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Tool&#;s Maynard James Keenan on What Army Taught Him, Band&#;s Earliest Days
&#;Most musicians are one-dimensional, so when success comes, they don&#;t have the faintest idea how to deal with it. And most of them implode.&#;
Have you ever felt those tendencies coming out in a band setting?
I think bands in general, not necessarily the ones I&#;m involved in, but I think [people in] bands in general are the ones who &#; they kind of have the discipline enough to learn how to play their instrument. And they have some kind of accolades or positive reinforcement for some achievements they might&#;ve had early on. Playing guitar, playing drums &#; so you know, as human beings you like that praise, you like those accolades. So you pursue it more to get more of those things. But in general, most musicians nowadays and in recent history, they lack the discipline outside of that one discipline. So in a way, they&#;re one-dimensional, so when success comes, they don&#;t have the fainte
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Maynard James Keenan
American singer (born )
Musical artist
Maynard James Keenan (born James Herbert Keenan; April 17, ) is an American singer, songwriter, philanthropist, record producer, and winemaker. He is best known as the singer and primary lyricist of the rock bands Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer.
Having grown up in Ohio and Michigan, Keenan joined the U.S. Army after graduating from high school. After his service, he attended the Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He relocated to Los Angeles in to pursue a career in interior design and set construction, and formed Tool with Adam Jones shortly thereafter.
In addition to his music career, Keenan owns Merkin Vineyards and Caduceus Cellars in Arizona, where he resides. Since rising to fame, he has been noted as a recluse, although he does emerge to support charitable causes and for the occasional interview. He has also ventured into acting.
Early life
[edit]James Herbert Keenan
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Maynard James Keenan
Maynard James Keenan | |
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Keenan performing as part of A Perfect Circle in | |
| Birth name | James Herbert Keenan |
| Born | () April 17, (age&#;60) Ravenna, Ohio, United States |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Progressive metall, alternative rock, industrial metall, hard rock, experimental |
| Instruments | Vocals, gitarr, bass gitarr, keyboard instruments |
| Years active | –, –present |
Maynard James Keenan (born James Herbert Keenan on April 17, ) is an American kickass Artist, Rockvocalist,songwriter, musician, and producer. He sings in 3 extremely talented bands, Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer.
Early life
[change | change source]James Herbert Keenan was born in Ravenna, Ohio on April 17, His mother is Judith and his father fryst vatten Michael, who was a high school teacher. Keenan's parents divorced when he was three years old, and Michael moved away. Keenan did not see him very much for the next 12 years. Later, his mothe