Maynard James Keenan

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James Herbert Keenan was born in Akron, Ohio, on April 17, 1964, the only child of Southern Baptists Judith Marie (née Dougherty; 1943{{ndash}}2003) and Michael Van Keenan (1937-2025).Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1980 He is of Irish and Italian descent.{{cite magazine|url =https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tools-maynard-james-keenan-on-what-army-taught-him-bands-earliest-days-106311/|title =Tool's Maynard James Keenan on What Army Taught Him, Band's Earliest Days|first =Hank|last =Shteamer|magazine =Rolling Stone|date =October 5, 2016}} When his parents divorced in 1968, his father moved to Scottville, Michigan, and Keenan would only see him about once a year for the next 12 years. His mother remarried, and moved to Ravenna, Ohio bringing Keenan into an "intolerant and unworldly household" where his intelligence and creative expression would be stifled.{{harvnb|McAlley|2007|p=86}}. His mother suffered a paralyzing subarachnoid hemorrhage due to a ruptured cerebral aneurysm in 1976 when Keenan was 11, and this incident would later serve as the inspiration for songs such as Tool's "Jimmy," "The Patient," and "Wings for Marie," as well as A Perfect Circle's "Judith."{{harvnb|McAlley|2007|p=88}}. A few years later, she persuaded Keenan to live with his father in Scottville, which he considers "the best move [he] ever made". In 1982, he graduated from Mason County Central High School in Scottville, where he was a member of the wrestling team. His father was one of the coaches for the team and left coaching at the same time Keenan graduated in 1982.{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/tool-maynard-james-keenan-helps-high-school-wrestling-team/|title=Tool's Maynard James Keenan Helps Train High School Wrestling Team |work=Loudwire |date=December 9, 2013 |access-date=October 23, 2017}}

Inspired by Bill Murray's performance in the 1981 comedy film Stripes, Keenan joined the United States Army, with the intention of having the G.I. Bill fund his dream of attending art school. By this point, he had lived in Kansas, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas.{{cite web

| url = http://toolshed.down.net/bio/maynardbio.php

| title = The Tool Page: Maynard James Keenan Biography

| work = toolshed.down.net

| first = Joel | last= Mahaffey

| date = August 6, 2001

| access-date = January 17, 2008

}} He initially served in the Army as a forward observer before studying at West Point Prep School from 1983 to 1984.

In addition to completing a rigorous math and English curriculum, Keenan wrestled, ran on the cross country team, and sang in the glee club. It was during his time in the military that he adopted the sobriquet "Maynard" on a whim,{{cite web| url = http://www.mtv.com/bands/a/a_perfect_circle/news_feature_040122/?_requestid=110669|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910051316/http://www.mtv.com/bands/a/a_perfect_circle/news_feature_040122/?_requestid=110669|archive-date=September 10, 2011| title = Maynard James Keenan: Not Yet A Legend, Not Yet Dead| date = January 22, 2004| access-date = January 31, 2008| last = Loder, Kurt| author-link = Kurt Loder| publisher = MTV News}} based on a fictional character he had created in high school.{{cite web|last1=Goodman|first1=Eleanor|title=10 Things We Learned From Maynard James Keenan's Biography|url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-12-05/10-things-we-learned-from-maynard-james-keenans-biography|website=TeamRock|date=December 5, 2016|access-date=April 17, 2017}} He declined an appointment to West Point and instead chose to pursue a music career because of his disillusionment with his colleagues' values{{cite news

|url = http://www.pe.com/entertainment/stories/PE_Fea_Daily_perfectcircle1101.f727.html

|title = Emotions Uncovered

|author = Farber, Jim

|work = The Press-Enterprise

|date = November 2, 2004

|access-date = January 19, 2008

|quote = He even attended West Point, before dropping out in disillusionment over his fellow students.

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041126070044/http://www.pe.com/entertainment/stories/PE_Fea_Daily_perfectcircle1101.f727.html

|archive-date = November 26, 2004

}} and because he believed West Point would not tolerate his dissidence.{{cite news

|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041031/news_1a31varga.html

|title=Fired up and emoting on the state of politics, and more

|author=Varga, George

|work=The San Diego Union-Tribune

|date=October 31, 2004

|access-date=January 19, 2008 |quote="They'd realize I am definitely a dissident, and speak my mind and think for myself, so I might as well bow out and choose another career. I declined my appointment in 1984."

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330024832/http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041031/news_1a31varga.html

|archive-date=March 30, 2009

}}

Upon completing his term of prep school, Keenan studied art at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan. From there he moved to Somerville, Massachusetts, where his love of animals led him to practice interior design for a Boston-area pet store. He was transferred to a store in Los Angeles,{{cite web

|author=Dolan, Jon

|date=August 2006

|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=2002

|title=33 Things You Should Know About Tool

|work=Blender

|access-date=February 11, 2008

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509020851/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=2002

|archive-date=May 9, 2008 }} before he was quickly fired and began working in set construction.{{cite web

| author = Burgess, Aaron

| date = November 30, 2006

| url = https://www.avclub.com/article/maynard-james-keenan-14038

| title = Interview: Maynard James Keenan

| work = The A.V. Club

| access-date = March 10, 2017

}} During the 1980s, Keenan played bass guitar for TexA.N.S. and sang for Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty, both independent bands. During this time, he wrote an early version of "Sober", later Tool's first successful single.

{{cite web

| title=YouTube: C.A.D.-Early Sober (Maynard James Keenan 1987)

| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2sKpPc3aIc |via=YouTube

| access-date=March 30, 2012

}}

He also (with future Tool bandmate Danny Carey) performed live and recorded with Green Jellö between 1990 and 1993, playing guitar and performing backup vocals as the voice of one of the pigs on the band's hit song "Three Little Pigs" on their debut album Cereal Killer, and appearing in the music video for "Slave Boy" on the band's follow-up LP 333.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qhgIKMHie3kC&pg=PA89|title=Hammer of the Gods|author=Norris, Chris|date=June 2001|magazine=Spin}} Around this time he also struck up a friendship with Tom Morello, who has credited Keenan with introducing him to Drop D tuning. 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 candidates for the vocalist with what would become Rage Against the Machine before deciding to ask the latter.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/read-how-tool-formed-in-maynard-james-keenan-book-excerpt-w443598 |title=How Tool Formed: Read Inside Story From New Maynard James Keenan Biography |last=Jensen |first=Sarah |date=October 24, 2016 |magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 6, 2018}}

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After moving to Los Angeles, Keenan met Adam Jones who had heard him singing on a demo in college. Impressed with Keenan's vocals, Jones suggested that they form a band. Reluctant, Keenan eventually agreed and, in 1990, Tool was formed. Fronted by Keenan, the eventual lineup included guitarist Jones; his neighbor, drummer Danny Carey; and bassist Paul D'Amour, who would later be replaced by Justin Chancellor.{{Cite news

| date = May 31, 1994

| periodical = Circus Magazine

| title = A Sober Look at Tool

| author = Turman, Katherine

| quote = Danny Carey, was an accomplished drummer who agreed to sit in with them. Someone who knew both Jones and original bassist D'amour introduced the two, and soon D'amour completed the line up of the soon to be named band, Tool.

}}

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Tool signed to Zoo Entertainment in November 1991 and released the Opiate EP the following year. To support this release, the band toured with Fishbone and Rage Against the Machine.

Shortly thereafter, Tool released their 1993 debut album, Undertow, in the United States. It was certified gold after just eight months, and platinum less than a year later.{{cite web

| date = June 7, 2002

| url = http://toolshed.down.net/news/tales/platinum.html

| title = Gold/platinum certifications

| website = toolshed.down.net

| access-date = January 16, 2008

}} In 1994, the band released their single "Prison Sex" with a corresponding music video created and directed by Jones. The video was deemed "too graphic and offensive",{{cite web

|date = October 8, 2006

|url = https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2006/10/08/mag01.asp

|title = Tool

|website = SundayObserver.lk

|access-date = January 17, 2008

|url-status = live

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080614225025/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2006/10/08/mag01.asp

|archive-date = June 14, 2008

}} and was withdrawn by MTV after a few airings due to "a symbolic dealing with the sensitive subject of child abuse".

