Danny Carey Quotes

United States, Musician
May 10, 1961

Daniel Edwin Carey is an American musician and songwriter. He is the drummer for the American rock band Tool. He has also contributed to albums by artists such as Zaum, Green Jellö, Pigface, Skinny Puppy, Adrian Belew of King Crimson, Carole King, Collide, Lusk, and the Melvins.

Also known as Songwriter, Drummer

We try to write things that can be interpreted on lots of different levels. There's not a right way or a wrong way... people can adventure a little.

Danny Carey
- Write
- Levels
- Interpreted
The drums can get pretty boring as a solo instrument.

Danny Carey
- Boring
- Solo
- Drums

The lead singer is such a prominent thing, where drums are more of a supporting instrument.

Danny Carey
- Singer
- Drums
- Supporting
Most of the parts are really gone over and over and over again with Tool. It's a very composed situation. We spend weeks if not months working on all those songs. There's not much room for improvisation.

Danny Carey
Chaos is the undercurrent of everything that happens in life.

Danny Carey
- Life
- Chaos
- Current
Anybody who digs your art, you what to share it with.

Danny Carey
- Art
- Share
- Digs
I think there is a collective unconsciousness, or some sort of consciousness, that you can tap into if you're open and brave enough to let everything go and be part of that.

Danny Carey
We're not really in the business to sell ourselves. We want to sell what we work on.

Danny Carey
- Work
- Business
- Sell

We're not in the business of putting up barriers; that's the job of politicians. They're the idiots who want to build walls between people.

Danny Carey
Our crowds seem to keep growing whether we put out a record or not, so I feel very lucky to have that support.

Danny Carey
- Support
- Record
- Crowds