Maynard James Keenan
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Maynard James Keenan (born James Herbert Keenan on April 17, 1964) is an American rock singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He is an active member of the rock bands Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer.
Born in Ohio, Keenan spent much of his early life in Michigan. After serving in the Army in the early 1980s, he attended Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids. He relocated to Los Angeles, California in 1988 to work in interior design and set construction. He formed Tool, the band he is best known for, in 1990.
Besides music, Keenan has also performed stand-up comedy, inspired to do so by close friend Bill Hicks. He also is active in wine making, and owns Merkin Vineyards and Caduceus Cellars in Arizona. Since rising to fame, Keenan has been a noted recluse, though he does emerge to help support charitable causes.
Early life
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James Keenan was born in Ravenna, Ohio on April 17 1964 as the only child of his Baptist parents. After his parents divorced when he was three-years-old, his father, a high school teacher, moved to Michigan. For the next twelve years, Keenan would only see him a "little more than once a year".[1] His mother, Judith Marie, remarried, bringing Keenan into a step-family of intolerance and suffering.[1] When Keenan was eleven, his mother suffered a paralyzing brain aneurysm.[1] Two years later, she encouraged Keenan to go to live with his father in Michigan, which he did.
Inspired by Bill Murray in the 1981 comedy film Stripes, Keenan joined the Army wanting the G.I. Bill to fund his dream of attending art school.[1] By this point, he had lived in Ohio, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas.[2] He initially served in the Army as a forward observer before studying at the United States Military Academy Preparatory School (West Point Prep School) from 1983 to 1984. In addition to completing a rigorous math and English curriculum, he ran on the cross-country running team and sang in the glee club.[2] It was during his time in the military that he adopted the sobriquet "Maynard" on a whim.[3] He was distinguished in basic and advanced training,[4] but declined an appointment to West Point and instead chose to pursue a music career due to disillusionment over his colleagues' points of view,[5] and realizing that he would not go through West Point "undetected" for his dissidence.[4]
Upon completing his term of enlistment, he studied art at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1988, he relocated to Los Angeles to perform interior design for pet stores, but was quickly fired and began working in set construction.[6] During the 1980s, Keenan played bass guitar for TexA.N.S. and sang for Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty, both independent bands.
Career
Tool
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After moving to Los Angeles, Keenan met Adam Jones, who had heard Keenan singing on a demo from college and suggested that he and Keenan start a band. Though reluctant at first,[6] Keenan agreed and, in 1990, Tool was formed. Fronted by Keenan, the eventual lineup included guitarist Jones, Keenan's neighbor, drummer Danny Carey, and bassist Paul d'Amour, who would later be replaced by Justin Chancellor.[7]
Tool signed to Zoo Entertainment in November 1991 and released the Opiate EP the following year. To support this release, the band toured with Fishbone and Rage Against the Machine. Shortly thereafter, Tool released their 1993 debut album, Undertow, in the United States, where it was certified gold after just eight months, and platinum less than a year later.[8] In 1994, the band released their single "Prison Sex"—a song in which Keenan opted "for a slightly grunge-styled delivery with great results"[9]—with a corresponding music video created and directed by Jones. The video was deemed "too graphic and offensive",[10] and was pulled by MTV after a few airings due to "a symbolic dealing with the sensitive subject of child abuse".[10]
In October 1996, the band released their second studio album, Ænima, which was certified gold in ten weeks and achieved double platinum in ten months.[8] The Metal Observer reviewed the album stating: "Knowing what is around the corner is rarely guessed correctly and the band focus brutality with melody in equal measure. Tool’s music shouldn’t fit and it doesn’t as Maynard spills forth discontenting imagery through his incisive dissonant lyrics."[11] In 1998, "Ænema" won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.[12] After the release of the album, Tool began a prolonged legal battle with their label Volcano Records (formerly Zoo Records). Following this legal battle, which resulted in a new three record deal,[13] the members of Tool decided to take some time off.
