Understanding Maynard James Keenan 

Lie Likes Music Julian Casablanca 😎🎶🤘

Pj Harvey next?

Lie Likes Music boy pablo since they have new hit losing you. They are from Norway.

COIL/John Balance if you want ;) Not many people know them and some might not like them, but I think COIL's work is astoundingly good and unique!

Joy Division, one of my favourites.

Yeah no Tool without that neighbor, I don't care what you tell me

@@musicisme456 it's funny bc I was just discussing this with my husband. He said the same thing. Tool just wouldn't be tool without Danny.hes irreplaceable. & I agree on some level but would argue that the same could be said about any of them. Imagine Tool without Maynard. Or Adam. I was thinking that the only 1 who might be replaced is Justin since they did have a different base player on their first 2 albums.but he pointed out that they sounded very different.& that's true! Not saying they sounded bad but not as good as the later albums(imo).something about the way he plays just sounds so different & unique. Sorry this is so long. :)

@@lovelydovy660 they ARE tool. Take any of them out of the equation and the family is not the same. Straight up

No shitski lol

@@lovelydovy660 Stop being an analyser

They're too good for that honestly

F**k that shithole, it’s a con that place. The likes of Madonna and NWA are inducted into it because they came up with the💰 to be inductees and invited their friends for 10 grand per table which is what the guy who runs the whole shabash charges for the privilege to be an inductee.

Fuck no hall of shame couldn't invite tool if their nuts were about to get castrated

Can't take the Hall of Fame seriously

Who cares bout

My condolences. I will pray for you.

Much love man….my younger brother got me into metal and he passed away in 2020. Each time I listen to music is remember him and remember him, they are still with us , just in a parallel realm.

⚘🧡

Bless your hearts. Xx

💚

Preach. You cannot understand a genius. It's not possible.

It's like understanding inside a black hole. If the black hole has drugs.

okay thank you

jesus you all sound like such walking turds especially rubaida...you cant understand genius haha i can understand an asshole really quick tho. talk about TOOLS...you all are sad as fuck

@matt matt im actually a well established producer based out of chicago and have been since 2004 LOL i get PAID to interpret music. sorry you are still in the "being a super asshole is super intellectual" camp. get over it bill hicks.

You make him sound like the dude from The Big Lebowski.

Haha that's brilliant.

He’s a drama queen

@@os4mike He's more of a troll than a drama queen

I saw somewhere that he has an English teacher in his fam. Before, I just kinda imagined him to go to s.clubs, rarely & not get any dances. But just pay for the females to talk to him about random things, or life. While he sipped on wine. Maybe when it wasn't busy. Bc him as a rockstar= quirky, doesn't want to be seen. Him in a club= kinda flashy, but still not exactly typical, still might not enjoy crowds. Just likes to throw ppl off their norms/bubbles, I guess. Just for his own entertainment. 🤷 Seems like some sh. He would do. Not that I know him. But he does say/ sing about some "out there sh." But now, I just imagine him out in the country, somewhere. Sitting on a tractor, like he's really gonna do something, but just sitting in some shaded barn. W/ miles & miles of nothing but grass/land surrounding his house. Some wine worker goes by & he screams sh., Like "damnit, didn't I tell you to go crush more grapes😤?" Feeling accomplished for the day. Scrolls through his social medias for comments. Attempts to read the first couple of things that are mainly insults, & he just sits there thinking about grammar. Loses patience easily, has a short attention span, scrolls fastly through sh., Only skimming wever it lands on. And he says sh like "you's stoopit." Scroll fast, "you's stoopit." Repeat. Every once in awhile, trolling. But under some different account. Sits for about 15 mins - to an HR & is like," welp, time to hit the gym/karate place now." Gets off tractor. 😁 That's what I think he does in his free time. I'm pretty sure of it.

Lol Elvis and Beatles debuted just 6 years different

My 5 kids do listen to Tool. It is important to me to show them that just because it's metal/rock doesn't mean it's evil music. Once you actually listen to the lyrics, it can be very beautiful, especially Maynard's lyrics, talking about trying to find yourself. Been a fan since I was 12 yrs old, n I'm going on 40 now, but Tool will never die. #Fan4life

"I can see your back is turnin, if I could I'd stick a knife in!" Friggin beautiful! So much emotion at that last yell when the music stops.

My mother didnt like the beattles she told me about Credence Clear Water Revival and my grandparents liked old Mexican Folk Music

​@@rockk9753ccr is awesome

Take notes, The Stranglers.

