permit you to really think what they mean to you personally, and you can do that with other Artists, too.

[@satanpuncher06]

What’s awesome about that song is that the lyrics actually poke fun at us for over analyzing it instead of enjoying it for what it is

[@2chows1dude]

Pure humility. What a good dude

[@bwild7610]

Lateralus is my favorite tool album.

[@deftone4656]

B Wild have you heard Ænima?

[@bwild7610]

Emilio Vidal yes it’s my second favorite tool album them undertow

[@kennedycrevoiserat7095]

Same. Been getting into opiate and undertow recently

[@aaronwineberg7678]

B Wild I get goosebumps every time I start that album

[@Stickmantree]

B Wild I totally agree. Tool is good but lateralus is the best start to finish

[@RevanBC]

0:35 "HE knows the pieces don't fit!"

[@BLACKSYNTH]

The new TooL Album is taking too long because hes just checking all the Maths checks out.

[@ElCapitan88]

BLACKSYNTH hopefully it comes out this August.

[@MGWPS462]

Its confirmed for August 30th, 2019

[@Smokefools6691]

I've done the math enough to know the dangers of our second guessing.

[@Mpalikari]

@@Smokefools6691 did you check if the pieces fit?

[@cesarceronzavala3386]

I already had the tracks

[@Hopeful_Skeptic]

"Thirteenth Step" is what actually opened my mind up to music. From there I feel in love with soo many genres. Ppl say psychedelics are life changing, I submit that music can be just as trasnformitive and powerful.

[@anonymousposter6671]

And every Algebra teacher, ever, just said in unison, “that’s when the hell ever you’re gonna use algebra outside of this class”..

[@tanukiZoot]

The only real world application LMAO

[@DethBytch]

🤣🤣🤣

[@davewaynejr]

Danny Carrey is the sekret genius behind all of this :)

[@jtcorvin9614]

David Sherrill yeah man, he's no joke

[@Briggz30]

so true - most people think its maynard ... love maynard - but danny is the main driving force in the songs

[@Hypnobong]

Danny's riding that spiral there, boys!

[@davewaynejr]

Hes doing his Will, thats is for damn surr!!

[@hockyjocky4]

Danny Carey is a genius that deserves to be celebrated. Favorite drummer of all time. He studied the greatest like John Bonham and Bill Bruford and defined his own style that involves mathematics

[@Ionic457]

Amen Maynard! More people need to create music like you.

[@HappyHermitt]

They can't. Lol

[@jacobgichun8114]

Talented and remains humble. Stands on the shoulders of the great musicians he works with to mold his amazing work. Recognizes he is a cog in a beautiful machine and doesn't call himself the machine🤘❤

[@jvan5911]

“A dick joke” haha gotta love this whole exchange between these two. Creates a song utilizing and referring to the what is arguably one of the most important mathematical patterns in existence and refers to it as a “dick joke”. Legendary

[@4amwaj]

Is Maynard just pretending to be unaware of the significance of this song or is he really just an accidental genius.

[@onebadmoto5081]

he wrote lyrics not music

[@2189fallenangel]

Both. Haha

[@ibowonar141]

Both

[@dstein111]

It’s called Adam Jones my friend

[@2189fallenangel]

Nah it's all four of them together. Adam, Danny, Justin, and Maynard... Perfect synchronicity.. :D

[@BRUHALEXVRUHJOSH]

it’s crazy to think that this man has out done everything i ever could in life and he says “i could do better.” fucking legend

[@andrewmiller2670]

The song Lateralus always recalibrates my racing mind and leaves it in a zen state.

[@FallenMerick]

Just watched the video but... can't remember what they said. God damn, shit the bed.

[@Pi3.1419]

Next time bring a pen

[@timmythistle6615]

I'll calm you down with some oranges slices and fetal spooning.

[@vodkacannon]

@@timmythistle6615 what the fuck

[@Pi3.1419]

@@timmythistle6615 haha what? I think you got the wrong thread

[@Pi3.1419]

@Human Resources woops I apologise.. I thought I knew all the lyrics to Rosetta Stoned 😪

[@ToddFraud]

They explained it terribly, good thing I knew what they were talking about beforehand

[@bothellkenmore]

I saw the 1995 docu about the Mandelbrot set on PBS so I was aware of the phenomenon but was clueless that Lateralus had that influence. Needless to say mind blown when I learned it years later.

[@ryta1203]

It's a comic/MMA guy and a musician/artist. What did you expect?

[@amjan]

Maynard is not even as much a musician - just a singer and lyric writer. He adds his vocals to whatever he's given.

[@davidwhippen5740]

Tyler Davis man you must be so cool

[@RainMakersGroup]

You're a fuckin genius.