In September 1996, the band released their second studio album, Ænima. The album was certified gold in ten weeks, achieved double platinum in ten months, and won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1998. After the release of the album, Tool began a prolonged legal battle with their label, Volcano Records (formerly Zoo Records), over contract violations. Following this legal battle, which resulted in a new three-record deal,{{cite web

| url = http://toolshed.down.net/faq/faq.html

| title = The Tool FAQ

| website = toolshed.down.net

| date = July 16, 2001

| author = Akhtar, Kabir

| page = C15

}} the members of Tool decided to take some time off. During the hiatus, Keenan went under the alias "Gaylord C." while collaborating with Tim Alexander of Primus and Mike Bordin of Faith No More on "Choked",{{cite web|last=Discogs|url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Flyin-Traps/release/2004851 |title=Flyin' Traps – Various Artists |publisher=discogs |date=September 23, 1997 |access-date=April 11, 2016}} a track on the 1997 drumming compilation Flyin' Traps.{{cite web|last=Ankeny |first=Jason |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/flyin-traps-mw0000027742 |title=Flyin' Traps – Various Artists : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=September 23, 1997 |access-date=January 19, 2013}}

The band members were outspokenly critical of peer-to-peer file sharing networks, due to the negative financial effect on artists dependent on success in record sales. During an interview with NY Rock in 2000, Keenan stated, "I think there are a lot of other industries out there that might deserve being destroyed. The ones who get hurt by MP3s are not so much companies or the business, but the artists, people who are trying to write songs."{{cite web

|url=http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/2000/apc_int.asp

|title=Interview with Maynard James Keenan of A Perfect Circle

|work=NY Rock

|access-date=April 28, 2006 |date=September 2000

|author=Gabriella

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060325215951/http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/2000/apc_int.asp

|archive-date=March 25, 2006

}}

Five years after the release of Ænima, Tool announced a new album, Systema Encéphale, with a 12-song track list in January 2001.{{cite web

|url = http://toolshed.down.net/news/oldnews/old0101.html

|title = Old News. January – March 2001

|website = toolshed.down.net

|access-date = March 6, 2006

|author = Akhtar, Kabir

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130407053401/http://toolshed.down.net/news/oldnews/old0101.html

|url-status = live

|archive-date = April 7, 2013

}} A month later, the band revealed that the new album was actually titled Lateralus and that the previous announcement had been a ruse.{{cite web

| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1439483/02152001/tool.jhtml

| archive-url = https://archive.today/20121210173249/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1439483/02152001/tool.jhtml

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = December 10, 2012

| title = Tool Tinker With Album Title, Set Track List

| publisher = MTV News

| access-date = March 6, 2006

| first = Joe

| last = D'Angelo

}} The album was released in May 2001 to positive reviews. Known for his "dark, intelligent, compelling, and unexpected lyrical twists",{{cite magazine

|author = Jabbour, Debbie

|date = October 9, 2002

|url = http://voicemagazine.org/pdf/pdf2002/1039-Oct09-02_VOICE.pdf

|title = From My Perspective – Tool Concert

|magazine = The Voice Magazine

|volume = 10

|issue = 39

|pages = 7–9

|access-date = March 17, 2008

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080413183956/http://voicemagazine.org/pdf/pdf2002/1039-Oct09-02_VOICE.pdf

|archive-date = April 13, 2008

}} Keenan was acclaimed for his songwriting on the album, in which he "doesn't cross the line from darkness to ugliness ... as often as he has in the past".{{cite news

|author = Richardson, Sean

|date = May 10, 2001

|url = http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/top/documents/01532143.htm

|title = Perfect Circles: Tool connect on Lateralus

|work = The Phoenix

|access-date = February 11, 2008

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080616175735/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/top/documents/01532143.htm

|archive-date = June 16, 2008

}} In an interview with NY Rock, Keenan explained, "Everything we release with Tool is inspired by our music. It doesn't matter if it is a video or if its lyrics. The lyrics for "Schism" are nothing more than my interpretation of the music." The album became a worldwide success, reaching No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart in its debut week,{{cite magazine

| url = {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=tool|chart=all}}

| title = Discography > Tool > Laterlaus

| magazine = Billboard

}} and Tool received their second Grammy Award for the best metal performance of 2001 for "Schism".{{cite web

|url = http://grammyawards.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx?title=&winner=Tool&year=0&genreID=0&hp=1

|title = Grammy Award Winners – Tool

|website = grammyawards.com

|publisher = National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

|access-date = March 31, 2008

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080621171700/http://grammyawards.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx?title=&winner=Tool&year=0&genreID=0&hp=1

|archive-date = June 21, 2008

}} In 2002, Keenan recorded a song called "Fallen" with Thirty Seconds to Mars that was released on the band's self-titled debut album.{{cite AV media notes

| title =30 Seconds to Mars

| title-link = 30 Seconds to Mars (album)

| author = Thirty Seconds to Mars

| year =2002

| type = Booklet

| publisher = Immortal Records

| id = 7243 8 12424 0 7

| location = Europe

}}

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15 years after the band's formation, Tool had acquired what Dan Epstein of Revolver described as a devoted "cult" following,{{cite magazine

| author = Epstein, Dan

| title = Do What You Wilt

| magazine = Revolver

|date=April 2006}} and in May 2006 the band released 10,000 Days, an album in which Keenan sang about more personal issues in contrast to previous attempts to inspire change.{{cite web

|title=TOOL: New Album Title Revealed?

|website=blabbermouth.net

|date=March 3, 2006

|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=49079

|access-date=May 9, 2007

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223914/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=49079

|archive-date=September 27, 2007

}} His mother, who inspired the song "Jimmy" on Ænima, also served as the inspiration for "Jambi", and the two-part song "Wings for Marie" and "10,000 Days (Wings for Marie, Pt 2)",{{cite news

| url = http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-30486692_ITM

| title = '10000 Days' album doesn't use Tool wisely

| author = Kot, Greg

| author-link = Greg Kot

| work = Chicago Tribune

| date = May 12, 2006

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080617130217/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-30486692_ITM

| archive-date = June 17, 2008

| access-date = January 18, 2006

}} which deals with her 2003 death after 27 years, or around 10,000 days, of suffering.{{cite news

| url = http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-30963525_ITM

| title = Tool breaks the trends: Metal quartet's '10,000 Days' presents songs that are highly improvisational and epic in scope

| author = Ollison, Rashod D.

| work = The Sun

| date = June 7, 2007

| access-date = January 18, 2008

}}{{cite news

| author = Deeds, Michael

| title = Quick Spins

| newspaper = The Washington Post

| date = May 3, 2006

| quote = His mother was partially paralyzed for the last 27 years of her life, roughly 10,000 days.

}} The album sold 564,000 copies in its opening week in the U.S. and was No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts.{{cite web

| title = Tool, Pearl Jam Claim Billboard Chart in the Name Of Rock

| date = May 10, 2006

| author = Harris, Chris

| publisher = MTV News

| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1531452/05102006/tool.jhtml

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070225151646/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1531452/05102006/tool.jhtml

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = February 25, 2007

| access-date = September 17, 2006

}} However, 10,000 Days was received less favorably by critics than its predecessor Lateralus had been.Metacritic calculated an average score of 68 for 10,000 Days compared to 75 for Lateralus. {{cite web

| year = 2006

| publisher = Metacritic

| url = https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/tool/10000days?q=tool

| title = Tool: 10,000 Days: Reviews

| access-date = September 17, 2006

| archive-date = May 27, 2009

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090527170345/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/tool/10000days?q=tool

| url-status = dead

}}{{cite web

| year = 2001

| publisher = Metacritic

| url = https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/tool/lateralus?q=tool

| title = Tool: Lateralus: Reviews

| access-date = June 17, 2007

| archive-date = May 27, 2009

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090527170815/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/tool/lateralus?q=tool

| url-status = dead

}}

Following 10,000 Days, Tool had one album remaining to fulfill the obligation of its record contract. Over the course of the following years, the band slowly made progress towards its fifth studio release.{{cite magazine

| year = 2010

| magazine = Rolling Stone

| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/17386/112763

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100612123753/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/17386/112763

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = June 12, 2010

| title = Tool Weigh Unleashing New Tracks on Summer Tour

| access-date = June 17, 2007

}} Tool has worked around Keenan and his side projects since 1999, starting with the creation of A Perfect Circle, which has led to several years between projects. Regarding the future of Tool, Keenan stated in a 2007 interview with Spin, "We'll make music together until one of us is dead."