After more than five years on hiatus, Tool announced a new album in January 2001, Systema Encéphale, along with a 12-song tracklist.[14] At the time, Tool members were outspokenly critical of file-sharing networks due to the negative impact on artists that are dependent on success in record sales to continue their career. Keenan had this to say during an interview with NY Rock in 2000, "I think there are a lot of other industries out there that might deserve being destroyed. The ones who get hurt by MP3s are not so much companies or the business, but the artists, people who are trying to write songs."[15] A month later, the band revealed that the new album was actually titled Lateralus and that the name Systema Encéphale and the tracklist had been a ruse.[16] The album became a worldwide success, reaching #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart in its debut week,[17] and Tool received their second Grammy Award for the best metal performance of 2001 for the song "Schism".[18]
After fifteen years following the band's formation, Tool had acquired what Dan Epstein of Revolver described as a devoted "cult" following,[19] and in May 2006, the band released 10,000 Days, an album which Keenan sang about more personal issues in contrast to previous attempts to inspire change.[20] His mother is the inspiration for three tracks on the album; the two-part song "Wings for Marie" and "10,000 Days",[21] which deals with her death after 27 years, or around 10,000 days, of suffering.[22][23] The album sold 564,000 copies in its opening week in the U.S. and was #1 on the Billboard 200 charts.[24] However, 10,000 Days was received less favorably by critics than its predecessor Lateralus had been.[25][26]
A Perfect Circle
They keep going, "Are you working on another Tool album?" I'm like a mother on a table. I'm, like, giving birth to a baby, and you're asking me if I'm going to have another baby. Not right now, probably. Don't really feel like having sex right now, I'm having a fucking baby. I'm out here busting my ass; we're working hard on this. This is our new child; we're nurturing it, developing it and showing it to the world.
Maynard James Keenan[3]
During Tool's post-Ænima hiatus to deal with their legal issues, Keenan began working with Billy Howerdel (Tool's guitar tech through the Ænima tour) on a different project. The supergroup they formed, A Perfect Circle, began performing in 1999 and released its first album Mer de Noms in 2000. In 2003, they eventually released a successful follow-up, titled Thirteenth Step, a reference to twelve-step programs (many of the songs were written from the perspective of recovery).[3] Both albums were eventually certified platinum. They followed up in 2004 with the release of eMOTIVe, an album composed of covers except the singles "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums"—a song inspired by "Pet" which was originally released on Thirteenth Step—and "Passive". Keenan later characterized the record as a political album with which he "tested the waters" and was subsequently "crucified" for it because of the content.[6] It was certified gold the month after its release. That same year they released the DVD and CD set entitled aMotion which was certified platinum within a month of its release.
Though highly successful, the future of A Perfect Circle remains uncertain. Currently on hiatus, partly due to Keenan's commitments to Tool, Howerdel stated in a May 2006 interview with MTV that "A Perfect Circle is done for now."[27] After more than two years since the bands last release, Keenan was asked about the status of A Perfect Circle during an interview with Revolver. He stated:
The real problem with running Tool and A Perfect Circle at the same time was they both operate the same way. They're both live touring bands with a label, still working under the old contract mentality. So I thought it was time to let A Perfect Circle go for now and let Billy explore himself. It's tough for a guy who went from being a guitar tech [for Tool] to being in a band with a pretentious, famous singer and having to live in that shadow. It was important for Billy to go and do his own thing and really explore his own sound and let people hear what he has to say and how he would do it on his own, and then we'll get back and do some A Perfect Circle stuff.
Puscifer
In 2003, Keenan surfaced under the moniker "Puscifer" on the soundtrack for the movie Underworld. They contributed the song "REV 22:20". Puscifer also contributed a song to the Underworld sequel in 2006, Underworld: Evolution, on a "The Undertaker (Renholder Mix)". Renholder being the reverse of "Re: D Lohner" (a random email title "Regarding: Danny Lohner"). Puscifer is a cover name for non-Tool related work with Danny Lohner, former member of Nine Inch Nails. Keenan has stated that it is "a premiere improvisational hardcore band",[28] and his "catch-all, stream of consciousness, anything goes, etc." project.[29] When comparing the project to Tool in an interview with Rolling Stone, Keenan described it as his "attempt to make music to inspire people...this is definitely not thinking man's music, but groove-oriented music that makes you feel good."[30]
I made sure that the lyrics weren't puzzles. I didn't want puzzles. It's supposed to be a feeling. The music is where the complexity is—that's the part that gets under your skin and makes you feel good.
