Maynard Tool Quotes & Sayings

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

I never think of nothing. The closest I come to a blank mind is when I am counting, fucking, or drinking. The rest of the time, my thoughts are like a hamster on a wheel, running endlessly but getting nowhere. — Megan Hart

We're just four guys and we are enjoying what we're doing with Tool. — Maynard James Keenan

Everything revolves around the music when it comes to Tool. — Maynard James Keenan

For everyone is pained by the thought of disappearing, unheard and unseen, into an indifferent universe, and because of that everyone wants, while there is still time, to turn himself into a universe of words. — Milan Kundera

Everything we release with Tool is inspired by our music. — Maynard James Keenan

I would have started the National Actors Theatre 30 years earlier. — Tony Randall

Most analysts are SO SMART and have amazing ideas, but they can't convey their genius ideas to others. — Chip Heath

The process that we go through in recording with Tool is very organic, but at the same time it is very thought out. There is a very left-brain process of dissecting what we're doing and drawing from source material; it's very research oriented and esoteric. — Maynard James Keenan

So crucify the ego, before it's far too late,
To leave behind this place so negative and blind
And cynical - and you will come to find that,
We are all one mind capable of
All that's imagined and all conceivable,
Just let the light touch you
And let the words spill through,
And let them pass right through
Bringing out our hope and reason,
Before we pine away — Maynard James Keenan

For me, success was finding the courage to be true to myself, and holding on to a sense of humor along the way while refining my craft. Sean — Jewel

Stand-up is still my favorite, but the podcast is a close second. It's so fun, and it's given me the opportunity to have three-hour conversations with people I wouldn't have otherwise been able to talk to. When I talked to Maynard Keenan from Tool, I almost couldn't believe it was happening. — Joe Rogan

Like a starfish, the heart endures its amputation. — Gail Caldwell

People sometimes say, "Isn't it boring, isn't it always the same? It's the same lines." I go, "Well, do you play tennis? Because that's the best analogy I can give." If you go out eight times and play tennis eight times this week, yeah it's the same rules but it's a different game every time you're out on that court.And that's the best analogy I can come up with the theater. — Kevin Spacey

Communicate, communicate, communicate: If anything, make sure to communicate what you're doing, what you're up to, what's going on and what issues your facing as often as you can - even if [you think] no one's listening. This serves both as a log of your activities and a personal record that you can refer to later but also opens the possibility that someone might just come along and be able to help you in some unexpected but totally necessary way! — Tara Hunt

the only character flaws that can really destroy you are the ones you won't admit. — Timothy J. Keller

I'd rather do a lot of movies than a TV series and do a lot of different roles than be stuck in one TV thing. — Noah Hathaway

A writer of any merit does not worry about being accepted everywhere. He must write to inspire, to change for the better or to challenge the status quo! — Avijeet Das