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The idea is, if I can't heal from my art, then how can you heal?
Maynard James Keenan
Once you take yourself too seriously the art will suffer.
Maynard James Keenan
If you take different mythologies from different cultures, the names may change and the story lines may vary but there is always something in common.
Maynard James Keenan
If the education of our kids comes from radio, television, newspapers - if that's where they get most of their knowledge from, and not from the schools, then the powers that be are definitely in charge, because they own all those outlets.
Maynard James Keenan
The record company's worst fear is that you'll fall in love or get rich.
Maynard James Keenan
Actually I never did stand up. I'm not that funny.
Maynard James Keenan
There is still a future with music, because people want music.
Maynard James Keenan
Just in general, any government throughout history hasn't really wanted its people to be educated, because then they couldn't control them as easily.
Maynard James Keenan
But then it hasn't really been a focus of our government to make us an educated people.
Maynard James Keenan
Just in general, any government throughout history hasn't really wanted its people to be educated, because then they couldn't control them as easily.
Maynard James Keenan
I think people in general have neglected to learn about history.
Maynard James Keenan
Prescott National Forest is right on the edge of my home in Arizona.
Maynard James Keenan
I just hope that our fans are people who are inspired by music, and just use our music as a background or inspiration for whatever it is they do.
Maynard James Keenan
I would hope they would be our fellow artists, rather than trying to emulate or idolize clowns like us.
Maynard James Keenan
A lot of people into Tool, for some reason, are not interested in humor.
Maynard James Keenan
If the education of our kids comes from radio, television, newspapers - if that's where they get most of their knowledge from, and not from the schools, then the powers that be are definitely in charge, because they own all those outlets.
Maynard James Keenan
I believe that music is a force in itself. It is there and it needs an outlet, a medium. In a way, we are just the medium.
Maynard James Keenan
Music is about listening, the more you play, the more the magic spreads.
Maynard James Keenan
I just hope that our fans are people who are inspired by music, and just use our music as a background or inspiration for whatever it is they do.
Maynard James Keenan
We're five people, five individuals who came together to create something, to make music and to complete each other musically, to form a perfect circle.
Maynard James Keenan
Everything we release with Tool is inspired by our music.
Maynard James Keenan
There is still a future with music, because people want music.
Maynard James Keenan
Everything revolves around the music when it comes to Tool.
Maynard James Keenan
After all, in today's music scene every band seems to steal from other bands.
Maynard James Keenan
I think everything Joni Mitchell did for music was big.
Maynard James Keenan
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.
Maynard James Keenan
Reading is more of a left-brain process, and listening to music is a right-brain function.
Maynard James Keenan
But I'm a hot-blooded Italian by nature. Whatever the situation you present, I'm going to make something out of it.
Maynard James Keenan