— Keenan in interview with Artistdirect.com[31]
Keenan financed and released the first studio album, V Is for Vagina in October 2007.[31] The album was a radical departure from Keenan's contributions in Tool and A Perfect Circle, and was criticized as unfocused and lacking in the passion and intelligence present in his previous work.[32][33] Keenan's limited vocal range and underwhelming lyrics—which ranged from depressing and esoteric to shallow and childish—were singled out as particularly disappointing.[32][34]
Style and lyrics
In reference to Keenan's role in Tool and A Perfect Circle, The New York Times wrote that "both groups rely on Mr. Keenan's ability to dignify emotions like lust, anger and disgust, the honey in his voice adding a touch of profundity".[35] Keenan's ability as a vocalist has been lauded by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: After his performance during an Alice in Chains reunion concert in 2005, freelancer Travis Hay saw him as "a natural fit at replacing Layne Staley".[36] His unique style of singing has been repeatedly seen as influencing artists such as Pete Loeffler of Chevelle.[37][38]
A primary purpose of Keenan's lyrics for Tool involves a personal connection with the listener on a level in which people are striving for self-identity, understanding and reflection.[39]Tool does not print lyrics for any releases as they believe most people "don't get it" and it is not a priority of the band that they do.[40] However, after each release Keenan has eventually published his typed lyrics online via the semi-official fansite with the exception of "Lateralus", which was published on the official Tool website.[41] Lyrical arrangements are often given special attention, such as in the lyrics to "Lateralus", wherein the number of syllables per line correspond to an arrangement of the fibonacci numbers[39] and in "Jambi" the metrical foot iamb is used.[42] Keenan's lyrics on Ænima and Lateralus focused on philosophy and spirituality—specific subjects range from organized religion in "Opiate", to evolution and Jungian psychology in "Forty Six & 2" and transcendence in "Lateralus".[20]
In live performances with Tool, Keenan has been known to be situated on a platform towards the rear of the stage[43] without a spotlight,[44] facing the backdrop rather than the audience.[45] His vocals are mixed in low volume.[46][47] With Tool, his appearance has included the Mohawk hairstyle,[44] wigs, Kabuki masks, bras, tights,[48] and his entire body in blue paint.[49][50] This is contrasted with a long dark wig with A Perfect Circle.[51][52] His posture on stage is usually bent.[53]
Comedy
Keenan became friends with legendary comedian Bill Hicks in the early 1990s. Keenan did stand-up comedy on improv nights in comedy clubs in Los Angeles during that time, delivering—according to a friend of Hicks—inspiring comedy.[54] The two became acquainted and, eventually, Bill Hicks opened some Tool concerts. Best known is a routine Hicks did on Tool's Lollapalooza tour in 1993, when he asked the audience to look for a contact lens he had lost. Thousands of people complied. Keenan enjoyed this joke so much that he repeated it on a number of occasions.[54]
Keenan is featured in several segments of Mr. Show,[55] most notably in the Ronnie Dobbs sketch presented in the first season. In one scene, he is seen being arrested with Ronnie Dobbs. Later in the sketch he is featured wearing a wig as the lead singer of the then-fictitious band "Puscifer", defending Ronnie (pictured to the right with co-starring bandmate Adam Jones). He also appears in episode 2.6, "The Velveteen Touch of a Dandy Fop", as one of the viewers of Coupon: The Movie, saying "Now is not the time", waving the cameras off and slapping the microphone out of his face in disgust after walking out of the theater. Later, Keenan would sing on a track for the Mr. Show incarnation Run Ronnie Run,[56] and appear in the "music video sex scene" on its DVD. Keenan's portrayal of Charles Manson on The Ben Stiller Show was described by critics as "so intense and too real to not be upsetting".[15]
On April 1, 2005, the official Tool website announced, as an April Fools' Day prank, that "Maynard has found Jesus" and would be abandoning the recording of the new album temporarily and possibly permanently.[57] Kurt Loder of MTV contacted Keenan via email to ask for a confirmation and received a nonchalant confirmation. When Loder asked again, Keenan's response was simply "heh heh."[58] On April 7, the official site revealed that it was a hoax.[59] Keenan has been part of other April Fools' pranks related to Tool, including one in which he was said to be in critical condition after a tour bus accident.[60]
Personal life
Keenan is unmarried and has one son named Devo (born August 5, 1995) who is a cellist for Ashes Divide. Keenan was engaged to Jennifer Ferguson, but they broke up before marrying. The song "Breña" by A Perfect Circle uses her middle name, while the single "Judith" bears the name of Keenan's mother. Jiu-jitsu is one of Keenan's pursuits, having studied under Rickson Gracie, who is widely considered one of the martial art's greatest practitioners.[6] Keenan's newest project is winemaking; he owns Merkin Vineyards and Caduceus Cellars, based in the unincorporated area of Page Springs/Cornville, Arizona, southwest of Sedona.[29]
Keenan has a reputation for being reclusive, elliptical and controlling of his public image,[6] dislikes the manner in which rock stars are worshipped,[61] and at one point carried business cards with the name "Jesus H. Christ" printed on them.[57]
Keenan has used his voice on numerous occasions in support of charitable causes. He made an appearance at a benefit concert for Tori Amos' RAINN (the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) in 1997. Amos had often referred to Keenan as an unofficial brother.[62] In February 2005, Keenan appeared as a surprise vocalist at a Seattle benefit concert for victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami in southern Asia, performing with the partly reformed Alice in Chains in place of the deceased vocalist Layne Staley on the songs "Them Bones", and "Man in the Box".