On March 24, 2009, a summer tour was announced on Tool's website,{{cite web

|url = http://www.toolband.com/news/index.html

|title = Tool News archive, entry dated 24 March 2009 (07:30 pm)

|website = toolband.com

|access-date = May 13, 2009

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071021025858/http://www.toolband.com/news/index.html

|archive-date = October 21, 2007

}} and in a March 26 press release Tool was confirmed as a headliner for the second annual Mile High Music Festival in Commerce City, Colorado, with Widespread Panic and The Fray.{{cite press release

|date = March 26, 2009

|website = madisonhousepublicity.com

|url = http://www.madisonhousepublicity.com/downloads/milehigh.downloads/MileHigh.pressrel.032609.pdf

|title = Tool, Widespread Panic and The Fray to Headline Second Annual Mile High Music Festival

|access-date = May 13, 2009

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120308104631/http://www.madisonhousepublicity.com/downloads/milehigh.downloads/MileHigh.pressrel.032609.pdf

|archive-date = March 8, 2012

}} Tool also headlined Lollapalooza 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.{{cite web

|url=http://2009.lollapalooza.com/band/tool

|title=Tool at Lollapalooza

|website=2009.lollapalooza.com

|access-date=May 13, 2009

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424015814/http://2009.lollapalooza.com/band/tool

|archive-date=April 24, 2009

}}

On August 7, 2019, Tool released the title track for Fear Inoculum across all streaming services.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-tools-first-new-song-in-13-years/|title=Listen to Tool's First New Song in 13 Years|website=Pitchfork|date=August 7, 2019|access-date=August 9, 2019}} At the 62nd Grammy Awards, the band won Best Metal Performance, for the track "7empest" from the album.{{Cite web|date=2020-01-26|title=Tool Wins Best Metal Performance {{!}} 2020 GRAMMY|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/tool-wins-best-metal-performance-7empest-2020-grammys|access-date=2021-08-08|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en}}

{{quote box

| quote = They keep going, "Are you working on another Tool album?" I'm like a mother on a table. I'm, like, giving birth to a baby, and you're asking me if I'm going to have another baby. Not right now, probably. Don't really feel like having sex right now, I'm having a fucking baby. I'm out here busting my ass; we're working hard on this. This is our new child; we're nurturing it, developing it and showing it to the world.

| source =—Maynard James Keenan (2004)

| width =30%

| align =right

}}{{Main|A Perfect Circle}}

During Tool's post-Ænima hiatus to deal with their legal issues, Keenan began working with Billy Howerdel, Tool's guitar tech through the Ænima tour, on a different project. The supergroup they formed, A Perfect Circle, began performing in 1999 and released its first album Mer de Noms in 2000. They released a successful follow-up in 2003 titled Thirteenth Step, a reference to twelve-step programs (many of the songs were written from the perspective of recovery). Both albums were eventually certified platinum. Their subsequent 2004 album, eMOTIVe, was primarily composed of covers, except for the singles "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums"—a song inspired by "Pet" that was originally released on Thirteenth Step—and "Passive". Keenan later characterized the record as a political album with which he "tested the waters" and was subsequently "crucified" for it because of the content. It was certified gold the month after its release. That same year they released the DVD and CD set entitled aMotion, which was certified platinum within a month of its release.

Howerdel reported in a May 2006 interview with MTV that the supergroup's work was concluded for the time being.{{cite web

| author = Harris, Chris

| date = May 16, 2006

| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1531791/20060515/perfect_circle.jhtml?headlines=true

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060907091911/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1531791/20060515/perfect_circle.jhtml?headlines=true

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = September 7, 2006

| title = 'A Perfect Circle Is Done For Now,' Says Billy Howerdel

| publisher = MTV News

| access-date = January 27, 2008

}} After more than two years since the band's last release, Keenan was asked about the status of A Perfect Circle during an interview with Revolver. He stated:

{{blockquote|The real problem with running Tool and A Perfect Circle at the same time was they both operate the same way. They're both live touring bands with a label, still working under the old contract mentality. So I thought it was time to let A Perfect Circle go for now and let Billy explore himself. It's tough for a guy who went from being a guitar tech [for Tool] to being in a band with a pretentious, famous singer and having to live in that shadow. It was important for Billy to go and do his own thing and really explore his own sound and let people hear what he has to say and how he would do it on his own, and then we'll get back and do some A Perfect Circle stuff.{{cite magazine

| author = Wiederhorn, Jon

| date = December 2007

| title = Gynormous

| magazine = Revolver}}}}

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When asked, in an interview for Spin that same month, about the possibility of another A Perfect Circle album, Keenan stated, "Maybe, someday, a song on a soundtrack. But an album? No." A year later, on December 9, 2008, blabbermouth.net reported that Keenan had announced on The Pulse of Radio that he and Howerdel have been writing new music for A Perfect Circle. Keenan also said that the band has no plans to resume full-scale touring, or even to write and record a new album. Instead, they will focus on "one or two songs at a time", which will most likely be released via the Internet.{{cite web

|date=December 9, 2008

|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=110519

|title=New music from a perfect circle on the way

|website=blabbermouth.net

|access-date=December 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011000435/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=110519

|archive-date=October 11, 2011

}}

However, in November 2010, the band returned from a nearly six-and-a-half-year hiatus with a 14-show tour in the western US.{{cite web

|url = https://aperfectcircle.com/tour.php?tour=196f2d0252a5f8ebf40c8519807ab8fb

|access-date = September 14, 2013

|title = Tours > Fall 2010

|website = A Perfect Circle

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921182826/https://www.aperfectcircle.com/tour.php?tour=196f2d0252a5f8ebf40c8519807ab8fb

|archive-date = September 21, 2015

}} Touring resumed in May 2011 with a North American tour across the US and Canada that wrapped up at the end of August.{{cite web

|url = https://aperfectcircle.com/tour.php?tour=1598675b086c19592a686f5c67101be8

|access-date = September 14, 2013

|title = Tours > 2011 Tour Dates

|website = A Perfect Circle

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921180933/https://www.aperfectcircle.com/tour.php?tour=1598675b086c19592a686f5c67101be8

|archive-date = September 21, 2015

}} The band performed only once in 2012 with a show of December 29 in Las Vegas,{{cite web

|url = https://aperfectcircle.com/tour.php?tour=44cdef9d4f4056596b264ba59d5536bc

|access-date = September 14, 2013

|title = Tours > Las Vegas

|website = A Perfect Circle

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150908061555/https://www.aperfectcircle.com/tour.php?tour=44cdef9d4f4056596b264ba59d5536bc

|archive-date = September 8, 2015

}} followed by a five-show Australian tour{{cite web

|url = https://aperfectcircle.com/tour.php?tour=9025dd968a930928e7494d3bf1a5acd1

|access-date = September 14, 2013

|title = Tours > Soundwave Festival 2013

|website = A Perfect Circle

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150908065724/https://www.aperfectcircle.com/tour.php?tour=9025dd968a930928e7494d3bf1a5acd1

|archive-date = September 8, 2015

}} and a three-show South American tour in early 2013.{{cite web

|url = https://aperfectcircle.com/tour.php?tour=8992e8ecd8b9bb3bea786a5a8bccc9c0

|access-date = September 14, 2013

|title = Tours > South America 2013

|website = A Perfect Circle

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150908091605/https://www.aperfectcircle.com/tour.php?tour=8992e8ecd8b9bb3bea786a5a8bccc9c0

