Tool drummer Danny Carey has now chimed in on the apparent feud between frontman Maynard James Keenan and singer Justin Bieber, noting he sees no issue with the pop icon being a fan of the band.
Last month, the world of music was treated to one of the strangest musical feuds, when it was revealed that Justin Bieber also labels himself as something of a Tool tragic, having shared lyrics to the band’s 2006 track ‘The Pot’ on Instagram.
“Don’t look it up please, I’m curious if any of you know it,” Bieber added to his fans, clearly wondering if his fans indulged in a few odd time signatures on occasion.
Before long, this news had broken around the world, with fans of both Bieber and Tool expressing either their surprise, joy, or disdain at these recent developments.
However, one person who wasn’t too keen on the news was Tool’s vocalist Maynard James Keenan, who took to Twitter to respond with a simple hashtag; “#bummer”.
Soon enough, Bieber’s wife also chimed in on the matter, sharing a response which labelled Maynard “childish”. Although the Tool frontman shared a clip of the band’s 1992 song ‘Hush’ as a means of shutting down the discussion, no one else from the band addressed the matter until now.
Check out ‘Fear Inoculum’ by Tool:
According to a magazine clipping shared on the Tool subreddit, drummer Danny Carey says he sees no issue with Justin Bieber being a fan of the group, indicating that Maynard’s sarcasm was lost along the way.
“Absolutely not!” Carey said when asked whether he cares about Bieber labelling himself a Tool fan. “Anybody who digs your art, you what to share it with. It’s like trying to say you’re God Almighty to try to judge somebody.
“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.”
While it seems as though the feud between Tool and Justin Bieber is apparently pretty non-existent, it did however result in one of the wildest mash-ups in history, with DJ Cummerbund combining the prog-rock outfit’s ‘Parabola’ with Bieber’s ‘Love Yourself’.
Let’s face it, any composition that causes someone to remark “You know the pieces fit, but should they?” is probably going to be a memorable listen.
Check out the Tool x Justin Bieber mash-up no one asked for:
