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Articles related to Maynard James Keenan, singer of the bands Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer.

New Maynard Interview

There’s a new Maynard interview up on the MonitorThis website.  There’s not really much there we haven’t heard before, so this one’s for completists only.  Questions were apparently submitted by readers, which turned out to be the usual questions we’d expect to hear in interviews.  Here’s a snippet for you: QWERTYUIOP: Is Blair actually Phillip Seymour Hoffman? MJK: Negative. He is an experimental textile factory by-product known as Arachno-Hypnol. One… Read More »New Maynard Interview

Cuntry Boner #1 Dance Single?

According to Maynard‘s Myspace Blog: Get this. Are you sitting down? Not sure how this happened, but I’m not complaining. Cuntry Boner just showed up at number 1 on the Billboard Dance Singles Chart and number 10 on the Billboard Singles Chart. Not kidding. Almost as funny as Jethro Tull winning a Grammy for Best METAL Performance. Hopefully it won’t go down. El Oh El.

Montana Show Postponed

According to Toolband/Army: Regrettably, MONDAY’S SHOW IN MISSOULA, MONTANA has been POSTPONED due to illness. Maynard has a viral infection in his throat and has been instructed by his doctor to get some rest. Hopefully for Montana fans this is reschuduled sometime soon.  Get well soon Maynard.

Maynard on Spinner

Another interview with Maynard has popped up, this time on the Spinner website.  Once again Maynard opens up on a range of topics, resulting in another very worthwhile interview.  Here’s a snippet: Has having done Caduceus helped you develop your business sense? Tool and A Perfect Circle — both bands are very much aware, on many levels, what goes on with our business. We were much older than most people… Read More »Maynard on Spinner

Maynard talks to Spin

Shinji has given me the link to a great interview with Maynard by Spin Magazine.  Maynard talks in depth about his music, in particular Puscifer, and about his life in general.  He also comments that Tool will be sticking around, while A Perfect Circle are dead. One of the best and informative interviews I’ve read with Maynard, so make sure you check it out.

Puscifer Updates

Maynard posted a Puscifer Update on his Myspace site today.  Not much we don’t already know, but here’s the list: Meats Meier is doing a Dozo video A Queen B DVD is in production There’s a Suicide Girls interview available There will be interviews and/or reviews in the December issues of Spin and Rolling Stone V is for Vagina will be available in vinyl, possibly as soon as 6 weeks.

Maynard on Beat.com.au

Maynard speaks with Beat.com.au about Puscifer.  Pretty standard interview really, with nothing particularly new revealed.  Here’s a snippet: Speaking of lowest common denominators, was the singer gutted over the farcical decision to award the Grammy to Wolfmother (and their derivative single Woman) over Tool for ‘Best Hard Rock Performance? “Well, you and I both know exactly where that song came from,” he laughs. “But never mind all that, because it… Read More »Maynard on Beat.com.au

Poll Results: How do you rate V is for Vagina?

Last weeks poll asked what was your rating for V is for Vagina.  Generally the response to it seemed to be good, with far more positive votes than negative. Personally, I rated it as average.  While I enjoyed some of the tracks like Queen B and Trekka, most of them I felt were pretty forgettable.  I’m not sure that it’s an album I’ll be getting out to listen to time… Read More »Poll Results: How do you rate V is for Vagina?

Maynard on Suicide Girls

Badkittygothgirl from Toolarmy posted a like to a video interview done by Erin from the Suicide Girls where Maynard talks about the creative process behind Puscifer. Here’s the article: “Enigmatic is a misnomer. Most likely a byproduct of my absence in the press. An assumption arrived at due to the lack of available information, accurate or otherwise. I don’t do that many interviews. General because of my private life and… Read More »Maynard on Suicide Girls