|archive-date = September 8, 2015

}}

{{Main|Puscifer}}

file:Maynard of Puscifer - Coachella 2013.jpg

In 2003, Keenan surfaced under the name "Puscifer" for the song "REV 22:20" on the Underworld film soundtrack. Puscifer was once advertised as a side project with Danny Lohner, who had formerly performed live with Nine Inch Nails, but has since been "formed as a manifestation of [Keenan's] creative subconscious"{{cite web

| author = Keenan, Maynard James

| url = http://www.myspace.com/censorshipisacancer

| title = Keenan's official MySpace, "censorshipiscancer"

| website = MySpace

| access-date = December 25, 2009

}}—interpreted to mean that the name is now a pseudonym for his solo work. Keenan has stated that it is "a premiere improvisational hardcore band",{{cite web

| author = Epstein, Daniel Robert

| date = March 16, 2007

| url = http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Maynard+Keenan/

| title = Interviews > Maynard Keenan

| website = SuicideGirls

| access-date=March 17, 2007

}} and his "catch-all, stream of consciousness, anything goes, etc." project. When comparing the project to Tool in an interview with Rolling Stone, Keenan described it as his "attempt to make music to inspire people. ... This is definitely not thinking man's music, but groove-oriented music that makes you feel good."{{cite magazine

| author = Fricke, David

| author-link = David Fricke

| date = July 18, 2007

| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/07/18/maynard-james-keenans-puscifer-tool-leader-speaks-on-enigmatic-side-project/

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070903155924/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/07/18/maynard-james-keenans-puscifer-tool-leader-speaks-on-enigmatic-side-project/

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = September 3, 2007

| title = Maynard James Keenan's Puscifer: Tool Leader Speaks on Enigmatic Side Project

| magazine = Rolling Stone

| access-date = January 19, 2008

}} In a later interview with Artistdirect, Keenan said that he did not want the lyrics to be puzzles. He wanted the complexity to be in the music, stating "that's the part that gets under your skin and makes you feel good."

In 2006, Puscifer contributed the song "The Undertaker (Renholder Mix)" to the soundtrack of Underworld: Evolution, where "Renholder", a moniker for Danny Lohner created by the members of A Perfect Circle, is the reversal of "Re: D Lohner".{{cite web

|date=November 2003

|url=http://www.movementmagazine.com/1103/music_danny_lohner.htm

|title=Renholder: The Danny Lohner Interview

|work=Movement Magazine

|access-date=November 21, 2008

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007014700/http://www.movementmagazine.com/1103/music_danny_lohner.htm

|archive-date=October 7, 2008

}}{{cite web

| author = Larson, Alex

| date = January 10, 2008

| url = http://badgerherald.com/artsetc/2003/10/02/a_trip_into_metals_u.php

| title = A trip into metal's 'Underworld'

| work = The Badger Herald

| access-date = December 14, 2008

| archive-date = August 30, 2008

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080830084100/http://badgerherald.com/artsetc/2003/10/02/a_trip_into_metals_u.php

| url-status = dead

}} Keenan financed and released the first studio album, "V" Is for Vagina, in October 2007.{{cite web

| author = McKibbin, Adam

| date = December 2007

| url=http://www.theredalert.com/features/keenan.php

| title = Interview: Puscifer's Maynard James Keenan

| website = theredalert.com

| access-date = June 3, 2009

}} Created in a tour bus, in several hotel rooms, and in various studios around the country while Keenan toured with Tool, the album is a radical departure from Keenan's contributions in Tool and A Perfect Circle. Tim Alexander, best known as the drummer for rock band Primus, was a guest musician on the album. He called Puscifer "trancy and hypnotic" and a "total 180 from Tool". The album was criticized as unfocused and lacking in the passion and intelligence present in Keenan's previous work.{{cite web

|author = Monfette, Christopher

|url = http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/831/831205p1.html

|title = V Is For Vagina Review

|date = October 29, 2007

|access-date = November 21, 2008

|website = IGN

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080104095013/http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/831/831205p1.html

|archive-date = January 4, 2008

}}{{cite web

| url = http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/puscifer/v-vagina/16568/

| title = Puscifer: "V" Is for Vagina Review

| access-date = January 30, 2008

| author = Rosenbloom, Etan

| date = January 3, 2008

| website = Prefixmag.com

}}{{cite magazine

| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/17078328/review/17312757/v_is_for_vagina

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071116112235/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/17078328/review/17312757/v_is_for_vagina

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = November 16, 2007

| title = V Is For Vagina: Review

| access-date = January 30, 2008

| author = Serpick, Evan

| date = November 27, 2007

| magazine = Rolling Stone

}}

Puscifer is also a clothing line, with merchandise available for purchase on the band's website.{{cite web

|url=https://store.puscifer.com/frameset.html

|title=Puscifer online store

|website=store.puscifer.com

|access-date=November 5, 2008

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621093311/https://store.puscifer.com/frameset.html

|archive-date=June 21, 2007

}} On September 16, 2008, Keenan updated the puscifer.com blog, revealing that the first ever Puscifer store would be opening "hopefully" by October 1 in Jerome, Arizona. Occupying a small space above a tattoo parlor, the store opened on October 3, 2008.{{cite web

|author = Major, Laura

|date = October 3, 2008

|url = http://www.regenmag.com/News-4000-Puscifer.html

|title = Puscifer store grand opening

|work = ReGen magazine

|access-date = November 5, 2008

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090106071825/http://regenmag.com/News-4000-Puscifer.html

|archive-date = January 6, 2009

}} In addition to the merchandise available on the band's online store, Keenan has also made available locally roasted coffee, art, and limited edition collectibles.

{{cite web

| date = October 29, 2008

| url = http://philadelphiaathome.com/dct/62/id/280089/mid/1742/Puscifer-Opens-Store--Visits-Others.aspx

| title = Puscifer Opens Store, Visits Others

| website = philadelphiaathome.com

| access-date = November 5, 2008

| url-status = usurped

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090108065706/http://philadelphiaathome.com/dct/62/id/280089/mid/1742/Puscifer-Opens-Store--Visits-Others.aspx

| archive-date = January 8, 2009

}}

On February 13–15, 2009, Keenan debuted Puscifer at the Pearl Concert Theater in Palms Casino Resort in Paradise, Nevada, with a cabaret-style show so abstract it is not easily described.{{cite web

| author = Bracelin, Jason

| title = MUSIC: Puscifer debuts at the Palms

| url = http://www.lvrj.com/blogs/vegasvoice/MUSIC_Puscifer_debuts_at_the_Palms.html

| work = Las Vegas Review-Journal

| date = February 15, 2009

| access-date = April 2, 2009

}} In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Keenan stated "we didn't really have any clue what to call it, so we just kind of called it cabaret." Keenan—who has had previous experience with this type of entertainment, having fronted a similar show in Los Angeles before achieving fame with Tool{{cite web

| date = November 18, 2007

| url = http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/keenan%20plans%20to%20join%20bette%20and%20cher%20in%20vegas_1086875

| title = Keenan Plans to Join Bette and Cher in Vegas

| website = contactmusic.com

| access-date = November 20, 2008

}}—went on to add that "you just can't really describe it, you just have to see it, then it makes sense."{{cite web

| author = Pop & Hiss, LA Times music blog

| title = Maynard James Keenan talks Puscifer, not so much Tool

| url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/04/maynard-james-keenan-talks-puscifer-not-so-much-tool.html

| work = Los Angeles Times

| date = April 2, 2009

| access-date = April 2, 2009

}} Featuring an ever-changing lineup of artists including Milla Jovovich and Primus drummer Tim Alexander, the show was originally said to have a long-term residency at the Pearl;{{cite web

|title = Maynard James Keenan talks about side project Puscifer

|url = http://93x.com/article.asp?id=1039509&SBID=4444

|website = 93X Rocks!

|date = December 16, 2008

|access-date = December 17, 2008

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090110155316/http://93x.com/article.asp?id=1039509&SBID=4444

|archive-date = January 10, 2009

}} however, Keenan later revealed that it was to be only a two-show performance.