[@tommywingham8277]

You can always recognize intelligent fellows . He’s direct and focused. No broken sentences

[@re20bt]

This song is weekly therapy for me. Tool’s ultimate masterpiece.

[@adamallman7445]

"I can do better" - Maynard

[@drumsandcymbals8779]

August 30th

[@irvTr0n]

Drums and Cymbals underwhelming

[@nikkocachila7218]

He doesn't even know how to write his own music in notation perfectly. Yet he creates the most intricately beautiful music. I adore Tool.

[@Sarasapien]

This was an insightful interview 👍🏽

[@xBCxRICHx1993]

Still to this day one of the most profound powerful songs ever written.

[@kayleelockheart8208]

The sinusoidal fibonacci sequence following the lyrics of lateralus is brilliant. Don't put yourself down, man

[@somewhatsomething4882]

So esoteric lmao... I only learnt about the Fib Sequence in like 4th grade 😂😂😂 And it's not like I went to a Rudolph Steiner school 😃

[@jeridjohnson9927]

Danny carey herd the riff and new what it was Danny made the song he is after all big in geometry and his dad was a math teacher

[@JULIOHpsp]

a whole lot of shine on this room

[@gcjbhar]

Absolute Brilliant song writer!!!

[@jojored9647]

Dude you are a musical genius I don't care what anybody says every one of your songs is good keep going keep it up

[@mccoymrm]

Maynard doesn't acknowledge it...but he is in fact our modern Beethoven. Genius.

[@ctrainbeats]

beethoven was deaf homie

[@strqrt70]

Haha, ok.

[@mccoymrm]

@@ctrainbeats Maybe Maynards deaf. Dunno. But he can make music as good or better.

[@ctrainbeats]

@@mccoymrm hmm

[@allisonrr424]

Incredible artist

[@Draugluin999]

this guys music was always in my portable cd player in early 2000s

[@MrSomethingElse]

"why are your lips?" Classic Rogan.

[@mayechilde2]

MrTupuhi 😂😂😂

[@nicholash4525]

that fibonacci song.

[@tanukiZoot]

LMFAO

[@joantrendafilov7963]

going to a concert soon in Germany! cant wait to hear TOOl!

[@OMGtheykilledKenny42]

So, Maynard uses the instrumental as a template to match his lyrics to. Awesome!

[@coscwyite]

As a writer I can confirm, it's MUCH easier to write to a song than to write without a song

[@galacticvangogh3766]

Irony lyrically "over thinking over analyzing" and here we are lol

[@bane5343]

Can't believe he just called Lateralus a sophomoric dick joke! Lol

[@chance2012rocks1]

I like how Maynard explains the Fibonacci sequence is the the precursor to PHI which is the 1.618 explaining the perfect harmony and balance of so many things in life.

[@pervysage3500]

@0:36 he talks about writing with each project and he says “it doesn’t fit”, when describing trying to connect his projects, all I can think is of MJK going manic rocking back and forth while writing the lyrics to Schism and saying “I know the pieces fit!”

[@ericalonzo9942]

Maynard was trolling everyone 20 years ago. Learn to swim

[@michaelmiller7909]

See you down at Arizona bay.

[@domtron8873]

NPC 54327 I wish

[@nfwhenitcomes]

Lmao, the Donald Trump Fibonacci in that google search. 3:28

[@danielj616]

The toupee 🤪😂😂😂🤣

[@RichieGCondo]

Holy I was dying lmfao I wish they brought it up would’ve been funny to hear them joke about it aha

[@stvargas69]

Im sure Micky Minage uses the fibonacci sequence to make song. Maynards humility is inspiring

[@sambell385]

Maynard be Trippin 😆 but I love the music that comes out of his tripping😁

[@sonks336]

Reading comments from Tool fans on these kinds of topics is always hilarious. They're like worse than Kanye fans. Maynard says it was intentional: "wow he's such a genius" Maynard says it was an accident: "wow he's such a troll. he's a genius"

[@HydroidPrimeRework]

I imagine joe with the maynard mohawk and my life is complete

[@gracek513]

Lateralus is the only reason I remembered the Fibonacci sequence for my exams, so thanks hehe 😭❤️

[@cynzia_d]

He can talk about EVERYTHING and his voice puts a spell on you.

[@ketonic1084]

Legendary words of Maynard: I can do better

[@joschawullbrand1645]

And he did with Pneuma...

[@elipastura4419]

'nope that was a complete accident'

[@ralphnewberry1140]

Love it when the word fit the music.

[@ImEatingSeeds]

Love how he manages to sneak in that humblebrag at the end - "It was a vey pedestrian...sophomoric kind of thing to do. I could do better..." as he's talking about what is arguably their most popular and iconic song (and concept).