“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.”
Hope
“I think people in general have neglected to learn about history.”
HistoryAll Quotes by Maynard James Keenan
“Everything we release with Tool is inspired by our music.”
Music“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.”
Education“There is still a future with music, because people want music.”
Future“Reading is more of a left-brain process, and listening to music is a right-brain function.”
Music“I would hope they would be our fellow artists, rather than trying to emulate or idolize clowns like us.”
Hope“But I'm a hot-blooded Italian by nature. Whatever the situation you present, I'm going to make something out of it.”
Nature“I think people in general have neglected to learn about history.”
History“Music is about listening, the more you play, the more the magic spreads.”
Music“But then it hasn't really been a focus of our government to make us an educated people.”
Government“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.”
Music“After all, in today's music scene every band seems to steal from other bands.”
Music“Once you take yourself too seriously the art will suffer.”
Art“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.”
Government“Everything revolves around the music when it comes to Tool.”
Music“Actually I never did stand up. I'm not that funny.”
Funny“I think everything Joni Mitchell did for music was big.”
Music“The idea is, if I can't heal from my art, then how can you heal?”
Art“The record company's worst fear is that you'll fall in love or get rich.”
Fear“Prescott National Forest is right on the edge of my home in Arizona.”
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