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Puscifer continued to perform with a revolving lineup throughout 2009 at venues around the Southwest. However, in a November 2009 interview, Keenan stated: "Efforts to confine our beloved enigma to the Southwestern United States have been thwarted. We are compelled beyond all reason to bring the noise Eastward and share our special sauce. Although authorities suggest you be prepared for any and all possibilities, we simply suggest you arrive happy and hungry."{{cite news

|url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=132505

|archive-url = https://archive.today/20120629083642/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=132505

|archive-date = June 29, 2012

|title = Tool Frontman Talks Puscifer On Portland's KUFO

|work = Blabbermouth.net

|date = December 23, 2009

|access-date = December 25, 2009

}}

On October 18, 2011, Keenan released Puscifer's second album, Conditions of My Parole. The album received generally favorable reviews on Metacritic,{{cite web

| url = https://www.metacritic.com/music/conditions-of-my-parole/puscifer

| title = Conditions of My Parole – Summary

| publisher = Metacritic

| access-date = September 14, 2013

}} a positive review from Allmusic's Gregory Heaney, who described it as "a fine piece of cold weather headphone music."{{cite web

| last = Heaney

| first = Gregory

| url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r2267102|pure_url=yes}}

| title = allmusic ((( Conditions of My Parole > Review )))

| work = AllMusic | publisher = Macrovision

| access-date = April 26, 2012

}} Keenan followed with the February 19, 2013, release of Donkey Punch the Night. This EP includes covers of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen and "Balls to the Wall" by Accept. It received mostly mixed reviews, resulting in a Metacritic rating of 62%.{{cite web

| url = https://www.metacritic.com/music/donkey-punch-the-night-ep/puscifer/critic-reviews

| title = Donkey Punch the Night EP – Summary

| publisher = Metacritic

| access-date = September 14, 2013

}}

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A primary purpose of Keenan's lyrics for Tool involves a desire to connect with the listeners on a personal level, encouraging them to look within themselves for self-identity, understanding and reflection. Tool did not include lyrics with any releases until Fear Inoculum, because Keenan felt that most people will fail to see beyond the surface of their meaning.{{cite magazine

| url = http://toolshed.down.net/articles/index.php?action=view-article&id=February_1997--Livewire.html

| author = Gennaro, Loraine

| title = Angry Jung Men!

| magazine = Livewire Magazine

| volume = 7

| issue = 3

| date = February–March 1997

| access-date = January 30, 2008

| quote = That's why I don't like printing the lyrics because people don't get it ... We're not political, we're not trying to get across a message or anything like that.

}} However, after each release Keenan has eventually published his typed lyrics online via the semi-official fansite, with the exception of "Lateralus", which was published on the official Tool website.{{cite web

| url = http://toolshed.down.net/lyrics/

| title = Lyrics

| author1 = Akhtar, Kabir |author2=Maynard James Keenan | website = toolshed.down.net

| year = 2007

| access-date = January 30, 2008

}}

Some lyrics in "Lateralus" were written to correspond to an arrangement of the Fibonacci numbers,.{{cite web

|author=diCarlo, Christopher W

|title=Interview with Maynard James Keenan

|url=http://www.cdicarlo.com/paper_04maynard.htm

|date=October 31, 2001

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112013239/http://www.cdicarlo.com/paper_04maynard.htm

|archive-date=January 12, 2013 |url-status=usurped

|website=cdicarlo.com

}} In "Jambi", the metrical foot iamb is used.{{cite web

|author = MacKenzie, Blair

|website = toolband.com

|title = Tool Newsletter

|date = July 2006

|url = http://www.toolband.com/news/letter/2006_07.php

|access-date = December 13, 2008

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130502152213/http://www.toolband.com/news/letter/2006_07.php

|url-status = dead

|archive-date = May 2, 2013

}} Keenan's lyrics on Ænima and Lateralus focused on philosophy and spirituality—specific subjects range from evolution and Jungian psychology in "Forty-Six & 2" and transcendence in "Lateralus".

In live performances with Tool, Keenan has often been situated on a platform towards the rear of the stage,{{cite web

| date = October 6, 2001

| url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01EFDB143CF935A35753C1A9679C8B63

| work = The New York Times

| title = Flailing Wildly to Escape the Darkness

| access-date = January 28, 2008

| author = Pareles, Jon

| author-link = Jon Pareles

}} without a spotlight,{{cite news

|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/22/arts/music/tool-at-city-center-heavy-metal-propelled-by-tricky-rhythms.html

|title = Tool at City Center: Heavy Metal Propelled by Tricky Rhythms

|author = Pareles, Jon

|work = The New York Times

|date = May 22, 2006

|access-date = January 30, 2008

}} facing the backdrop rather than the audience.{{cite magazine

|url = https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/republica/articles/story/5925031/tool

|title = Tool

|magazine = Rolling Stone

|date = November 21, 1996

|access-date = January 7, 2008

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060508233445/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/republica/articles/story/5925031/tool

|archive-date = May 8, 2006

}}{{cite news

| url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BN&p_theme=bn&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EBC39624870EDAA&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D

| title = The circle is unbroken

| author = Musial, Andy

| work = The Buffalo News

| date = July 24, 1997

| access-date = January 7, 2008

| format = fee required

| quote = ... Keenan wasn't facing the audience the whole time.

}} Keenan claims this allows him to better take cues from bandmates.{{cite news

| date=May 24, 2024

| url=https://loudwire.com/maynard-james-keenan-back-stage-tool/

| work=Loudwire

| title=Why Maynard James Keenan Sings From Back of the Stage With Tool

| access-date=May 27, 2024

| first=Lauryn | last=Schaffner

}} Breckinridge Haggerty, the band's live video director, says that the dark spaces on stage "are mostly for Maynard". He explains, "a lot of the songs are a personal journey for him and he has a hard time with the glare of the lights when he's trying to reproduce these emotions for the audience. He needs a bit of personal space, and he feels more comfortable in the shadows."{{cite news

| date=October 16, 2006

| url=http://www.plsn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=361&Itemid=40

| work=Projection, Light and Staging News

| title=700 Clips for 10,000 Days

| access-date=April 7, 2007

| first=Rob | last=Ludwig

}}

An exception, which surprised even devout Tool fans, occurred when a fan climbed on stage and attempted to hug Keenan during the band's performance of "Pushit". After dropping the fan to the ground with a gentle hip toss, Keenan, continuing to sing, wrapped himself around the man's back into a rear naked choke. He held the man without actually constricting his neck, allowing him to raise his fist in celebration. Keenan eventually turned the man to his stomach and sat on his back, where he stayed for "an uncomfortably long period of time."{{cite web

|url = http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/7-of-the-best-on-stage-609.aspx

|title = 7 of the Best On-stage Fight Scenes

|author = Bayer, Jonah

|website = Gibson.com

|date = June 9, 2009

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170727161709/http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/7-of-the-best-on-stage-609.aspx

|archive-date = July 27, 2017

|access-date = April 21, 2018

}} His appearance with Tool has included the Mohawk hairstyle, wigs, Kabuki masks, bras, tights,{{cite news

| url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SJ&s_site=mercurynews&p_multi=SJ&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB720FA71219AD6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D

| title = The festival that felt like a club

| author = Kava, Brad

| work = San Jose Mercury News

| date = August 18, 1997

| access-date = January 30, 2008

| quote = Normally bald singer Maynard James Keenan showed up in drag, wearing a wig, bra, black tights and a white Kabuki mask.

}} and his entire body in blue paint.{{cite news

| url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F4F83E8690ACFEA&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D

| title = The right Tool for the job Art-rockers deliver the goods in concert

| author =Baca, Ricardo

|work=The Denver Post

| date = July 23, 2002

| quote = ... the rest of his skin, bald head and muscular chest included, was covered with blue paint

| format = fee required

}}{{cite news

| url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CC&s_site=contracostatimes&p_multi=CC&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1063FBAF0E08BE90&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D

| title = Tool's scary singer dominates the stage

| author = McCoy, Dave

| work = Contra Costa Times

| page = F02

| date = October 30, 1996

| access-date = January 30, 2008

| format = fee required

}} This is contrasted with a variety of long haired wigs while performing with or promoting A Perfect Circle.{{cite news

| url = https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117915956

| title = Nine Inch Nails; A Perfect Circle (Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim California)

| author = Augusto, Troy J.

| work = Variety

| date = June 12, 2000

| access-date = November 20, 2008

}}{{cite news

| url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/53253514.html?dids=53253514:53253514&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+30%2C+2000&author=STEVE+APPLEFORD&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=So+You+Want+to+Be+a+Rock+Star+(Part+2)%3B+Tool+frontman+Maynard+James+Keenan+reaches+toward+a+deeper+emotional+sensibility+with+his+separate-but-equal+new+band%2C+A+Perfect+Circle.

