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| Born | James Herbert Keenan (1964-04-17)April 17, 1964 (age 61) Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
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Maynard James Keenan (bornJames Herbert Keenan; April 17, 1964) is an American singer, songwriter, philanthropist, record producer, andwinemaker. He is best known as the singer and primary lyricist of the rock bandsTool,A Perfect Circle, andPuscifer.
Keenan grew up in Ohio and Michigan and joined theU.S. Army after graduating from high school. After his service, he attended theKendall College of Art and Design inGrand Rapids, Michigan. He relocated toLos Angeles in 1988 to pursue a career in interior design and set construction, and formed Tool withAdam Jones shortly thereafter.
In addition to his music career, Keenan owns Merkin Vineyards andCaduceus Cellars inArizona, where he resides. Since rising to fame, he has been noted as a recluse, although he does emerge to support charitable causes and for the occasional interview. He has also ventured into acting.
James Herbert Keenan was born inAkron, Ohio, on April 17, 1964, the only child ofSouthern Baptists Judith Marie (née Dougherty) and Michael Van Keenan.[5] He is of Irish and Italian descent.[6] When his parents divorced in 1968, his father moved toScottville, Michigan, and Keenan would only see him about once a year for the next 12 years. His mother remarried, and moved toRavenna, Ohio bringing Keenan into an "intolerant and unworldly household" where his intelligence and creative expression would be stifled.[7] His mother suffered a paralyzingsubarachnoid hemorrhage due to a rupturedcerebral 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."[8] A few years later, she persuaded Keenan to live with his father in Scottville, which he considers "the best move [he] ever made".[7] 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.[9]
Inspired byBill Murray's performance in the 1981 comedy filmStripes, Keenan joined theUnited States Army, with the intention of having theG.I. Bill fund his dream of attending art school.[7] By this point, he had lived inKansas,Michigan,New Jersey,New York,Ohio,Oklahoma, andTexas.[10] He initially served in the Army as aforward observer before studying atWest 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 theglee club.[10] It was during his time in the military that he adopted thesobriquet "Maynard" on a whim,[11] based on a fictional character he had created in high school.[12] He declined an appointment toWest Point and instead chose to pursue a music career because of his disillusionment with his colleagues' values[13] and because he believed West Point would not tolerate his dissidence.[14]
Upon completing his term of prep school, Keenan studied art atKendall College of Art and Design inGrand 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,[15] before he was quickly fired and began working inset construction.[16] During the 1980s, Keenan played bass guitar for TexA.N.S. and sang forChildren of the Anachronistic Dynasty, both independent bands.[10] During this time, he wrote an early version of "Sober", later Tool's first successful single.[17] He also (with future Tool bandmateDanny Carey) performed live and recorded withGreen 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 albumCereal Killer, and appearing in the music video for "Slave Boy" on the band's follow-up LP333.[18] Around this time he also struck up a friendship withTom Morello, who has credited Keenan with introducing him toDrop D tuning. Keenan spent time jamming with Morello andBrad Wilk, as didZack de la Rocha: Morello and Wilk considered Keenan and de la Rocha as candidates for the vocalist with what would becomeRage Against the Machine before deciding to ask the latter.[19]
After moving to Los Angeles, Keenan metAdam Jones who had heard him singing on a demo in college. Impressed with Keenan's vocals, Jones suggested that they form a band. Reluctant,[16] Keenan eventually agreed and, in 1990, Tool was formed. Fronted by Keenan, the eventual lineup included guitarist Jones; his neighbor, drummer Danny Carey; and bassistPaul D'Amour, who would later be replaced byJustin Chancellor.[20]
Tool signed toZoo Entertainment in November 1991 and released theOpiate EP the following year. To support this release, the band toured withFishbone andRage 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.[21] 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",[22] and was withdrawn by MTV after a few airings due to "a symbolic dealing with the sensitive subject of child abuse".[22]
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,[21] and won theGrammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1998.[23] 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,[24] the members of Tool decided to take some time off. During the hiatus, Keenan went under the alias "Gaylord C." while collaborating withTim Alexander ofPrimus andMike Bordin ofFaith No More on "Choked",[25] a track on the 1997 drumming compilationFlyin' Traps.[26]
