Maynard James Keenan

Just in general, any government throughout history hasn't really wanted its people to be educated, because then they couldn't control them as easily. ↗

— Maynard James Keenan

#because #control #easily #educated #general

Because artists can be extremely eccentric and insane, and unfortunately, the people they hurt the most are the people that are closest to them. ↗

— Maynard James Keenan

#because #closest #eccentric #extremely #hurt

I believe that music is a force in itself. It is there and it needs an outlet, a medium. In a way, we are just the medium. ↗

— Maynard James Keenan

#force #i #i believe #i believe that #itself

I just hope that our fans are people who are inspired by music, and just use our music as a background or inspiration for whatever it is they do. ↗

— Maynard James Keenan

#fans #hope #i #inspiration #inspired

But I'm a hot-blooded Italian by nature. Whatever the situation you present, I'm going to make something out of it. ↗

— Maynard James Keenan

#i #italian #make #nature #out

People have to follow their hearts, and if their hearts lead them to Wal-Mart, so be it. ↗

— Maynard James Keenan

#hearts #lead #people #their #them

But then it hasn't really been a focus of our government to make us an educated people. ↗

— Maynard James Keenan

#educated #educated people #focus #government #hasn

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

— Maynard James Keenan

#listening #magic #more #music #play

The idea is, if I can't heal from my art, then how can you heal? ↗

— Maynard James Keenan

#heal #how #i #idea #then

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. ↗

— Maynard James Keenan

#circle #circles #each #end #eternity