Maynard James Keenan

format_quote I think psychedelics play a major part in what we do, but having said that, I feel that if somebody's going to experiment with those things they really need to educate themselves about them. People just taking the chemicals and diving in without having any kind of preparation about what they're about to experience tend to have no frame of reference, so they're missing everything flying by and all these new perspectives. It's just a waste. They reach a little bit of spiritual enlightenment, but they end up going, 'Well, now I need that drug to get back there again.' The trick is to use the drugs once to get there, and maybe spend the next ten years trying to get back there without the drug.

stars  Son Devo born. (1995)

stars  He is a wine enthusiast, and has over 2000 bottles of wine in his house.

stars  Attended Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

stars  Bandmate of Adam Jones, Justin Chancellor, and Danny Carey.

stars  Co-founded music group A Perfect Circle with Billy Howerdel, a friend of his who also worked as a guitar technician for Nine Inch Nails. (1998)