The band members were outspokenly critical ofpeer-to-peer file sharing networks, due to the negative financial effect on artists dependent on success in record sales. During an interview withNY 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."[27]
Five years after the release ofÆnima, Tool announced a new album,Systema Encéphale, with a 12-song track list in January 2001.[28] A month later, the band revealed that the new album was actually titledLateralus and that the previous announcement had been a ruse.[29] The album was released in May 2001 to positive reviews. Known for his "dark, intelligent, compelling, and unexpected lyrical twists",[30] 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".[31] In an interview withNY 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."[27] The album became a worldwide success, reaching No. 1 on the U.S.Billboard 200 albums chart in its debut week,[32] and Tool received their second Grammy Award for the best metal performance of 2001 for "Schism".[23] In 2002, Keenan recorded a song called "Fallen" withThirty Seconds to Mars that was released on the band'sself-titled debut album.[33]
15 years after the band's formation, Tool had acquired what Dan Epstein ofRevolver described as a devoted "cult" following,[34] and in May 2006 the band released10,000 Days, an album in which Keenan sang about more personal issues in contrast to previous attempts to inspire change.[35] His mother, who inspired the song "Jimmy" onÆnima, also served as the inspiration for "Jambi", and the two-part song "Wings for Marie" and "10,000 Days (Wings for Marie, Pt 2)",[8][36] which deals with her 2003 death after 27 years, or around 10,000 days, of suffering.[37][38] The album sold 564,000 copies in its opening week in the U.S. and was No. 1 on theBillboard 200 charts.[39] However,10,000 Days was received less favorably by critics than its predecessorLateralus had been.[40][41]
Following10,000 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.[42] Tool has worked around Keenan and his side projects since 1999, starting with the creation ofA Perfect Circle, which has led to several years between projects. Regarding the future of Tool, Keenan stated in a 2007 interview withSpin, "We'll make music together until one of us is dead."[8]
On March 24, 2009, a summer tour was announced on Tool's website,[43] and in a March 26 press release Tool was confirmed as a headliner for the second annualMile High Music Festival inCommerce City, Colorado, withWidespread Panic andThe Fray.[44] Tool also headlinedLollapalooza 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.[45]
On August 7, 2019, Tool released the title track forFear Inoculum across all streaming services.[46] At the62nd Grammy Awards, the band wonBest Metal Performance, for the track "7empest" from the album.[47]
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.
During Tool's post-Ænima hiatus to deal with their legal issues, Keenan began working withBilly Howerdel, Tool'sguitar tech through theÆnima tour, on a different project. Thesupergroup they formed, A Perfect Circle, began performing in 1999 and released its first albumMer de Noms in 2000. They released a successful follow-up in 2003 titledThirteenth Step, a reference totwelve-step programs (many of the songs were written from the perspective of recovery).[11] 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 onThirteenth 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.[16] It was certified gold the month after its release. That same year they released the DVD and CD set entitledaMotion, 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.[48] After more than two years since the band's last release, Keenan was asked about the status of A Perfect Circle during an interview withRevolver. He stated:
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.[49]
When asked, in an interview forSpin 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."[8] 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.[50]
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.[51] Touring resumed in May 2011 with a North American tour across the US and Canada that wrapped up at the end of August.[52] The band performed only once in 2012 with a show of December 29 in Las Vegas,[53] followed by a five-show Australian tour[54] and a three-show South American tour in early 2013.[55]
In 2003, Keenan surfaced under the name "Puscifer" for the song "REV 22:20" on theUnderworld film soundtrack. Puscifer was once advertised as a side project withDanny Lohner, who had formerly performed live withNine Inch Nails, but has since been "formed as a manifestation of [Keenan's] creative subconscious"[56]—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",[57] and his "catch-all,stream of consciousness, anything goes, etc." project.[58] When comparing the project to Tool in an interview withRolling 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."[59] In a later interview withArtistdirect, 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."[60]
