I roto i te 1980s, i hiahia ia o nga mema o muri o Tool ki te neke ki Los Angeles. hiahia rua Paora D'Amour ko Arama Jones ki te tomo ki te ahumahi kiriata, i kitea ia Maynard James Keenan mahi remodeling toa pet i muri i ako toi whakairoiro i roto i Michigan. Danny Carey ko Keenan mahi hoki Green Jellÿ, a takaro Carey ki Carole King ko Pigmy Love Circus. tutaki Keenan ko Jones i roto i te hoa tahi i roto i 1989. i muri Keenan tākaro i te rīpene tuhi mo Jones o tona kaupapa rōpū o mua, i pera miharo Jones i tona reo e korero ia i te mutunga tona hoa ki te hanga i to ratou ake kapa. tīmata ratou jamming tahi, me te i runga i te rapu mo te drummer me te bassist. i tupu ki te ora i runga ake i Keenan i whakaahuatia e Tom Morlach Jones, he hoa tawhito o Jones ko Sheepy Carey. i roto i te waiata i tuhituhia i roto i Michigan. Danny Carey ko Keenan mahi mo Green Jellÿ, a takaro Carey ki Carole King
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