Maynard James Keenan

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Maynard James Keenan (born James Herbert Keenan; April 17, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter.

He is the lead singer and primary lyricist of Tool and A Perfect Circle, with whom he has released five and four studio albums, respectively.

Puscifer was started by David Puscifer as a side project, and he has released three studio albums. Keenan, a native of Ohio, spent his high school and college years in Michigan.

After graduating high school, he joined the United States Army.

Keenan attended Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids after leaving the Army.

In 1988, he moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a career in interior design and set up, and shortly after, he founded Tool with Adam Jones. Keenan also owns Merkin Vineyards and Caduceus Cellars in Arizona, where he lives, in addition to his musical work.

Keenan has been a recluse since coming to fame, but he does appear to promote charitable causes.

He has also taken up acting.

Early life

On April 17, 1964, James Herbert Keenan was born in Ravenna, Ohio, the only child of Southern Baptists Judith Marie (née Dougherty, 1943-2004) and Michael Loren Keenan. He is of Irish and Italian descent. When his parents divorced in 1968, Keenan's father moved to Scottville, Michigan, and he would only see him about once a year for the next 12 years. His mother remarried, bringing Keenan into a "intolerant and unworldly home" where his intelligence and creative expression would be stifled. His mother suffered a thrombosm due to a ruptured cerebral aneurysm when Keenan was 11, and "Jimmy" and "Wings for Marie" and A Perfect Circle's "Judith" would come from this event. She advised Keenan to live with his father in Scottville, which he describes as the "right move [he] ever made." He graduated from Mason County Central High School in Scottville, where he was a member of the wrestling team in 1982. Keenan's father was one of the team's mentors and left teaching at the same time when he graduated in 1982.

Keenan joined the United States Army with the intention of having the G.I. Inspired by Bill Murray's appearance in the 1981 comedy film Stripes, the G.I. Bill finance his aspirations to attend art school. By this time, he had lived in Kansas, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas. He began serving in the Army as a forward observer before attending West Point Prep School from 1983 to 1984.

Keenan competed, served on the cross country team, and sang in the glee club, in addition to finishing a rigorous math and English curriculum. He adopted the sobriquet "Maynard" on a whim, based on a fictional character he had created in high school during his time in the military. He excelled in basic and advanced training, but he turned down an appointment to West Point but instead chose to pursue a music career due to his dissatisfaction with his colleagues' beliefs and that West Point would not accept his dissidence.

Personal life

Devo, Keenan's son, was on vocals on A Perfect Circle's Thirteenth Step and was later named as the cellist on Ashes Divide's Keep Telling Myself It's Alright. "Cinquanta" was also performed by Keenan on Keenan's 50th birthday celebrations.

Judith: "Wings for Marie" is a song that refers to Keenan's mother, Judith. 1)" by Tool and "Judith" by A Perfect Circle.

Keenan has a reputation for being cautious and in possession of his public image. He dislikes the way celebrities are worshipped, and at one point had business cards with the word "Jesus H. Christ" printed on them. Keenan has resorted to using a paintball gun to chase trespassers from his property when dealing with stalkers. As he took down a fan that ran on stage in a middle of a performance and put them in a rear naked choke, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is one of Keenan's pursuits, as shown when he took them in a back naked choke, and he studied under Rickson Gracie. Keenan was promoted to brown belt in BJJ by 6th degree black belt Luis Heredia in November 2021.

In June 2010, Keenan had proposed to girlfriend and Caduceus lab manager Lei Li. Keenan wrote an article for the Phoenix New Times on September 10, 2012, in which he referred to his wife. Lei Li Agostina Maria, Keenan's wife, gave birth to their daughter on July 25, 2014.

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Music career

Keenan studied art at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan, after completing his term of prep school. He then moved to Somerville, Massachusetts, where his obsession with animals led him to interior design for a Boston-area pet store. He was rushed to a Los Angeles store before being promptly fired and started working in set construction. Keenan played bass guitar for TexA.N.S. in the 1980s. Both bands, the Anachronistic Dynasty, performed for Children. He produced an early version of "Sober," later Tool's first commercial single. He also performed live and recorded with Green Jellö between 1990 and 1993, including on the band's hit song "Three Little Pigs" on their debut album "Underground Pigs" and appearing as the voice of one of the pigs on the band's hit song "Western Little Pigs" on the band's debut album "Live & Recorded" as the band's successor to LP 333, Danny Carey) and appearing in the band's Keenan also developed a relationship with Tom Morello, who has credited Keenan with his introduction of him to Drop D tuning around this period. Keenan spent time jamming with Morello and Brad Wilk, as did Zack de la Rocha: Morello and Wilk considered Keenan and de la Rocha as potential candidates for the vocalist with what would become Rage Against the Machine before deciding to ask the latter.

