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Life is too short not to create something with every breath we draw.
Maynard James Keenan
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Maynard James Keenan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: April 17
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James Herbert Keenan
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I always knew that I wanted to be creative, that I wanted to create something
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A lot of people into Tool, for some reason, are not interested in humor.
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If the education of our kids comes from radio, television, newspapers - if that's where they get most of their knowledge from, and not from the schools, then the powers that be are definitely in charge, because they own all those outlets.
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This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality. Embrace this moment, remember: we are eternal all this pain is an illusion.
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I feel like with music there's so much ego rooted in expressing your thoughts and your experiences with it.
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A circle is the reflection of eternity. It has no beginning and it has no end - and if you put several circles over each other, then you get a spiral.
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The army influences everything I do. Certainly it teaches you discipline, which is a necessary element of development. I think there's more of a collaborative understanding in the band because of that.
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If you want to get your soul to heaven, trust in me. Don't judge or question. You are broken now, but faith can heal you. Just do everything I tell you to do.
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I think that every collective that you witness occurring on a stage, it's not about any one of the individuals. There's something that's happened that's kind of put all that stuff together into a much bigger result ... some alchemy.
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Standing above the crowd, He had a voice so strong and loud And I swallowed his façade 'cause I'm so Eager to identify with Someone above the ground, Someone who seemed to feel the same, Someone prepared to lead the way, with Someone who would die for me.
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It's in my blood. My great-grandfather made wine and it's a tradition I want to pass on to my son.
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