What is your profile picture? I have seen that before! Nvm its an eye for tool

He's a rockstar

He also said he wanted to be semi anonymous for his son

I saw a picture of Fuel and thought. "That's weird two bald guys in a band. Doesn't work." 😄

Yup it is a great episode. Maynard and Joe are two of my favorite people who aren't me.

He never talks about anything interesting on Rogan. Never anything about the way he composes his music. I think he's horrible on Rogan. Always a disappointment

@steve the cross bruh, put the wheat rot down. Life is a lot .ore complex then a small minded outcome such as that.

Maynard James is a homophobic asshole

@Freeman Thornberry ok

Eric Kilmer Sure. I think a lot of people can learn from what he has done. Thanks for emphasizing that.

@Corby Dinsburger Yeah bud, I was weak-minded if I looked up to my dad at age 12

Corby Dinsburger Brilliant comment.

Awesome. When did you first get introduced to him?

Lie Likes Music When I was five or six. My dad was a huge Tool fan and he had a couple of their CDs. We'd always listen to them in the car. I remember he had a collection of their music videos on DVD.

"Keep Going"

Critical Joe That sucks but could be worse. It was for me!

Abel Ramirez ditto

Hello, how are you doing? Nice meeting you here..

I don't know how many times i've seen this meme in the comments

He is an only child , and I’m blind so I don’t care what you say!!

Aren't you funny...

Its easy. He is a borderline that tries hard to live.

@@samkinison2375 yo wtf lol

Hahah. Then i think you'd love this video too ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ruOw6RFn3UU.html

I have seen close to 50 live bands and Maynard is the best live vocalist I ever seen

He stands in the back away from the bright lights. The lights trigger migraine headaches.

He seems to have helped quite a few people in this position. And for that i'm very thankful. Thanks for sharing.

His mom would be furious him going down the path off Luciferaism.. his mom was a devoute Christian and pleaded for James to not turn his back against Jesus. Yes his mom loved him but she pleaded to him over what he was doing and turning away.

laren hughes Yes, this had been very troubling to me being a Maynard fan. So smart and brilliant, yet such a fool.

laren hughes oops has been very troubling.

@@dlindo8892 yes his talent is amazing but disheartening at the same time. I was a huge fan till I started looking into what his music is all about. I pray for him and hope he opens his heart to the truth. God bless you

You mean you don't know many other people who flout their dogmatic family religion whilst crushing academics and participating in three all-consuming activities of wrestling, cross-country and glee at the same time before joining the Army (to become an FO, which is fairly tech and math intensive) with the intent of going to art school to become an interior decorator, DENY an offer to go to West Point (which thousands of people would suck a mile long line of dicks to attend) and trip and fall into your fallback third option of becoming an ultra-famous multi-platinum record rockstar before pursuing your ultimate dream of living alone on a desert farm making wine?

That fucking word is so fucking played out and used by fools.

@@truesoulghost2777 ok

DUDE yes you get it! nobody seems to habe any interests or hobbies anymore. no one has any passions or skills anymore besides social media. i have the hardest time finding good friends because everyone is so fucking stupid, boring and clueless anymore. shit, young adults barely even cook now a days. im 27. i can cook, i csn do car audio installations, fix cars, i build hunting slingshots, im a bass fisherman and a backpacker. cant find ANYONE interested in any of those things so ive been just chillin with my amazing fiance that goes kayaking and camping with me 🙃

@@richyoung4051 Does working count as a hobby because I couldn't really find anything interesting to do so I'm filling my time up with like 2 jobs

Seriously. I thank God everyday that I have so many things to pursue that I’m passionate about. Too many things pulling at my heart, it’s a great problem to have.

I agree with this so much

@@richyoung4051 hunting and fishing are serious hobbies, but people tend to keep to themselves on the matter.

Did you have an fMRI scan of your frontal lobe to support that belief? Haha. Just kidding man. I'm glad to hear that it helped you through rough times. Keep it real.

Tool helped me too. so fucking much.

Lie Likes Music lol no i should of there are alot more details but i wanted to share my experience with out being too wordy lol. Thanks bro, music can really be used for so many purposes

Myself and many others have the same experience brother. Maynards lyrics & Tools music were & still are a huge positive life changing influence on myself & others.

Overthinking, overanalysing Separates the body from the mind

Whiskey Fett WINE-YARDS

OFF GUARD

"May-nerd"

Whiskey Fett he pronounced it like that while i was reading your comment lol

Whiskey Fett 🤣

I believe we can put king crimson at the same level as tool. And I'm yet to meet another band that can match these monsters, although I'm hopeful there are more.