Keenan moved to Los Angeles, and was amazed when he heard Adam Jones, who had been in college, perform on a demo. Jones, who was taken aback by Keenan's vocals, suggested that they form a band. Reluctant, Keenan eventually agreed, and Toolkit was born in 1990. The eventual lineup, led by Keenan, included guitarist Jones, drummer Danny Carey; and bassist Paul D'Amour, who would be replaced by Justin Chancellor David Carey.

In November 1991, Tool was signed to Zoo Entertainment and announced the Opiate EP the following year. The band toured with Fishbone and Rage Against the Machine to promote this album.

Tool's 1993 debut album, Undertow, debuted in the United States only a few weeks later. It was first gold after just eight months and platinum less than a year later. The band released their single "Prison Sex" in 1994 with a corresponding music video produced and directed by Jones. The video was deemed "too graphic and offensive" and MTV canceled it after a few airings due to "a symbolic association with the topic of child abuse."

The band's second studio album, nima, was released in September 1996. In ten weeks, the album was certified gold, double platinum in ten months, and the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1998. Tool's release of the album sparked a lengthy court fight with their company, Volcano Records (formerly Zoo Records), over labor abuses. The members of Tool decided to take some time off following this legal drama that culminated in the a new three-record agreement. Keenan performed under the name "Gaylord C" during the hiatus while collaborating with Faith No More's Tim Alexander on "Choked," a track on the 1997 drumming compilation Flyin' Traps.

Due to the band's negative financial consequences on artists reliant on record profits, the band members were outspokenly critical of peer-to-peer file sharing services. "I think there are a few other industries out there that could be demolished," Keenan said in an interview with NY Rock in 2000. MP3s aren't so much about companies or industry, but artists, "people who are attempting to write songs."

Tool, a five-years after the introduction of nima, Tool announced a new album, Systema Encéphale, with a 12-song track list in January 2001. The band revealed that the new album was actually named Lateralus and that the previous announcement had been a ruse a month later. The album was released in May 2001 to rave reviews. Keenan, who was known for his "dark, thoughtful, convincing, and unexpected lyrical twists," was praised for his songwriting on the album, in which he "didn't cross the line from darkness to ugliness" "as often as he has in the past." "Everything we launch with Tool is inspired by our music," Keenan said in an interview with NY Rock. It doesn't matter if it is a video or if it's lyrics. "Schism"'s lyrics are nothing more than my interpretation of the music." The album became a worldwide hit, peaking at No. 58. 1 on the United States, and the United States. Tool received their second Grammy Award for their best metal performance of 2001 for "Schism" in its debut week, and Billboard 200 albums debuted this week. Keenan recorded "Fallen" with Thirty Seconds to Mars in 2002, which was the band's self-titled debut album.

Tool had acquired what Dan Epstein of Revolver described as a "devoted "cult" following, and in May 2006, the band released 10,000 Days, an album in which Keenan sang about more personal topics than previous attempts to incite change. His mother, who influenced "Jimmy" on nima, was also responsible for "Jambi," and the two-part film "Wings for Marie," which deals with her 2003 death after 27 years, or about 10,000 days of suffering. In the United States' first week, the album sold 54,000 copies and was No. 1 in the United States. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts. However, 10,000 Days were received less favourably by critics than its predecessor, Lateralus, was.

Tool had just one album left to fulfill the company's record contract following 10,000 days. The band gradually grew closer to its fifth studio debut over the course of the years. Tool has been working with Keenan and his partner projects since 1999, beginning with the establishment of A Perfect Circle, which has resulted in many years between projects. In a 2007 interview with Spin, Keenan said, "We'll make music together until one of us is dead."

Tool's website revealed a summer tour on March 24, 2009, and in a press release on March 26, Tool was announced as a headliner for the second annual Mile High Music Festival in Commerce City, Colorado, featuring Widespread Panic and The Fray. Lollapalooza 2009 in Chicago, Illinois, was also highlighted by a tool.

Tool announced the title track for Fear Inoculum on all streaming platforms on August 7, 2019. The band received the Best Metal Performance award at the 62nd Grammy Awards for their album's track '7empest.'