In 2006, Puscifer contributed the song "The Undertaker (Renholder Mix)" to thesoundtrack ofUnderworld: Evolution, where "Renholder", a moniker for Danny Lohner created by the members of A Perfect Circle, is the reversal of "Re: D Lohner".[61][62] Keenan financed and released the first studio album,"V" Is for Vagina, in October 2007.[60] Created in a tour bus, in several hotel rooms, and in various studios around the country while Keenan toured with Tool,[7] 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 bandPrimus, was a guest musician on the album. He called Puscifer "trancy and hypnotic" and a "total 180 from Tool".[7] The album was criticized as unfocused and lacking in the passion and intelligence present in Keenan's previous work.[63][64][65]
Puscifer is also a clothing line, with merchandise available for purchase on the band's website.[66] On September 16, 2008, Keenan updated the puscifer.com blog, revealing that the first ever Puscifer store would be opening "hopefully" by October 1 inJerome, Arizona. Occupying a small space above a tattoo parlor, the store opened on October 3, 2008.[67] 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.[68]
On February 13–15, 2009, Keenan debuted Puscifer at thePearl Concert Theater inPalms Casino Resort inParadise, Nevada, with acabaret-style show so abstract it is not easily described.[69] In an interview with theLos 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[70]—went on to add that "you just can't really describe it, you just have to see it, then it makes sense."[71] Featuring an ever-changing lineup of artists includingMilla Jovovich andPrimus drummerTim Alexander, the show was originally said to have a long-term residency at the Pearl;[72] however, Keenan later revealed that it was to be only a two-show performance.[71]
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."[73]
On October 18, 2011, Keenan released Puscifer's second album,Conditions of My Parole. The album received generally favorable reviews onMetacritic,[74] a positive review fromAllmusic's Gregory Heaney, who described it as "a fine piece of cold weather headphone music."[75] Keenan followed with the February 19, 2013, release ofDonkey Punch the Night. This EP includes covers of "Bohemian Rhapsody" byQueen and "Balls to the Wall" byAccept. It received mostly mixed reviews, resulting in aMetacritic rating of 62%.[76]
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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.[77] Tool did not include lyrics with any releases untilFear Inoculum, because Keenan felt that most people will fail to see beyond the surface of their meaning.[78] 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.[79]
Some lyrics in "Lateralus" were written to correspond to an arrangement of theFibonacci numbers,.[77] In "Jambi", the metrical footiamb is used.[80] Keenan's lyrics onÆnima andLateralus focused on philosophy andspirituality—specific subjects range fromevolution andJungian psychology in "Forty-Six & 2" andtranscendence in "Lateralus".[35]
In live performances with Tool, Keenan has often been situated on a platform towards the rear of the stage,[81] without aspotlight,[82] facing the backdrop rather than the audience.[83][84] Keenan claims this allows him to better take cues from bandmates.[85] 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."[86]
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 arear 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."[87] His appearance with Tool has included theMohawk hairstyle,[82] wigs,Kabuki masks,bras, tights,[88] and his entire body in blue paint.[89][90] This is contrasted with a variety of long haired wigs while performing with or promoting A Perfect Circle.[91][92]
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".[93] He ranked No. 21 inHit Parader's 2006 list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists",[94] and his style of singing has been considered influential toPete Loeffler ofChevelle andJared Leto ofThirty Seconds to Mars.[95][96] He has been described as abaritone,[97][98][99][100] and reportedly has a range of 4octaves (G1-G5).[101]
Keenan is featured in several segments ofMr. Show,[102] most notably in theRonnie 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 theMr. Show incarnationRun Ronnie Run,[103] and appears in the "music video sex scene" on its DVD. Keenan appeared on the cover of the May/June 1999 issue ofPop Smear magazine, portrayingCharles Manson as part of a photo essay, imitating a famousLife magazine portrait.[104] He also appeared asSatan in the 2002 filmBikini Bandits and its 2004 sequelBikini 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."[15]
In the mid-90s, responding to requests for Tool to perform in benefit shows, Keenan created "FreeFrances 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."[11] He said that after watching "the tornado that is her mother", he thought "Oh my God, how is Frances Bean gonna survive this insanity?"[11] Although it was started as a simple joke, the T-shirts were soon in high demand and Keenan began giving them away.[11]
