Maynard James Keenan Quotes

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

And if you don't live, you have nothing to write about.

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.

So crucify the ego, before it's far too late,To leave behind this place so negative and blindAnd cynical - and you will come to find that, We are all one mind capable of All that's imagined and all co...

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.

Everything revolves around the music when it comes to Tool.

A lot of people into Tool, for some reason, are not interested in humor.

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

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

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

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

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

Prescott National Forest is right on the edge of my home in Arizona.

Once you take yourself too seriously the art will suffer.

Everything we release with Tool is inspired by our music.

Music is about listening, the more you play, the more the magic spreads.

The record company's worst fear is that you'll fall in love or get rich.

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.

I think everything Joni Mitchell did for music was big.

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