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For me, life is writing and I can do it anywhere. It doesn't matter where I am. I listen. I write. I live.

A circle is the reflection of eternity. It has no beginning and it has no end - and if you put several circles over each other, then you get a spiral.

After all, in today's music scene every band seems to steal from other bands.

Maynard James Keenan

Music

Today

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.

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.

I always knew that I wanted to be an artist.

Maynard James Keenan

Artist

I have the distinction of being called a media whore by Courtney Love.

Everything we release with Tool is inspired by our music.

Maynard James Keenan

Music

Everything revolves around the music when it comes to Tool.

Maynard James Keenan

Music

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

Because as an only child, you have your own little world.

Maynard James Keenan

World

And if you don't live, you have nothing to write about.

Maynard James Keenan

Nothing

Adam does most of the work when it comes to videos and he basically does the same as I do with the lyrics. The videos are his visual interpretations of our music.

Maynard James Keenan

Music

Work

A lot of names in America and Europe have their roots in Latin and Greek words. A lot of them go back to archetypes and their stories.