On April 1, 2005, the official Tool website announced, as anApril Fools' Day prank, that "Maynard has found Jesus" and would be abandoning the recording of the new album temporarily and possibly permanently.[105]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".[106] On April 7, the official site revealed that it was a hoax.[107] 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."[15] 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.[108]
Keenan made a cameo in the 2009 filmCrank: High Voltage.[109] In May 2015, Keenan made a cameo in an episode ofComedy Bang! Bang! as fictional punk musician Barf Edwards.[110]
In addition to aproduce market inCornville, Arizona;[111][112] Keenan, whose grandparents and great-unclemade wine inNorthern Italy,[113] owns Merkin Vineyards andCaduceus Cellars, based in the unincorporated area of Page Springs/Cornville, Arizona, southwest ofSedona, where he resides.[58] While the winery is named after an ancient symbol for commerce (caduceus), the vineyard is named after a pubic wig (merkin).[16][111] He is also a partner of Stronghold Vineyards,[114] "an 80-acre (32 ha) site dedicated to producing affordable wines in the state",[115] located in the small, unincorporated area known as Kansas Settlement in Sulfur Springs Valley, Arizona.[114]
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,[8] honoring her memory with hisCabernet Sauvignon "Nagual del Judith".[116] Keenan released a statement in April 2009:
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.[117]
His previous wines were named after relatives of theChiricahua Apache chiefCochise who lived in the area where the vineyard is located,[118] 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.[117] Keenan was also a part-owner of Cobras & Matadors, an LA restaurant run by Steven Arroyo until 2012.[119]
During the fall season of 2008, Keenan and his Stronghold Vineyards partner Eric Glomski promoted his wine with signing sessions atWhole Foods Markets in California andNevada.[68] The tour continued in 2009 with sessions in Texas kicking off in March,[120] and appearances scheduled during Tool's 2009 summer tour in Florida,[115]Massachusetts, andNew Jersey.[121] In July 2009, Keenan opened an organic market which features a tasting room for his Arizona wines as well as a food court.[122]
Keenan is featured inBlood Into Wine, a documentary co-produced byMoog filmmakers Ryan Page and Christopher Pomerenk[123] that chronicles Keenan and Glomski's winemaking in the desert conditions of Arizona's Verde Valley.[124] The film, which includes appearances fromTim & Eric,Patton Oswalt, andMilla Jovovich, was shown at theNoise 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, andElijah Wood.[125]
Keenan's authorized biography,A Perfect Union of Contrary Things,[126] was released on November 8, 2016.
Keenan performed at a 1997benefit concert forRAINN (the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) organized byTori Amos (who had often referred to Keenan as an unofficial brother).[127] He is one of the notable performers forAxis of Justice, a non-profit organization that brings musicians, fans of music, andgrassroots political organizations together to fight for social justice.[128] In 2004, Axis of Justice releasedConcert 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 inSeattle, 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 2004earthquake and tsunami in southern Asia, performing with the partly reformedAlice in Chains, in place of the deceased vocalistLayne 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'sThirteenth Step,[129] and was later credited as the cellist onAshes Divide'sKeep Telling Myself It's Alright. He also gave a solo cello performance for Keenan's 50th birthday celebration concert, "Cinquanta".
He currently[when?] lives inJerome, Arizona.[130]
Two songs bear the name of Keenan's mother, Judith Marie: "Wings for Marie (Pt. 1)" by Tool and "Judith" by A Perfect Circle.[131]
Keenan has a reputation for being reclusive[118][132] and controlling of his public image.[16] He dislikes the manner in which celebrities are worshipped,[30][133] and at one point carriedbusiness cards with the name "Jesus H. Christ" printed on them.[106] When dealing with stalkers,[134] Keenan has resorted to using apaintball gun to run off trespassers from his property.[111]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. He studied underRickson Gracie.[16] In November 2021, Keenan was promoted to brown belt in BJJ by 6th degree black belt Luis Heredia.[135] In January 2024, he was promoted to black belt in the art.[136]
It was announced in June 2010 that Keenan had proposed to girlfriend and Caduceus lab manager Lei Li.[137] On September 10, 2012, Keenan wrote an article for thePhoenix New Times in which he made reference to his wife.[138][139] On July 25, 2014, Keenan's wife gave birth to their daughter.[140]
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He even attended West Point, before dropping out in disillusionment over his fellow students.
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.
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.
His mother was partially paralyzed for the last 27 years of her life, roughly 10,000 days.
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.
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