Maynard James Keenan

Maynard James Keenan

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American singer Maynard James Keenan (b. 1964) remains a towering presence in the world of memorable quotations. The range of their thinking — from Music to Hope — speaks to an intellectual restlessness that shows in every quote. Browse 28 quotes by Maynard James Keenan that cover ground from Music, Hope, History, Government, and Art. A line that stays with you: "I think people in general have neglected to learn about history."

“Everything revolves around the music when it comes to Tool.”

— Maynard James Keenan

Music

All Quotes by Maynard James Keenan

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

— Maynard James Keenan

Funny

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

— Maynard James Keenan

Humor

“I would hope they would be our fellow artists, rather than trying to emulate or idolize clowns like us.”

— Maynard James Keenan

Hope

“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

Music

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

— Maynard James Keenan

Music

“Once you take yourself too seriously the art will suffer.”

— Maynard James Keenan

Art

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

— Maynard James Keenan

History

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

— Maynard James Keenan

Fear

“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

Nature

“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

Hope

“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

Government

“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

Education

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

— Maynard James Keenan

Music

“Everything revolves around the music when it comes to Tool.”

— Maynard James Keenan

Music

“Everything we release with Tool is inspired by our music.”

— Maynard James Keenan

Music

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

— Maynard James Keenan

Art

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

— Maynard James Keenan

Music

“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

“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

Music

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

— Maynard James Keenan

Future