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Tool - Hooker With A Penis Song MeaningsLyrics:Tool Hooker With A Penis I met a boy wearing vans, 501s, and a Dope beastie t, nipple rings, and New tattoos that claimed that he... (See the rest of these lyrics) Submitted by: roxusan Added: 2005-11-04 01:54:15 Rating:  Despite the song's title, it is not about transvestites or male prostitution. The lyrics "I sold my soul to make a record" are comparable to the common saying that proestitutes sell their soul to make money. Tool likens this to a musician, or more specifically, their own band: they sell their soul to make money.
Submitted by: dayhok Although the previous interpretation is accurate, there could still be more detail added to it. The song title for instance: Hooker with a Penis. Another name for a penis is a tool and a hooker sells themselves. Therefore, tool is selling themselves in this song. Whether this incident has actually happened to one of the band members or not is still debateable. Then again, finding anything concrete other than songs and live footage of tool is always abstract and rarely acknowledged by the band members themselves.
Submitted by: tool9386 This song is about a fan who tells Maynard that they have sold out after their first EP and Maynard says that to put out and advertise for a record IS selling out, and he sold his soul to make a record. So if he's the man, then you're the man as well for buying his CD so he can you can point your finger up your ass. Shut up and buy his new record. The song is extremely straight forward.
Submitted by: anonymous It's his anger at people pointing fingers at others, as in selling out. From the lines "sucking up to the the man" and "if I'm the man you're the man" and last but not least "buy my new record" are all saying if you buy the record you have no reason to talk because he's the "man" per-say and by buying his record you have just SUPPORTED him. Which if you read the first sentence again shows that if you buy the record you sold out just like he did.
Submitted by: anonymous I think that the boy in the song represents someone who blames another for something even though they contributed to it. Obviously, he's saying that Tool "sold out". Maynard comes back by saying "We may have sold out, but its partly your fault because you bought the record." Its basically a song about how we all need to unite and take the blame for something we all contributed to.
Submitted by: narduzzi1120 The meaning of the entire song can be found in the name. A hooker is someone who gives their love away, gives their dignity to reap a small benefit of life. Being a prostitute is a desperate attempt to make money and have a life. The song title describes someone who has gone beyond that. A person who would fake who they are so they could participate in a digusting act to make money. Basically, the whole song describes the depths that people will go to make a life for themselfs. "Pointing the finger, blaming the other" and being a hooker even though you are a man are just 2 examples.
Submitted by: anonymous I've always interpreted it just as the song title suggests. You solicit the services of a hooker & find out that she has a penis--she presented herself as something that she's not. In turn, Tool fans put the band on such a high pedestal then come to find out that they're just a band out to make a buck like the rest of them. Seems pretty straight forward to me.
Submitted by: keepgoingspiralout This song is about fans that accuse Tool of selling out, when in fact the entire purpose and goal of bands is popularity, fame, and money. Also, MJK points out that the accuser is a hypocrite for listening to their music and supporting the band. He should just "shut up and buy my new record......Send more money."
Submitted by: anonymous Hooker with a penis is about a dude that came up to Maynard and said he was selling out.But the guy was wearing vans and labeled clothing,and drinking coke.So whos the real sell out?
Submitted by: anonymous This has to be the most absolutely straight-foward Tool song ever. I mean, Maynard didn't really run into some kid like this, it's probably a metaphor for the hypocritical "fans" of Tool's music. You know, the same people who critisize "10,000 Days" because it "lacks substance." those dicks. Point and case, Tool is only for deep thinkers, not finger-pointing, vans-wearing dickbags.
Submitted by: anonymous I heard someone say once that a lot of people go too deep into what Tool is talking about. I agree. This song is pretty straight-forward. To me it's saying everyone is a sell-out in someones eyes so fuck you. Even the title, as off as it seems, indicates selling out: a hooker is there for sexual favors.
Submitted by: Sin "This has to be the most absolutely straight-forward Tool song ever. I mean, Maynard didn't really run into some kid like this, it's probably a metaphor for the hypocritical "fans" of Tool's music. You know, the same people who criticize "10,000 Days" because it "lacks substance." those dicks. Point and case, Tool is only for deep thinkers, not finger-pointing, vans-wearing dickbags.
Submitted by: Reaper It is pretty straightforward. Whether this conversation literally took place or not is dubious, especially with a "boy" so thoroughly consumed by commercialism.
Submitted by: anonymous This song is simply about the stupidity of the average American consumer
Submitted by: anonymous I heard that Hooker with a penis is about Zach De la Roca from Rage Against the Machine, makes sense to me.
Submitted by: anonymous That's crazy that guy bringin' ZDLR from RATM into the puzzle. check out MJK's guest vocals on the brige in "know your enemy" on RATM's self-titled album from 1991!(lyric="I've got no patience now...) So its ovbious the two had relations in the past. Friggin CRAZY!
Submitted by: anonymous I like all the interpretations pretty simple song. Just wanted to say that I love how if you buy and wear a TOOL shirt that you are just that, a tool. They meant it to be this way and its brilliant. Fits right in with Aenema and others.
Submitted by: anonymous Thsi song is pretty interesting, ....i love it...ANYWAYS, its basically talking about "sellouts" or "wannabes"..lol
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