Maynard James Keenan Quotes

But then it hasn't really been a focus of our government to make us an educated people.

I can't be a legend yet. I'm not dead.

I think people in general have neglected to learn about history.

I think everything Joni Mitchell did for music was big.

I think the media made Manson, turned him into some larger than life figure and surrounded him with mystery and some shady glamour.

You know, I grew up listening to Joni Mitchell.

A lot of names in America and Europe have their roots in Latin and Greek words. A lot of them go back to archetypes and their stories.

After all, in today's music scene every band seems to steal from other bands.

Most religious stories and mythologies have some sort of similar root, some sort of global archetypes.

There were a lot of choices to make and I always picked artist. I never once picked doctor, lawyer, firemen or something like that. It was always artist.

I believe that when you go into a gallery or a museum, the most powerful pieces are the ones that don't have the words in the corner that distract you from the larger piece.

One of the challenges we set up for 'Puscifer' was to come up with a core identity and see how far we can push it.

Reading is more of a left-brain process, and listening to music is a right-brain function.

The idea is, if I can't heal from my art, then how can you heal?

I see a lot of patterns in our behavior as a nation that parallel a lot of other historical processes.

Adam does most of the work when it comes to videos and he basically does the same as I do with the lyrics. The videos are his visual interpretations of our music.

If you want to get your soul to heaven, trust in me. Don't judge or question. You are broken now, but faith can heal you. Just do everything I tell you to do.

Everything we release with Tool is inspired by our music.

There is still a future with music, because people want music

Novell has the necessary resources to be a much more profitable enterprise but it currently lacks the vision, strategy and execution to produce respectable returns.

I always knew that I wanted to be an artist.

We're just four guys and we are enjoying what we're doing with Tool.

Sure, I love fairy tales.

It's in my blood. My great-grandfather made wine and it's a tradition I want to pass on to my son.

Everything revolves around the music when it comes to Tool.

I'm a lot easier to work with now than I have been in the past, for sure.

I always knew that I wanted to be creative, that I wanted to create something

Actually I never did stand up. I'm not that funny.

Blending is just like writing lyrics or finishing up the song, rearranging and arranging.

It's a purging of sorts. Like, when you're all done doing your laundry and it's fresh and bright, but washing the clothes, you wouldn't want to get in while it's spinning around.

Do unto others what has been done to you.

Threw you the obvious and you flew with it on your back, A name in your recollection, down among a million same." - A Perfect Circle.

...music, if it really resonates, will beat somewhere right near your heartbeat. That music will make sense to you...because it's in rhythm with your soul.