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My Take
Maynard James Keenan fascinates me as one of rock's true polymaths. The Ohio-born frontman of Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer doesn't just sing, he constructs entire worlds where intelligence and menace coexist on a knife's edge. His unusual path, enlisting in the Army before pursuing art school, seems to feed the uncompromising vision in his music. He refuses to repeat himself, and these days he pours that same obsessive craft into winemaking. There's a fearless, Aries-like pioneering streak in everything he touches. For me, Keenan represents the most intellectually serious and genuinely strange corner of modern rock, and I respect it deeply.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Maynard James Keenan
- Name (Japanese)
- メイナード・ジェームス・キーナン
- Reading
- めいなーど・じぇーむす・きーなん
- Born
- April 17, 1964 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
- Origin
- Ravenna, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / record producer / composer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Kendall College of Art and Design
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Maynard James Keenan born?
Born April 17, 1964 (age 62).
Where is Maynard James Keenan from?
Maynard James Keenan is from Ravenna, Ohio, United States.
What does Maynard James Keenan do?
Maynard James Keenan works as singer, record producer, composer, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.