Keenan began working with Billy Howerdel, Tool's guitar tech, on a separate project during Tool's post-nima hiatus to address their legal issues. A Perfect Circle, the supergroup's founders, began performing in 1999 and released their first album, Mer de Noms, in 2000. They published Thirteenth Step, a nod to twelve-step programs, in 2003, which was a success (many of the songs were written from the perspective of recovery). Both albums were eventually certified platinum. Their new album, eMOTIVe, was mainly made up of covers, except for the singles "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums"—a song influenced by "Pet" and "Passive" on Thirteenth Step. Keenan later characterized the album as a political album with which he "tested the waters" and was later "crucified" for it because of the content. The month after its debut, it was certified gold. They also released aMotion DVD and CD set, which was certified platinum within a month of its introduction.

In a May 2006 interview with MTV, Howerdel announced that the company's work had been suspended for the time being. During an interview with Revolver, Keenan was asked about the status of A Perfect Circle after more than two years since the band's last appearance.

He stated:

"Maybe, someday, a song on a soundtrack," Keenan said in an interview for Spin that same month.

But an album?

No. Keenan had revealed on The Pulse of Radio that he and Howerdel had written new music for A Perfect Circle a year later. Keenan also stated that there are no plans to return to full-scale touring or even to write and record a new album. Rather, they will concentrate on "one or two songs at a time" rather than focusing on "one or two songs at a time" which will most likely be announced via the Internet.

However, the band returned from a nearly six-and-a-half years absence in November 2010 with a 14-show tour in the western United States. Touring in May 2011 began in Guatemala with a North American tour that wrapped up in August. The band appeared in Las Vegas on December 29th and then on a five-show Australian tour and a three-show South American tour in early 2013.

Keenan appeared under the name "Puscifer" on the Underworld film soundtrack in 2003. Puscifer was once a side project for Danny Lohner, who had appeared live on Nine Inch Nails, but the name has since been "formed as a nym for his solo work." It is "the best improvisational hardcore band," Keenan has said, as well as his "catch-all, stream of consciousness, whatever comes." The scheme was funded by a grant. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Keenan compared the project to Tool, saying he had the "attempt to make music to inspire people." ... This is obviously not thinking about man's music, but groove-oriented music that makes you feel good." In a later interview with Artistdirect, Keenan said that he did not want the lyrics to be confusing. "That's the part that gets under your skin and makes you feel good," he wanted the drama to be in the music.

Puscifer contributed "The Undertaker (Renholder Mix)" to Underworld: Evolution, where "Renholder," a moniker for Danny Lohner created by the members of A Perfect Circle, is the reversal of "Re: D Lohner." In October 2007, Keenan sponsored and released "V" Is for Vagina's first studio album. The album was produced in a tour bus and in several hotel rooms, as well as in various studios around the country, although Keenan performed with Tools. Tim Alexander, the drummer for rock band Primus, was a guest performer on the album. Puscifer's "trancy and hypnotic" and a "total 180 from Tool" were inscribed. The album was dismissed as unfocused and lacking in the same passion and intelligence that were present in Keenan's previous work.

Puscifer is also a clothing chain, with merchandise on sale on the band's website. Keenan's blog on September 16, 2008, announcing that the first ever Puscifer store would open "hopefully" in Jerome, Arizona, by October 1. The store opened on October 3, 2008, occupying a small space over a tattoo parlor. Keenan has also made limited edition collectibles in addition to the online store's collection.

Keenan debuted Puscifer at the Pearl Concert Theater in Paradise, Nevada, on February 13–15, 2009, with a cabaret-style performance so abstract it can not be identified. "We didn't have a clue what to call it," Keenan wrote in a Los Angeles Times interview, so we just kind of called it cabaret." "You just can't really tell it," Keenan, who has had previous exposure with this sort of entertainment, went on to say that "you just can't really describe it, so it makes sense." The show was supposed to be a long-term residency at the Pearl, but Keenan later revealed that it would only be a two-show performance.

Puscifer's revolving lineup continued to appear at venues around the Southwest in 2009. However, Keenan said in a November 2009 interview, "Efforts to limit our beloved enigma to the Southwestern United States have been thwarted." We are compelled beyond all reason to bring the chaos eastward and share our unique sauce. Although authorities recommend that you be prepared for any and all scenarios, we simply recommend that you arrive healthy and hungry."

Conditions of My Parole, Keenan's second album, was released on October 18, 2011. Metacritic's general praise was based on a positive review by Allmusic's Gregory Heaney, who described it as "a fine piece of cold weather headphone music." Keenan was followed by Donkey Punch the Night in February 19, 2013. This EP includes excerpts from Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Balls to the Wall" by Accept. It received mainly mixed feedback, resulting in a Metacritic score of 62%.

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