Pink Floyd

@@JohnSmith-is4uu songwriting probably yes but music composition no. Pink Floyd are great. They are progenitor of progressive rock. They have created some masterpiece. But for me musically tool are better than Pink Floyd. Although we can't compare , their genre is totally different. Personally i believe tool are so damn unique and extremely talented band..

he does not write tool's music

Oh dude, it's like an out of body experience. Went this year in Feb and going again in June :)

@@RosettaStoned462 Gonna see them in June too...psyched!!!

@@jmmuench awesome:) I'm so excited for us !!!

April 2020, can't wait!!!

@@nickvarga463 yay!

Until we all die and all suspense is lost.

To be fair they were tied up with a lawsuit for years. But ya it's been ages.

Maybe they are waiting for 10k days from ten thousand days album.

Hey man, They're TOTES working on one right now. At least we have apc in a few days?

From what I understand all the music is done and Maynard came in and finished all of the melodies and lyrics. They are at the recording stage as of now. I don't know how long they take to record, but I would guess the album will be out this year. Early next year the latest.

Kloco you have my admiration and empathy. My father became ill a few years ago (he ended up passing away about 7 years ago) and things got real rough close to the end. It was hard and difficult and my father ended being diagnosed with dementia and also he could not eat without aspirating on liquids/foods. 😢😢

If you haven't already I suggest you give Wings for Marie PT.1 & PT.2 a listen

you thought you were the only person in history in that situation?

He really has done some of the most impressive stuff in rock and metal for many years. Thanks for resonating.

this comment wins for understanding Maynard on the spectrum XD

Lol

@@RoadLessTraveledMedia χ busy bunker m.huff

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Musk is an idol for nothing. Stop worshipping rich people who get the credit for the things people under them create.

For sure. He just loves working and learning new things. There's a lot of luck involved too though. Especially with the music that got him here in the first place

True lol

@Freeman Thornberry what a loser you must be. we just like his fucking music chill out.

@Freeman Thornberry If nobody knows shit about him, why are you so inclined to insist that we should hate him or ignore him? How do you know there's nothing great about him? What's the basis behind that statement? If we assume the only things we know about him are those which we view publicly, his performances, his work, we can clearly see that he at the very least has a creative mind. And definitely not a 'plain' voice, it's anything but plain compared to other singers not just in general, but even in his own genre. That's not me fanboying, that's objective reality if you observe the landscape of the music industry. I don't know what you've been smoking but nobody exactly worships MJK. He probably has some superfans with an unhealthy obsession with him, but that can be said for any celebrity. And yes, I agree that worshipping anyone to that extent is pretty bad. But that's not most of his fanbase or the fanbase of his projects. That's a small minority who you foolishly chose to accept as a majority, without looking deeper into it, probably to suit your narrative. If you ever actually took a moment to listen to MJK, to what he has said in his music, to his message, you'd come to understand that he advocates for literally everything you just described. MJK hates worshipping fanboys, he has actively made songs against them (prime example of this is the lyrics of "Hooker with a Penis"). He actively advocates for a populace that thinks for themselves and doesn't give in to people's views purely based on their authority, just listen to the intro of the Salival version of "Third Eye". It begins with a repeating quote by Timothy Leary, an American writer and psychologist - "Think for yourself. Question authority. Think for yourself. Question authority..." You can find these messages in all of Maynard's music. While on the surface it might sound unpleasant, crude, sadistic, perhaps demonic, if you take a moment to truly listen to it, to read between the lines, you'll find that the music in reality advocates for good health and well-being. I strongly suggest you look into various lyrical analyses of his music, especially Tool songs. There's a lot of hidden meaning in them. Heck, Tool have a song on their Aenima album titled 'Die Eier von Satan', but if you look into what the lyrics mean, it's actually a German recipe for cake lol.

Freeman Thornberry Jesus, this is some good-ass bait here, bro

@Freeman Thornberry Worshipping celebrities and musicians is sickening but worshipping a guy you read about in a book is completely ok 😂😂

Well not all of us are genius. Yes you can do whatever your heart says and mind can comprehend.

Amazing song and album! Same here man.

Wait until you start exploring the hidden tracks by combining certain tracks..

💯 Exactly. I came here to also say this. I saw Tool back then and he faced the wall the entire show, and it was so incredible ❤I will always remember my first time seeing Tool

Hello, how are you doing? Nice meeting you here..