Discography
Notes and references
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- ^ a b Maynard James Keenan bio. Toolshed.down.net. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
- ^ a b c Loder, Kurt. "Maynard James Keenan: Not Yet A Legend, Not Yet Dead". MTV.com. Viacom. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b George Varga (2004-10-31). "Fired up and emoting on the state of politics, and more". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
A standout soldier, he received an appointment to West Point, making him one of the few current musicians in alternative-rock who was poised for a career as a military officer.
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(help) - ^ Jim Farber (2004-11-02). "Emotions Uncovered". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
He even attended West Point, before dropping out in disillusionment over his fellow students.
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(help) - ^ a b c d e Burgess, Aaron (2006-11-30). "Interview: Maynard James Keenan". A.V. Club. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ Turman, Katherine (1994-05-31). "A Sober Look At Tool". Circus Magazine.
Danny Carey, was an accomplished drummer who agreed to sit in with them. Someone who knew both Jones and original bassist D'amour introduced the two, and soon D'amour completed the line up of the soon to be named band, Tool.
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(help) - ^ a b (2002-06-07). "Gold/platinum certifications". toolshed.down.net. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ Batmaz, Murat (2006-05-07). "Tool: Undertow". SeaOfTranqulity.org. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
- ^ a b (2006-10-08). "Tool". SundayObserver.ik. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
- ^ Doran, Chris (October 28 2005). "Tool - Ænima". The Metal Observer. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
- ^ "40th Grammy Awards ". Rock On The Net. Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
- ^ Akhtar, Kabir (2001-07-16). "The Tool FAQ". The Tool Page. pp. C15.
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(help) - ^ Akhtar, Kabir. "Old News. January - March 2001". toolshed.down.net. Retrieved 2006-03-06.
- ^ a b Gabriella (2000). "Interview with Maynard James Keenan of A Perfect Circle". NY Rock. Retrieved 2006-04-28.
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ignored (help) - ^ D'Angelo, Joe. "Tool Tinker With Album Title, Set Track List". MTV News. MTV.com. Retrieved 2006-03-06.
- ^ "Discography Tool Laterlaus". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2006-04-29.
- ^ "Grammy Award Winners". The Recording Academy. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
- ^ a b Epstein, Dan (April 2006). "Do What You Wilt". Revolver. Cite error: The named reference "revolver" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b "TOOL: New Album Title Revealed?". Blabbermouth.net. 2006-03-03. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
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(help) - ^ Greg Kot (2006-05-12). "'10000 Days' album doesn't use Tool wisely". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
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(help) - ^ Rashod D. Ollison (2007-06-07). "Tool breaks the trends: Metal quartet's '10,000 Days' presents songs that are highly improvisational and epic in scope". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
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(help) - ^ "Quick Spins". The Washington Post. 2006-05-03.
His mother was partially paralyzed for the last 27 years of her life, roughly 10000 days.
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(help) - ^ "Tool, Pearl Jam Claim Billboard Chart In The Name Of Rock (May 10, 2006)". MTV.com. Retrieved 2006-09-17.
- ^ Metacritic calculated an average score of 68 for 10,000 Days compared to 75 for Lateralus. "Tool: 10,000 Days (2006): Reviews". Metacritic. 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-17.
- ^ "Tool: Lateralus (2001): Reviews". Metacritic. 2001. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ Harris, Chris (2006-05-16). "'A Perfect Circle Is Done For Now,' Says Billy Howerdel". MTV.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
- ^ Epstein, Daniel Robert (2007-03-16). "Interviews > Maynard Keenan". SuicideGirls. Retrieved on 2007-03-17.
- ^ a b Carle, Chris (2006-11-13). "Maynard James Keenan Interview". IGN. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ Fricke, David (2007-07-18). "Maynard James Keenan’s Puscifer: Tool Leader Speaks on Enigmatic Side Project". Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ a b McKibbin, Adam (2007-10-29). "Interview: Puscifer's Maynard James Keenan". Artistdirect, p.2. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
- ^ a b "V Is For Vagina Review". IGN. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
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(help) - ^ Serpick, Evan (2007-11-27). "V Is For Vagina : Puscifer : Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
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(help) - ^ Powers, Ann (2002). "Self-Confidence, and a Tattoo". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-05-02.
