Maynard James Keenan Quotations

I think that every collective that you witness occurring on a stage, it's not about any one of the individuals. There's something that's happened that's kind of put all that stuff together into a much bigger result ... some alchemy.

But you know, I'm the negative-Nancy, curmudgeon, glass-half-empty-with-a-leak-in-it guy - which is basically the fuel that fires me up anyway. Without that, we wouldn't have me.

I can't be a legend yet. I'm not dead.

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

Standing above the crowd, He had a voice so strong and loud And I swallowed his façade 'cause I'm so Eager to identify with Someone above the ground, Someone who seemed to feel the same, Someone prepared to lead the way, with Someone who would die for me.

We're just four guys and we are enjoying what we're doing with Tool.

I feel like there's no real innovation in having some music. It's more just unique personalities and unique expressions, and you being able to tell your story.

Do unto others what has been done to you,

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

I always knew that I wanted to be creative, that I wanted to create something