Justin Chancellor Originally Rejected Invitation to Audition for Tool

Did he just say Schism came together easily? I guess the pieces really did just fit....

Justin's creativity is off the charts! His work on 'DESCENDING' is incredible!

Pass the goddamn butter 😎

Can we take a moment to thank Justin’s brother for convincing him to take the job? THANK YOU, JIM!!!👍👍🤘🤘👏👏

Justin just seems like he's be a fun guy to hang around. Always sounds very friendly and down to earth.

Thank you for 46 & 2, Justin. First song I ever heard from Tool and my favorite to the day.

Thank Justin for all your talent and hard work! These guy are definitely four pieces of a whole puzzle

I've always marveled at how these 4 member geniuses ended up together!

You can tell by how he speaks and carries himself that he's a rare high-quality individual with integrity. That's why he's such a wicked musician. There ARE assholes out there with a bit of talent and ability, but they inevitably fade-away or self-destruct, eclipsed by their own black-holes of unconscious ego. Not Justin. His soul is intact. He's seems an alchemist of sorts, viciously self aware yet maintaining careful doubt of his own greatness. Rare creatures like that always go far.

It's telling that Adam describes Justin as the riff king, surely anyone who's listened to a lot of music can see how good these 3 musicians create such masterpieces. There is no way the band could be happy with a 3min song as they produce such complex pieces. The skill of the 3 has a big part in their sound to. It's unbelievable that they ended up together to create what they do. It's a freak chance and like Justin says they really have a great time playing together and it shows massively. Maynards voice totally compliments the musicians in a way that not many others could. So it's no wonder they're so successful their creations are unique and original. It's one thing being unique and original but to also be unbelievably good as well is the icing on the cake.

Glad he changed his mind. Tool is so much more EPIC with him in it. Phenomenal bass player 🤘🤘🤘

46&2 was the first song i learned start to finish on bass. Still to this day my favorite song to play

Let's face Tool got its soul when this guy came on board. They were nearly there but not quite. Thank you brother Jim.

One of the few bands that releases an album 30 years after the first.....and its just as good.

It's amazing how gifted he is. He's aware of that and still sounds like a humble and nice guy. How awesome

the way he jokingly said "you've got a great look" as a prerequisite to join tool made me laugh unexpectedly lol

In the band of my dreams he’s the bassist.

Great interview, thanks for this

Absolutely loving how open Justin is about the creative process. Very unique and important insight

Justin, just about all TOOL fans are by definition super fans and would be extremely interested in tediously exploring all the “extra” music you’ve got!