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080616091550/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/53253514.html?dids=53253514:53253514&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+30%2C+2000&author=STEVE+APPLEFORD&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=So+You+Want+to+Be+a+Rock+Star+(Part+2)%3B+Tool+frontman+Maynard+James+Keenan+reaches+toward+a+deeper+emotional+sensibility+with+his+separate-but-equal+new+band%2C+A+Perfect+Circle.

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = June 16, 2008

| title = So You Want to Be a Rock Star (Part 2); Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan reaches toward a deeper emotional sensibility with his separate-but-equal new band, A Perfect Circle

| author = Appleford, Steve

| work = Los Angeles Times

| date = April 30, 2000

| access-date = January 30, 2008

| format = fee required

}}

Describing Keenan's contribution to Tool and A Perfect Circle, The New York Times wrote that "both groups rely on Mr. Keenan's ability to dignify emotions like lust, anger and disgust, the honey in his voice adding a touch of profundity".{{cite news

| url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03E1D6113EF931A1575BC0A9669C8B63

| title = Self-Confidence, and a Tattoo

| work = The New York Times

| access-date = May 2, 2007

| author = Powers, Ann

| date = August 22, 2000}} He ranked No. 21 in Hit Parader's 2006 list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists",{{cite web

| url = http://www.hearya.com/2006/12/04/hit-paraders-top-100-metal-vocalists-of-all-time/

| title = Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists

| work = Hit Parader

| date = November 2006

| access-date = July 10, 2011

| archive-date = September 8, 2019

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190908211559/http://www.hearya.com/2006/12/04/hit-paraders-top-100-metal-vocalists-of-all-time/

| url-status = dead

}} and his style of singing has been considered influential to Pete Loeffler of Chevelle and Jared Leto of Thirty Seconds to Mars.{{cite web

| author = Assar, Vijith

| title = Lucky 'Thirteen': Keenan bolsters potence

| work = The Cavalier Daily

| date = September 30, 2003

| url = http://www.cavalierdaily.com/CVArticle.asp?ID=16988&pid=1052

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071013112748/http://cavalierdaily.com/CVArticle.asp?ID=16988&pid=1052

| archive-date = October 13, 2007

}}{{cite web

| author = Rich, Robert

| title = Chevelle to play in Austin, remains unique despite criticism

| work = The Daily Texan

| date = May 9, 2007

| url = http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2007/05/09/LifeArts/Chevelle.To.Play.In.Austin.Remains.Unique.Despite.Criticism-2897640.shtml

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071011102523/http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2007/05/09/LifeArts/Chevelle.To.Play.In.Austin.Remains.Unique.Despite.Criticism-2897640.shtml

| archive-date = October 11, 2007

}} He has been described as a baritone,{{Cite magazine|last=Fricke|first=David|date=2007-07-18|title=Maynard James Keenan's Puscifer: Tool Leader Speaks on Enigmatic Side Project|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/maynard-james-keenans-puscifer-tool-leader-speaks-on-enigmatic-side-project-236203/|access-date=2021-08-23|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2018-04-04|title=Maynard James Keenan, Billy Howerdel on A Perfect Circle's Return to a "Doomed" World|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/maynard-james-keenan-billy-howerdel-perfect-circles-return-doomed-world|access-date=2021-08-23|website=Revolver|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Rockett|first=Caitlin|date=2018-10-18|title=One bite at a time|url=https://www.boulderweekly.com/entertainment/one-bite-time/|access-date=2021-08-23|website=Boulder Weekly|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Concert review: A Perfect Circle|url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=52310033&itype=cmsid|access-date=2021-08-23|website=The Salt Lake Tribune|language=en-US}} and reportedly has a range of 4 octaves (G1-G5).{{Cite web|title=Digging Deeper: Axl Rose is NOT the Singer With the Widest Range|url=https://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2014/05/digging-deeper-axl-rose-is-not-singer.html|access-date=2021-08-23|website=VVN Music|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601193634/https://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2014/05/digging-deeper-axl-rose-is-not-singer.html|archive-date=2014-06-01}}

Keenan is featured in several segments of Mr. Show,{{cite news

|url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/entertainment/street/2007/05/tool_at_cox_arena.html

|title = Tool at Cox Arena

|author = Berlin, David

|work = The San Diego Union-Tribune

|date = May 4, 2007

|access-date = January 18, 2008

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080624140359/http://www.signonsandiego.com/entertainment/street/2007/05/tool_at_cox_arena.html

|archive-date = June 24, 2008

}} most notably in the Ronnie Dobbs sketch presented in the first season in which he plays the lead singer of the then-fictitious band "Puscifer". He also appears in episode 2.6, "The Velveteen Touch of a Dandy Fop". Later, Keenan sang on a track for the Mr. Show incarnation Run Ronnie Run,{{cite magazine

|url = https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tool/articles/story/5932756/tool_singer_sings_for_film

|title = Tool Singer Sings for Film

|author = Luerssen, John D.

|magazine = Rolling Stone

|date = June 22, 2001

|access-date = January 18, 2008

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080613222252/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tool/articles/story/5932756/tool_singer_sings_for_film

|archive-date = June 13, 2008

}} and appears in the "music video sex scene" on its DVD. Keenan appeared on the cover of the May/June 1999 issue of Pop Smear magazine, portraying Charles Manson as part of a photo essay, imitating a famous Life magazine portrait.{{cite web

| url = http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/514412/19990525/tool.jhtml

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090527195807/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/514412/19990525/tool.jhtml

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = May 27, 2009

| title = Tool Vocalist Portrays Charles Manson

| publisher = VH1

| date = May 25, 1999

| access-date = April 3, 2009

}} He also appeared as Satan in the 2002 film Bikini Bandits and its 2004 sequel Bikini Bandits 2: Golden Rod. When asked in an interview which role was more difficult, Keenan responded, "Oh, Manson. He's a real person. People know what he looks like, how he talked. With Satan there's so much gray area."

In the mid-90s, responding to requests for Tool to perform in benefit shows, Keenan created "Free Frances Bean" tee-shirts to represent his own platform. Frances's mother, Courtney Love, had previously referred to Keenan as a "media whore" to which he responded, "Isn't that great? I have the distinction of being called a media whore by Courtney Love." He said that after watching "the tornado that is her mother", he thought "Oh my God, how is Frances Bean gonna survive this insanity?" Although it was started as a simple joke, the T-shirts were soon in high demand and Keenan began giving them away.

On April 1, 2005, the official Tool website announced, as an April Fools' Day prank, that "Maynard has found Jesus" and would be abandoning the recording of the new album temporarily and possibly permanently.{{cite news

| url = http://www.seattlepi.com/pop/268879_tool03ww.html

| title = Tool mesmerizes crowd

| author = Hay, Travis

| work = Seattle Post-Intelligencer

| date = May 3, 2006

| access-date = January 18, 2008

}} Kurt Loder of MTV contacted Keenan via email to ask for a confirmation and received a nonchalant confirmation. When Loder asked again, Keenan's response was simply "heh heh".{{cite web

| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1499613/20050405/tool.jhtml?headlines=true

| archive-url = https://archive.today/20120906130556/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1499613/20050405/tool.jhtml?headlines=true

