Maynard James Keenan Quotes and its meanings

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

Once you take yourself too seriously the art will suffer.

If you take different mythologies from different cultures, the names may change and the story lines may vary but there is always something in common.

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.

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

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

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

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.

But then it hasn't really been a focus of our government to make us an educated people.

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.

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

Prescott National Forest is right on the edge of my home in Arizona.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

But I'm a hot-blooded Italian by nature. Whatever the situation you present, I'm going to make something out of it.