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I always knew that I wanted to be creative, that I wanted to create something

Maynard James Keenan

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Maynard James Keenan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: April 17
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Record Producer
Singer
Ravenna
Ohio
James Herbert Keenan
Knew
Create
Creative
Wanted
Something
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