Paul D'Amour Net Worth

What Is Paul D'Amour's Net Worth?

Paul D'Amour is an American musician who has a net worth of $6 million. Paul D'Amour is best known for being the first bass guitarist of the band Tool. D'Amour is known for his aggressive picked bass tone on his Chris Square Signature Rickenbacker 4001CS bass. The band Tool formed in 1990, and Paul played bass with them from 1990 to 1995. He was featured on their debut studio album, "Undertow," which was released in 1993 and reached #50 on the Billboard 200 chart. He also performed on Tool's 1992 EP "Opiate." D'Amour wanted to play guitar instead of bass, so he formed the band Lusk and released the 1997 album "Free Mars." He has also played with the bands Replicants and Lesser Key and has written and performed using the name Feersum Ennjin. Replicants released their self-titled album in 1995, and Lesser Key released a self-titled EP in 2014. In 2019, Paul became the bassist for Ministry, and he has performed on their albums "Moral Hygiene" (2021) and "Hopiumforthemasses" (2024).

Early Life

Paul D'Amour was born on May 12, 1967, in Spokane, Washington. Before joining Tool, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the film industry. In the early years of his career, Paul built film sets and worked in the art department on commercials and music videos.

Career

Though D'Amour was originally a guitarist, he started playing bass for Tool after Adam Smith, the band's guitarist, introduced Paul to his bandmates. He played on Tool's 1992 EP "Opiate," opposite bandmates Danny Carey, Maynard James Keenan, and Adam Jones. which was certified Platinum in the U.S., Canada, and Australia and reached #59 on the Billboard 200 chart. He also performed on the band's 1993 debut album, "Undertow," which peaked at #50 on the Billboard 200 chart and topped the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. The album also did well on the charts in Canada and New Zealand, and it went 3× Platinum in the U.S. and Platinum in Australia and Canada. The singles "Sober" and "Prison Sex" reached #3 and #18, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, and "Sober" was certified Platinum in New Zealand. D'Amour left Tool in late 1995 after they had started recording their second album, "Ænima," but he was credited as a co-writer on five of the album's songs. Drummer Danny Carey said that Paul left Tool because he wanted to play guitar instead of bass. In 2020, D'Amour said of the decision, "I always wanted to do other things, and it felt like I was too much in a box with that band … I'm not just a bass player; I'm a creator, I wanted to have a bigger role, and it just wasn't happening in that situation." Paul was replaced by Justin Chancellor, who remains Tool's bassist to this day.

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After leaving Tool, Paul formed Lusk, a psychedelic pop band, with Chris Pitman, Brad Laner, and Greg Edwards. The band released the album "Free Mars" in 1997. He also played guitar with the cover band Replicants, and they released a 1995 self-titled album. In 2005, D'Amour began writing and performing under the name Feersum Ennjin, which was inspired by the Iain Banks novel of the same name. As Feersum Ennjin, Paul released a self-titled EP. He also released a self-titled EP with the band Lesser Key in 2014. In 2019, Paul joined the industrial metal band Ministry. His first album with the band was 2021's "Moral Hygiene," which reached #7 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums chart and #10 on the UK Independent Albums chart. He also played on the 2024 album "Hopiumforthemasses," which peaked at #6 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums chart and #12 on the UK Independent Albums chart.

Personal Life

Paul married Gilden Tunador on September 20, 1997. In a 2024 interview with Guitar World, D'Amour was asked what advice he would give to people breaking into the music industry, and he responded, "You've gotta really fucking want to do it. Don't be half-assed, or have one foot out the door to be safe. You've got to just commit to it. That's what I've always wanted to do. Even when I was a kid, I just knew it – I just didn't know how to do it, or if it was possible." He added, "And don't try to be like anybody else. Try and listen to your inner voice and inner artist. Because I believe that's a real thing; it exists in everybody. Everybody has something amazing and creative to offer if they just listen to that."

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