Song Quotes by Maynard James Keenan

Nowadays, you have to sell, like, half a million or a million records just to break even.

— Maynard James Keenan

Music is about listening, the more you play, the more the magic spreads.

— Maynard James Keenan

The record company's worst fear is that you'll fall in love or get rich.

— Maynard James Keenan

We're just four guys and we are enjoying what we're doing with Tool.

— Maynard James Keenan

I feel like with music there's so much ego rooted in expressing your thoughts and your experiences with it.

— Maynard James Keenan

There is still a future with music, because people want music

— Maynard James Keenan

Everything we release with Tool is inspired by our music.

— Maynard James Keenan

Blending is just like writing lyrics or finishing up the song, rearranging and arranging.

— Maynard James Keenan

The army influences everything I do. Certainly it teaches you discipline, which is a necessary element of development. I think there's more…

— Maynard James Keenan

There are people who are like monkeys in a cage just hitting the coke button. They don't really get that for [musicians…

— Maynard James Keenan

You really should be able to feel the higher power of music and be moved by it, rather than listening to me…

— Maynard James Keenan

I believe that music is a force in itself. It is there and it needs an outlet, a medium. In a way,…

— Maynard James Keenan