<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikiquote has quotations related to: Sober (Tool song) </Td> </Tr> <P> Sober is a song by US rock band, Tool . The song was released as the first single from their debut studio album, Undertow . </P> <P> Tool guitarist Adam Jones has stated in an interview that the song is about a friend of the band whose artistic expression only comes out when he is under the influence . "A lot of people give him shit for that," Jones explains . "If you become addicted and a junkie, well, that's your fault ." </P> <P> "Sober" is one of the earliest songs composed by Maynard James Keenan, with roots dating back to a 1987 live performance (released as Peace Day with his first band, Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty) in which the song was called "Burn About Out". The song contains some lyrics from the first verse of "Sober", with the same basic melody, although the melody is considerably faster and has an instrumental chorus . </P>

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