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RichardL wrote:Does that mean maynard can't say hi back to someone who paid 200 bucks to see him? Excuses aside, there's no reason for him to be an asshole when people are paying 200 bucks a pop to meet the guy. He should be in a good mood seeing all the $$$$

lillfish wrote:I'd never pay money just to meet someone, that's a little pathetic IMHO. You remember when all those people donated money to that eric fund JUST to meet Trent Reznor? Well, they wouldn't have donated the money unless that opportunity was there. Trent is not stupid and he knew that too.
I'll probably never meet Maynard,sadly, but i'd settle for being able to see him in person. If I ever did meet him by chance, i'd probably act as normal as possible and treat him like any other person. I think he is pushed away by the people that "give their power away'" to him when they are in his presence. If he ever comes near my town for a wine tasting thing, i'll probably go, wouldn't ask for an autograph, just a 'really nice meeting you, I appreciate all that you do.'
on the inside, I'd be boiling over with joy.

lillfish wrote:I love Maynard. He's anti-social as hell and probably doesn't like people that much. He enjoys only his close circle of friends and is very shy/introverted around people he doesn't know.
I'd probably treat a lot of people like shit if I wasn't in the mood to be social. People like him need to be energized to interact with people, otherwise it is very draining in their already tired state. He doesn't like to be worshipped, he doesn't want the light on him... he just wants people to see his work, his art. He is no attention whore and seems to stay far away from drama & noise.

lillfish wrote:I understand why he writes about the destruction of ego. I don't know him personally, but I believe I know what he means. He is weird, off the wall, and difficult to figure out. I believe he says so much with few words and most people don't get it because they aren't in his realm.

lillfish wrote:No, haven't seen it, but I'm sure it's hilarious.

edit : watched some clips.... it's fucking stupid... lol. Funny though, in the weirdest of ways.

lillfish wrote:I love Maynard. He's anti-social as hell and probably doesn't like people that much. He enjoys only his close circle of friends and is very shy/introverted around people he doesn't know.
I'd probably treat a lot of people like shit if I wasn't in the mood to be social. People like him need to be energized to interact with people, otherwise it is very draining in their already tired state. He doesn't like to be worshipped, he doesn't want the light on him... he just wants people to see his work, his art. He is no attention whore and seems to stay far away from drama & noise.

RichardL wrote:Tool is touring this summer. Has anyone been backstage yet? Any stories to share on Maynard or the other guys in Tool?

CrouchingStonerHiddenBong wrote:The Biz is the god damn shit.

lillfish wrote:I understand why he writes about the destruction of ego. I don't know him personally, but I believe I know what he means. He is weird, off the wall, and difficult to figure out. I believe he says so much with few words and most people don't get it because they aren't in his realm.

CrouchingStonerHiddenBong wrote:The Biz is the god damn shit.

Not in bed, on wax.

rockstarjunkie87 wrote:anyone have any positive maynard stories? lol..

i met adam jones from his band, Tool. He was cool. i saw him walking his dog and walked up to him. the bodyguard started chasing me and adam told him it was o.k.
i was a total dork. i was like, "i like your art" and he was like "thank you"
and i was scared to ask for a picture, because i know how maynard can be... and i asked and he took a picture with me!
thats my experience with adam jones.

Crazy7070 wrote:Maynard James Keenan has Two successful wineries outside of Phoenix, Arizona and has been in a established relationship for years. That Outside of making very good music. Hardly a Mental Case!

enchantment wrote:I'd rather meet Danny Carey than Maynard

HollyDiver wrote:I got pulled from the crowd at an A Perfect Circle concert by their tour manager who asked me and my friend if we wanted to meet Maynard. I'm a huge fan of his musically and was always intrigued by his persona, so we went backstage. Basically we were told we were there for Maynard, these two very rubber/latex-clad fetish chicks were there for Twiggy, and then these other couple of cute blondes were there for James Iha. It was very awkward, because we were all just sitting in this room backstage shooting the shit. Eventually the TM came back to us and gave us 'rules' for when the guys came in the room to greet us. It was so fuckin silly and ridiculous. We could not:
1- Smoke in the presence of Maynard
2- Ask for a photo
3- Call Twiggy, 'Twiggy". He was Jordy, only.
4- Ask questions about any band but A Pefect Circle (no side projects)

We all sorta rolled our eyes, but I figured what the heck and stuck around for a few more minutes. It wasn't long before 'Jordy' entered the room and sat between the two fetish chicks. He introduced himself to everyone, and then the fetish chicks told him they liked him and were bisexual, and he took both of them by the hand and left the room. It was pretty funny.

Right after he left James came in and was so shy and nice. The blonde girls meant for him were also really shy so the convo went nowhere and he ended up chatting with me and my friend. We talked for a good 45 minutes or so. He told us about his love of his grandma and living in NYC. Really polite and soft spoken. He was a cutie pie but absolutely non-sexual. After he left the TM came back and told us Maynard wouldn't be out for another 20 minutes. By that time we'd been in there for about an hour, so we just split. The real kicker though is that the TM said the reason Maynard was taking so long was because someone 'accidently smoked in front of him, so Maynard needs to lie is his bunk for a while to cool down and settle his nerves'.