@Maynardjameskeenan4590 Real or fake..good to see you!!..Better if you was theee real MJK

False. Maynard hates shit like this documentary. If you wanna get to know him, don't be starstruck and treat him like an actual human being instead of a super successful freak of nature.

Maybe because it was a live ep and not a full length studio album.

@@thatsamazin- True....

@@thatsamazin- Arent only a couple songs recorded live?

Because its pretty bad

@Freeman Thornberry kinda was the point lol. Why do you think he dresses the way he does for shows....he is mocking imagery by being a "tool"

@Freeman Thornberry Its actually the opposite... to admit ones pretentiousness would be a paradoxical statement because if they were truly pretentious, they'd never admit it. Imagine a person that wins the lottery and donates a huge portion of it to charity because they think they are too greedy. The very act of doing that proves that they aren't, yet the whole reason they did it is because they thought they were.

When did he ever say he wasn't?

he has to admit it as part of his act

@@bluey4605 lolol perfect!

It all makes sense now.

The *what?*

Fuck yes

@@mmmmmmmmlin A fan trespassed onto the stage during a Tool concert once. MJ proceeded to judo-chuck him to the floor and then kept singing while keeping him in a controlled hold.

Sensei Skellig for 10 whole minutes

Anita Farren can you guide me to some of the albums that might be out I'm very interested not the only one that has said that their mind what are the different place and that has lyrics helped them like they've helped you! I guess I'm trying to say that I need some help myself and I love tool very interesting person very gifted

David Nance i know this is late but the song 10,000 days is really good and always makes me think about stuff but i just recently got into tool so i know a lot of songs but unfortunately i don’t remember names

The do exactly that..Theres not one lyric that I've found hard to understand....

I'll definitely consider doing one on his story yes.

John is no longer on a heroin hiatus, bro.

Brad Nelson frusciante is a freaky dekey dude, great suggestion

Brad Nelson girl i knew was having sex with pepps manager. Said he was quiet, troubled

AGREED !!!!

Yeah he really is something. Thanks for supporting me btw. It means a lot to me 🤘

That might be true. A combinatio of luck and intention.

It's funny maynard said in an interview it was pointless to force a song to fit the Fibonacci sequence the way he did, when in all reality everything breaks down to the sequence anyway.

Same here. I think i like nards better than nerds

I like to call him Nardo.

Yeah he sure has a thing for comedy. He did some stand-up stuff too right? Would love to see some clips of that.

Say hello...

@@carriec857 You’re awesome!

Kornel Paroczai , thank you I lost my son last year

Love that song so deeply told

Brian Burleigh I can definitely understand that. Especially in his case, his mom having the medical problems she had for years on end and not getting medical help because of her Christian Science beliefs, and as soon as her preacher got sick the preacher went straight to the doctor. That of course after Judith was already gone. Truly fucking sad and I am absolutely disgusted by that particular cultish wing of Christianity.

I can't listen to that song without crying. I lost my Mom in 2010. 😥

Val, OMG...me, TOO. I moved here (Arkansas) from Arizona shortly after she died. Had to shake the foundation, bc I SWEAR surviving her murder damn near killed me. I STILL can't believe I tried hanging myself one year later...(anniversary grief is SO difficult to describe, much less process...) Strangely enough, I was introduced to Maynard in the early 2000s by a friend of mine. I'd give what's left of my memory to have spoken with him AFTER my Mom passed. If things hadn't gotten so ______, (0 words)I had to add to my madness by getting into the strangest (and last) relationship I'd ever HAVE with a bass player who's world had gotten so dismal and dark, I'm STILL amazed (and LUCKY🍀)we both got out alive. Sorry for rambling. Very cathartic. 🦋🕉☯️♾

You really think his swearing is that important? Hehe. It's the first time i've heard anyone comment on that. Anyways, yes he sure is a unique singer and vocalist. I'm so glad we have him. Thanks for watching and supporting this my friend. Cheers

@@LieLikesMusic no I am judged that's why I bring up the swearing. My mother recently passed away so I've been listening to Tool a lot. Sometimes I sing it. For instance if I sing Aenima they judge me and think I'm in a bad mood when really it's soothing to me. I personally don't mind it I'm a fan of Maynard but don't like being judged by other people who don't understand him especially my boss. Get tired of bush and other bands after a while but never tool I'm just saying from my eyes you would understand it better thats why I brought up the curse words you can obviously see I said he's a diverse highly intelligent man I like the background information no matter what I'm a fan of tool I was just saying tool is a little more hardcore than perfect circle and I bought both CDs i love Maynard James Keenan like I said a true artist

That, or he's just afraid of facing the audience.