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = September 6, 2012

| title = Maynard And Jesus Split: The Conclusion

| first = Chris

| last = Harris

| publisher = MTV News

| date = April 7, 2005

| access-date = February 14, 2007

}} On April 7, the official site revealed that it was a hoax.{{cite web

|url=http://toolband.com/news/

|title=Tool: News

|website=toolband.com

|access-date=March 7, 2007 |year=2005

|author=MacKenzie, Blair

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051024134948/http://toolband.com/news/

|archive-date=October 24, 2005

}} During an interview Keenan later stated, "It was April Fools'. If you fall for that on April Fools' Day, there's nothing I can do for you." He has been part of other April Fools' pranks related to Tool, including one in which he was said to be in critical condition after a tour bus accident.{{cite web

|url = http://toolshed.down.net/news/aprilfools97.html

|title = Tool News: April Fools 1997

|access-date = March 29, 2007

|author = Kabir, Akhtar

|website = toolshed.down.net

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130412013349/http://toolshed.down.net/news/aprilfools97.html

|url-status = live

|archive-date = April 12, 2013

}}

Keenan made a cameo in the 2009 film Crank: High Voltage.{{cite web

|date = April 3, 2009

|url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BlabberMouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=117502

|title = Maynard James Keenan, Chester Bennington Caught Doing 'Crank' On Camera

|work = blabbermouth.net

|access-date = April 29, 2009

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090407050155/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=117502

|archive-date = April 7, 2009

}} In May 2015, Keenan made a cameo in an episode of Comedy Bang! Bang! as fictional punk musician Barf Edwards.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4693898/ |title="Comedy Bang! Bang!" Michael Sheen Wears a Plaid Button Down and Grey Blazer (TV Episode 2015)|publisher=IMDb|access-date=November 10, 2015}}

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In addition to a produce market in Cornville, Arizona;{{harvnb|McAlley|2007|p=85}}.Eisen, Benjy (January 21, 2009). "[http://www.spinner.com/2009/01/21/tools-maynard-james-keenan-buys-sells-organic-produce/ Tool's Maynard James Keenan Buys/Sells Organic Produce] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120910182706/http://www.spinner.com/2009/01/21/tools-maynard-james-keenan-buys-sells-organic-produce/ |date=September 10, 2012 }}". Spinner.com. Retrieved December 16, 2010. Keenan, whose grandparents and great-uncle made wine in Northern Italy,{{cite web

| url = http://www.caduceus.org/

| title = The Cast > Maynard James Keenan

| website = caduceus.org (Navigate to "The Cast" tab.)

| access-date = August 17, 2009

}} owns Merkin Vineyards and Caduceus Cellars, based in the unincorporated area of Page Springs/Cornville, Arizona, southwest of Sedona, where he resides.{{cite web

|last=Carle, Chris

|date=November 13, 2006

|url=http://music.ign.com/articles/745/745536p1.html

|title=Maynard James Keenan Interview

|work=IGN

|access-date=January 16, 2008 |url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028153656/http://music.ign.com/articles/745/745536p1.html

|archive-date=October 28, 2007 }} While the winery is named after an ancient symbol for commerce (caduceus), the vineyard is named after a pubic wig (merkin). He is also a partner of Stronghold Vineyards,{{cite web

| url = http://www.azstronghold.com/winery.html

| title = Stronghold: An Equilateral Collaboration

| website = Arizona Stronghold Vineyard

| access-date = April 3, 2012

| archive-date = March 19, 2012

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120319063707/http://azstronghold.com/winery.html

| url-status = dead

}} "an {{convert|80|acre|adj=on}} site dedicated to producing affordable wines in the state", located in the small, unincorporated area known as Kansas Settlement in Sulfur Springs Valley, Arizona.

Keenan's mother died in 2003, at the age of 59, due to complications from an aneurysm. Following her death, he scattered her ashes across one of his vineyards, and later named one of his wines after her, honoring her memory with his Cabernet Sauvignon "Nagual del Judith".{{cite web

| date = April 21, 2009

| title = Maynard James Keenan: Fascinating fact 7223

| url = http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/fascinating%20fact%207223_1101249

| website = contactmusic.com

| access-date = April 21, 2009

}} Keenan released a statement in April 2009:

{{blockquote|I am standing on a metaphorical plateau. The view from here suggests that I/we still have many mountains to negotiate. It has already been a long journey. But the successes and failures have been in balance. Which would suggest that I/we have chosen the correct path. I hold in my hands the evidence to support this statement. With tears in my eyes, I present to you the very first 100 percent Arizona Caduceus wine. Nagual del Judith, named after my late mother, Judith Marie.{{cite web

|title=Judith's Cabernet

|url=https://vino.caduceus.org/JudithsCab/

|website=vino.caduceus.org

|access-date=January 29, 2010

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718005117/https://vino.caduceus.org/JudithsCab/

|archive-date=July 18, 2011

}}}}

His previous wines were named after relatives of the Chiricahua Apache chief Cochise who lived in the area where the vineyard is located,{{cite web

| author = Ziemba, Christine N.

| date = December 4, 2008

| title = Tool & Wine: Alt-rock Frontman Uncorks New Career

| url = https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/12/tool-wine-alt-rock-frontman-uncorks-new-career.html

| work = Paste

| access-date = December 16, 2008

}} and were produced at Page Springs Cellars, owned by Keenan's business partner. While those wines used some fruits imported from California, "Nagual del Judith" was the first made entirely from Keenan's own vineyard. Keenan was also a part-owner of Cobras & Matadors, an LA restaurant run by Steven Arroyo until 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.grubstreet.com/2012/02/cobras-and-matadors-closing-beverly-blvd.html|title=Beverly Blvd. Shedding Its Cobras and Matadors Flagship|date=February 10, 2012|work=New York|first=Hadley|last=Tomicki |access-date=January 13, 2016}}

During the fall season of 2008, Keenan and his Stronghold Vineyards partner Eric Glomski promoted his wine with signing sessions at Whole Foods Markets in California and Nevada. The tour continued in 2009 with sessions in Texas kicking off in March,{{cite web

|date=March 21, 2009

|title=Tool's Maynard James Keenan bottle signing

|url=http://www.pegasusnews.com/events/2009/mar/23/135933/

|website=pegasusnews.com

|access-date=May 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528225422/http://www.pegasusnews.com/events/2009/mar/23/135933/

|archive-date=May 28, 2009 }} and appearances scheduled during Tool's 2009 summer tour in Florida,{{cite web

|author=Castillo, Arielle

|date=May 5, 2009

|title=Maynard James Keenan Appearing in Miami and Boca in June ... at Whole Foods

|url=http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/crossfade/2009/05/maynard_james_keenan_appearing/199211

|work=New Times Broward-Palm Beach

|access-date=May 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527163249/http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/crossfade/2009/05/maynard_james_keenan_appearing/199211

|archive-date=May 27, 2009 }} Massachusetts, and New Jersey.{{cite web

| date = May 18, 2009

| title = Music Newsflash: Blink-182, Eminem, Tool, 3 Doors Down

| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0LCkZlHUSI

| via = YouTube

| publisher = Artisan News Service

| access-date = May 19, 2009

}} In July 2009, Keenan opened an organic market which features a tasting room for his Arizona wines as well as a food court.{{cite web

| author = Laudig, Michele

| date = July 6, 2009

| title = Maynard James Keenan Opens Wine Tasting Room in Jerome

| url = http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/2009/07/maynard_james_keenan_opens_win.php

| work = Phoenix New Times Blogs

| access-date = July 7, 2009

| archive-date = July 10, 2009

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090710201359/http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/2009/07/maynard_james_keenan_opens_win.php

| url-status = dead

}}

Keenan is featured in Blood into Wine: The Arizona Stronghold, a documentary co-produced by Moog filmmakers Ryan Page and Christopher Pomerenk{{cite magazine

| author = Kreps, Daniel

| date = June 11, 2009

| title = Maynard James Keenan Explains Passion for Wine in Doc Trailer

| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/06/11/maynard-james-keenan-explains-passion-for-wine-in-doc-trailer/

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090614091428/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/06/11/maynard-james-keenan-explains-passion-for-wine-in-doc-trailer

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = June 14, 2009

| magazine = Rolling Stone

| access-date = June 13, 2009

}} that chronicles Keenan and Glomski's winemaking in the desert conditions of Arizona's Verde Valley.{{cite web

|author = Anderson, Kyle

|date = June 12, 2009 | publisher = MTV

|title = Tool Frontman's Wine Documentary Will Not Be As Intense As 'Schism'

|url = http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/06/12/tool-frontmans-wine-documentary-will-not-be-as-intense-as-schism/

|access-date = June 13, 2009

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090616143147/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/06/12/tool-frontmans-wine-documentary-will-not-be-as-intense-as-schism/

|archive-date = June 16, 2009

}} The film, which includes appearances from Tim & Eric, Patton Oswalt, and Milla Jovovich, was shown at the Noise Pop Festival on February 25, 2010.