- ^ Hay, Travis (2005-02-21). "Alice in Chains owns stage in tsunami-relief show full of surprises". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
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(help) - ^ Assar, Vijith (2003-09-30). "Lucky 'Thirteen': Keenan bolsters potence". The Cavalier Daily. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
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(help) - ^ Rich, Robert (2007-05-09). "Chevelle to play in Austin, remains unique despite criticism". The Daily Texan. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
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(help) - ^ a b diCarlo, Christopher W. "Interview with Maynard James Keenan". cdicarlo.com. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
- ^ Gennaro, Loraine (1997). "Angry Jung Men!". Livewire Magazine. 7 (3). Retrieved 2008-01-30.
That's why I don't like printing the lyrics because people don't get it... We're not political, we're not trying to get across a message or anything like that.
- ^ Kabir Akhtar/Maynard James Keenan (2007). "Lyrics". The Tool Page. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (2001-10-06). "Flailing Wildly to Escape the Darkness". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
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(help) - ^ a b Jon Pareles (2006-05-22). "Tool at City Center: Heavy Metal Propelled by Tricky Rhythms". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
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(help) - ^ Keenan's unusual stage positioning is discussed at the following:
- "Tool". Rolling Stone. 1996-11-21. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
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(help) - Musial, Andy (1997-07-24). "The circle is unbroken" (fee required). The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
...Keenan wasn't facing the audience the whole time.
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(help) - Dentler, Matt (2002-07-29). "Tool in need of some repair". The Daily Texan. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
Lead singer Maynard James Keenan, as is customary for the enigmatic frontman, loomed in the background with his back facing the audience for most of the show.
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(help) - Engler, Gavin (1993). "TOOL Concert 101" (PDF). Law Society Gazette. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
Keenan... wore an all-black leather outfit, had his face painted black and stood on a spinning platform some distance from the front stage; he never seemed to look at the crowd.
- "Tool". Rolling Stone. 1996-11-21. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- ^ Durchholz, Dan (2007-06-23). "Tool". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
Keenan's vocals, which convey his lyrics of ominous portent, were kept low in the mix.
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(help) - ^ Harrington, Jim (2006-05-05). "No surprise here — Tool wows enthusiastic fans at Paramount" (fee required). The Oakland Tribune. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
One woman complained that Keenan's vocals were too low in the mix.
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(help) - ^ Brad Kava (1997-08-18). "The festival that felt like a club". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
Normally bald singer Maynard James Keenan showed up in drag, wearing a wig, bra, black tights and a white Kabuki mask.
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(help) - ^ Ricardo Baca (2002-07-23). "The right Tool for the job Art-rockers deliver the goods in concert" (fee required). Denver Post.
...the rest of his skin, bald head and muscular chest included, was covered with blue paint
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(help) - ^ Dave McCoy (1996-10-30). "Tool's scary singer dominates the stage" (fee required). Contra Costa Times. pp. F02. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
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(help) - ^ "Nine Inch Nails; A Perfect Circle (Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim California)". Variety. 2000-06-12.
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(help) - ^ Steve Appleford (2000-04-30). "So You Want to Be a Rock Star (Part 2); Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan reaches toward a deeper emotional sensibility with his separate-but-equal new band, A Perfect Circle" (fee required). Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
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(help) - ^ Matthew Smedberg (2003-12-23). "A Perfect Circle powerful, artistic" (fee required). University Wire. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
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(help) - ^ a b "Bill Hicks Q&A with Kevin Booth". FadeToBlack.com. Retrieved through Internet Archive, 2006-10-17 version.
- ^ David Berlin (2007-05-04). "Tool at Cox Arena". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
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(help) - ^ John D. Luerssen (2001-06-22). "Tool Singer Sings for Film". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
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(help) - ^ a b Travis Hay (2006-05-03). "Tool mesmerizes crowd". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
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(help) - ^ Harris, Chris (2005-04-07). "Maynard And Jesus Split: The Conclusion". MTV News. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
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(help) - ^ Blake, Blair MacKenzie (2005). "Tool: News". Toolband.com. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
- ^ Akhtar, Kabir. "Tool News: April Fools 1997". toolshed.down.net. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
- ^ “Inside the Tool Box”, Edmonton Journal, October 5, 2002.
- ^ Jay S. Jacobs (2006-07-01). Pretty Good Years: A Biography of Tori Amos. Hal Leonard. p. 74. ISBN 978-1423400226.
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External links
- MaynardJamesKeenan.com, currently redirecting to the Puscifer website
- Maynard James Keenan at IMDb
- Interview with MTV's Kurt Loder
- Interview with The Onion's A.V. Club