I've seen that live clip a couple of times. It's always cool to see people collaborate like that. Got the same feeling when Maynard was featured on Passenger by Deftones. Too bad he never had proper artistic chemistry with Trent Reznor. Although they did try, their Tapeworm project never took off...

V de Vilhena Why won't he let it on Spotify?

Sell more tickets and physical copies i guess. And it's more of a band decision i think. A Perfect Circle and Puscifer have their music on spotify.

Lie Likes Music I read on a tweet that they haven't reached an agreement with the streaming companies that they like (Also thanks for hearting my comment)

V de Vilhena I heard one source say that Tool makes records as "one complete thought". By giving a listener a chance, to hear a sliver (on its own/or out of order), it destroys the entire context or vibe that the band intends for the recipient to grasp. It seems that they are even perfectionists about HOW you hear their art lol.

Brian Sousa No Maynard said himself that it's for another reason, most likely a licensing or contract reason www.alternativenation.net/maynard-james-keenan-calls-out-fan-absurd-tool-rumor/

me too

Lol It drove me nuts

may-NARD

How should he do it then?

@@CarriedbyGg like may-nerd not nard.

Stinkfist and The Pot definitely for me too.

Forty six and two

Better yet, do one on LAYNE!!!!

@Michel Foucault XVI Only the Good Die Young, that's why you're still here

Keeswn Gripp yes Jerry, no offense to Layne but there's plenty of shows/docs/videos on him, But Jerry never gets his due considering he is probably a top 10 songwriter off all time, one of the greatest musical composers ever

Kurdt Kobain haha no he’s not after layne died alice in chains died

@@keaganjohnstone9063 Alice in Chains was finished years before Layne died

The greatest understatement thus far...But yes...very true.

Slight Difference OH COME ON LIE MAKE THIS HAPPEN!

I will my friends. I will.

Lie Likes Music thank you, my friend!

CAN you understand, Micheal Gira?

Can't decide which is more badass. Tori or Maynard...

I love both of these artists. For over 20 years. They’ve gotten me through a lot of shit.

Tori is the most talented artist of my 63 years

Hello, how are you doing? Nice meeting you here..

What Hellenic people. Spaced. Cool what. That be bout just. Worth sharing another blessed ever courage

Awesome! 🤘 Same to me

You're hero's a cross dressing degenerate and bad actor

Maynard and che guevara for the win!!!!

This has to be made at some point!

Lie Likes Music yeah he's my favorite artist tho

From skinny to fat

Lie Likes Music if you do it, don't skip over his fascination with the occult. The Deftones are my favorite band, but at the same time, with all of this pizzagate stuff going on and all of these artists caught up in it, it makes you wonder if Chino joined it or admires it from a far.

The FUCK are you talking about?

LOl i've learned to pronounce it the proper way now. Thanks for the positivity.

10,000 days is wings for Marie pt 1 if I recall

jeez its just his accent! cut him some slack.

He's Norwegian and has an accent.

Not every creator on youtube lives in an English-speaking country.

A. It is an accent B. You shouldn't make fun of people who mispronounce things, as it oftentimes means they learned it from reading it and not being taught, which is almost more admirable. Have a good day!

Yeh it's probably gonna be hard to pull off playing a cover of Tool's music without coming off as "not as good as the real deal". I know there are tons of Tool cover bands out there. And i bet that's the case with a lot of them.

Yeah what was wrong with you! Hehe just kidding. It doesn't look that bad.

Hello, how are you doing? Nice meeting you here..

I'm glad the message here hit home :) Personally i have a ton of interests too. But i believe it's important to do what you're good at. And if you enjoy that, then that's a bonus.

He started from ground 0 by working in a pet store in LA dude, also he does care about Tool but it's the contract problems that stopped Tool from making new stuff.

Yepp.

T Timeler he earned those financial means.

T Timeler Renaissance Man is someone with knowledge of many things. Money doesn't really have anything to do with it. Someone can have great knowledge of wine and music without playing an instrument or owning a vineyard.

G. Paul Williams money can enable you to participate in activities that you wouldn't be able to otherwise. with that being said, Maynard earned every dime of his own money. it wasn't like he was born into it. he worked for it. this is a perfect example of the benefits of capitalism. so basically, its easier to do more things with more resources at your disposal, but it can be very challenging to attain those resources (talent, dedication, work).