The same festival also showed another documentary produced by Pomerenk, The Heart is a Drum Machine. It investigates why people create and listen to music, and features Keenan, Jason Schwartzman, Kurt Loder, Nic Harcourt, Juliette Lewis, and Elijah Wood.{{cite web |url=http://www.noisepop.com/2010/film.php |website=Noisepop.com |title=Noise Pop Film Festival |access-date=January 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204032611/http://www.noisepop.com/2010/film.php |archive-date=December 4, 2014 }}

In a January 2013 interview with Phoenix New Times, Keenan announced work on an autobiography.{{cite web |author=Woodbury, Jason P. |date=January 24, 2013 |title=Nobody's Tool: Maynard James Keenan Would Rather Talk About His Other Bands |url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2013-01-24/music/maynard-james-keenan-is-nobody-s-tool/ |access-date=September 14, 2013 |work=Phoenix New Times}}

{{blockquote|I think there are a lot of misconceptions with some people that, all of a sudden, I was born when my first band came out. I actually had a life before that, and there were a lot of accomplishments. [The book] will kind of chronicle why it is I got to where I am, and why I got to where you knew about me.}}

Keenan's authorized biography, A Perfect Union of Contrary Things,{{cite news |date=April 12, 2016 |title=Tool Frontman Maynard James Keenan's Authorized Biography Gets Title, Release Date |work=Blabbermouth.net |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/tool-maynard-james-keenans-authorized-biography-gets-title-release-date/ |access-date=April 12, 2016}} was released on November 8, 2016.

Keenan performed at a 1997 benefit concert for RAINN (the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) organized by Tori Amos (who had often referred to Keenan as an unofficial brother).{{Cite book

| title = Pretty Good Years: A Biography of Tori Amos

| author = Jacobs, Jay S.

| publisher = Hal Leonard Corporation

| date = July 1, 2006

| isbn = 978-1-4234-0022-6

| page = 74

}} He is one of the notable performers for Axis of Justice, a non-profit organization that brings musicians, fans of music, and grassroots political organizations together to fight for social justice.{{cite web

| url = http://www.axisofjustice.org/mission.htm

| title = Our Mission

| work = axisofjustice.org

| access-date = August 14, 2008

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080727090423/http://www.axisofjustice.org/mission.htm| archive-date = July 27, 2008}} In 2004, Axis of Justice released Concert Series Volume 1. Included are two tracks featuring Keenan on vocals. The second track on the album, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding", was recorded live during Lollapalooza in Seattle, Washington on August 23, 2003. The first track, "Where the Streets Have No Name", was recorded live during the Axis of Justice Concert Series at The Avalon in Hollywood on July 19, 2004. In February 2005, Keenan appeared as a surprise vocalist at a Seattle benefit concert for victims of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami in southern Asia, performing with the partly reformed Alice in Chains, in place of the deceased vocalist Layne Staley, on the songs "Them Bones", "Man in the Box", and "Rooster".

Keenan has a son, Devo, who sang backing vocals on A Perfect Circle's Thirteenth Step,{{cite web

| url = {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p599830/credits|pure_url=yes}}

| title = Devo Keenan > Credits

| publisher = AllMusic

| access-date = March 18, 2008

}} and was later credited as the cellist on Ashes Divide's Keep Telling Myself It's Alright. He also gave a solo cello performance for Keenan's 50th birthday celebration concert, "Cinquanta".

Two songs bear the name of Keenan's mother, Judith Marie: "Wings for Marie (Pt. 1)" by Tool and "Judith" by A Perfect Circle.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMsmF7d4h5E |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/BMsmF7d4h5E |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Maynard James Keenan talks about Judith|last=Borka Petrovic|date=3 August 2012|publisher=|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

Keenan has a reputation for being reclusive{{cite news

| author = Laudig, Michele

| date = November 18, 2008

| url = http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2008-11-20/news/can-maynard-james-keenan-put-arizona-wine-on-the-map/

| title = Can Maynard James Keenan Put Arizona Wine on the Map?

| work = Phoenix New Times

| access-date = November 20, 2008

| archive-date = October 20, 2012

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121020075631/http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2008-11-20/news/can-maynard-james-keenan-put-arizona-wine-on-the-map/

| url-status = dead

}} and controlling of his public image. He dislikes the manner in which celebrities are worshipped,{{cite news

| title = Inside the Tool Box

| work = Edmonton Journal

| date = October 5, 2002

}} and at one point carried business cards with the name "Jesus H. Christ" printed on them. When dealing with stalkers,{{sfn|McAlley|2007|pp=85, 88}} Keenan has resorted to using a paintball gun to run off trespassers from his property. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is one of Keenan's pursuits, as shown when he took down a fan who ran on stage in the middle of a performance and put them in a rear naked choke, and he studied under Rickson Gracie. In November 2021, Keenan was promoted to brown belt in BJJ by 6th degree black belt Luis Heredia.{{Cite web|url=https://jitsmagazine.com/tool-frontman-maynard-james-keenan-promoted-to-bjj-brown-belt/|title=Tool Frontman Maynard James Keenan Promoted To BJJ Brown Belt|date=November 30, 2021}} In January 2024, he was promoted to black belt in the art.{{cite web |last1=Rogers |first1=Kian |title=Maynard James Keenan, Tool Frontman, Promoted To BJJ Black Belt |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/maynard-james-keenan-tool-frontman-promoted-to-bjj-black-belt/ |website=Jitsmagazine |date=January 7, 2024 |access-date=7 January 2024}}

It was announced in June 2010 that Keenan had proposed to girlfriend and Caduceus lab manager Lei Li.{{cite news

| date = June 3, 2010

| url = http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/42846

| title = A Rock Star Wine Documentary

| work = Wine Spectator

| access-date = September 14, 2013

}} On September 10, 2012, Keenan wrote an article for the Phoenix New Times in which he made reference to his wife.{{cite news

| date = September 10, 2012

| url = http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2012/09/maynard_james_keenan.php

| author = Maynard James Keenan

| title = Maynard James Keenan: These Are The "End of Days"

| work = Phoenix New Times

| access-date = September 14, 2013

| archive-date = October 20, 2013

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131020012408/http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2012/09/maynard_james_keenan.php

| url-status = dead

}}{{cite news

|url = https://caduceus.org/staff_members/lei-li-lab-manager/

|title = Staff Members > Lei Li

|website = Caduceus.org

|access-date = September 14, 2013

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062244/https://caduceus.org/staff_members/lei-li-lab-manager/

|archive-date = March 4, 2016

}} On July 25, 2014, Keenan's wife gave birth to their daughter.{{cite magazine

| url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6193494/tool-a-perfect-circle-puscifer-maynard-james-keenan-welcomes-baby-girl

| title = Tool's Maynard James Keenan Welcomes Baby Girl

|magazine = Billboard

| access-date = December 2, 2014

}}

{{Main|Maynard James Keenan discography}}

With TexA.N.S.

• Live at Sons and Daughters Hall (1984)
• Never Again (1985)

With Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty

• Fingernails (1986)
• Dog.House (1987)

With Tool

With A Perfect Circle

• Mer de Noms (2000)
• Thirteenth Step (2003)
• Emotive (2004)
• Eat the Elephant (2018)

As Puscifer

• "V" Is for Vagina (2007)
• Conditions of My Parole (2011)
• Money Shot (2015)
• Existential Reckoning (2020)

• List of Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners
• List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards

{{Reflist}}

• {{cite magazine|last=McAlley |first=John |publication-date=December 2007|date=November 23, 2007 |url=https://www.spin.com/2007/11/i-puscifer/ |title=I, Puscifer |magazine=Spin|volume=23|issue=12 |pages=82–90 |access-date=October 5, 2017|issn=0886-3032}}

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