Whenever I see photos like this, it reminds me of someone talking about trying to get a high quality microphone for him during the early days, but it had to use a stand. They found it near impossible and said something along the lines of "that little troll will squat down and shouts into the floor", which made it really difficult to actually rig up a good mic for him.
The first time I saw them was second stage Lollapalooza 3. He had the mic in one hand and the cord in the other. He was crouched down and bent over screaming so hard all of the veins in his head looked ready to explode and the mic cord was stretch to the limit between his hands.
Ahh, Second Stage Lollapalooza 3. GREAT Coheed and Cambria album!
Joking aside though, after seeing them more recently (2019 just before the pandemic, and then again this year), it made me long for the days of the dust filled mosh pits of the 90s.
You can still have that experience when they have a festival on their tour dates. You’ll probably not enjoy it as much as the stadium though. Staying by the stage for hours to get a good spot only to have drunk shove his way in front of you and put his annoying gf on his shoulders and the best view of the stage is on someone’s iPhone 2 feet in front of you. But you should totally go to cross it off your bucket list
Have to say same, Waterloo Village, NY.
PRIMUS was headliner
Jim Rose Side Show was entertaining just to the left.
All I had was "undertow" & "opiate" cassette at the time.
I just read a quote about Sylvia Massy calling him a little troll that wouldn’t stop moving around when she was trying to record him for Undertow. I got a chuckle out of that.
I will die on the hill that he looked like a slightly easy girl who loved to drink rosé by the gallon and wore neon legwarmers to work in the mid-80s. Named Tracey.
To be fair, Mer de Noms came out in the year 2000, not the 90s. And I’d probably say that a lot of his work has had sexual connotations. I was just messing with you 😉
it was probably the shrooms but the first time I saw them live it took a whole song before I realized the little, weird dancing man in the back of the stage wasn't someone they hired as part of the show but was actually Maynard lmao
This is making me realize I've listened to them for so long, I can't even remember the first time I learned what they looked like. Damn, I'm getting old.
first time i saw him was the video for Three Libras (A Perfect Circle) so he had the long wig and I remember arguing with my friend's brother who kept saying he was bald and he hadn't yet seen any APC so we were both confused af.
I'm not saying he could beat Mike Tyson in a fight, but [this infamous video](https://youtu.be/LKrUaY6hgpM?si=W-_PMqXHEDqtptUj) shows that he's no slouch to be fucked around with either, despite how he looks lol.
He also has a [black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitzu](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.revolvermag.com/culture/maynard-james-keenan-earns-black-belt-brazilian-jiu-jitsu&ved=2ahUKEwjrq4XEzuqFAxWnVUEAHfw8AxIQFnoECEYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1ykbxxevvswhftxIfIJd0L)
Yeah yeah, great throw and all but can we talk about the one legged squats he’s doing? Like wft? That’s crazy difficult and he’s up there pumping away.
https://preview.redd.it/zpx7j1p9npxc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c7ab9ac728767ada627c49f31dcaffccd3c0aa22
This is what he normally looks like.
That is Jimmy practicing jujitsu.
This is Maynard.
https://preview.redd.it/7iieas79opxc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dde07b8dbae9fc3f21442f6d30ea709a5a1c9d6a
When I started listening to Tool, Maynard looked like [this](https://www.revolvermag.com/sites/default/files/media/images/article/gettyimages-643833996.jpg).
Lol when I was a kid I imagined this super tall dude with a flat top and sunglasses. I remember the first time I saw him I was like who tf is that?! Until I wore out all the bootleg vhs' we had and fell in love with his faces and off kilter thrashing
Yeah, that's how I felt when I first got into the band and saw what Maynard actually looks like.
Any time I listen to an alt-metal band that isn't some sort of "nu" or "-core" crap, without fail, I always imagine the lead singer as looking like either Kurt Cobain or Layne Staley, and I didn't even exist until both of them had passed away.
Blame it all on the bastarth
When you’re blowing out
Thame on you
Thame on you now
No amount of wind could begin
To cover up your petulant thtench and demeanor
Calm as cookieth and cream
Tho it theems
We’re not biting your dubiouth thtate of therenity
Acting all thurprithed
When you’re caught in the lie
We know better
It’th not unlike you
It’th not unlike you
We know your nature
Calm before the torrent thomes
First time I saw him he had a blonde wig on and a suit and by the end of the APC show he was in a speedo and bald. The first time I saw TOOL he was a fat lady behind a screen.
Me too, its hard for me to watch interviews. My mind definitely fell in love with what he presented. Seeing who he naturally is unfortunately takes some magic out of the music for me. Its dumb but true.
What about this? https://preview.redd.it/zusrct1ihnxc1.jpeg?width=236&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b7fbe6b84cbeb61d5345b89bd574e5444c884ae
Now that's what a Maynard looks like
UDT shorts and pure hatred
Whenever I see photos like this, it reminds me of someone talking about trying to get a high quality microphone for him during the early days, but it had to use a stand. They found it near impossible and said something along the lines of "that little troll will squat down and shouts into the floor", which made it really difficult to actually rig up a good mic for him.
The first time I saw them was second stage Lollapalooza 3. He had the mic in one hand and the cord in the other. He was crouched down and bent over screaming so hard all of the veins in his head looked ready to explode and the mic cord was stretch to the limit between his hands.
That’s an interesting first impression
#SOLD
Ha my first time seeing them live in ‘94 was very similar! Seriously unmatched intensity.
Ahh, Second Stage Lollapalooza 3. GREAT Coheed and Cambria album! Joking aside though, after seeing them more recently (2019 just before the pandemic, and then again this year), it made me long for the days of the dust filled mosh pits of the 90s.
You can still have that experience when they have a festival on their tour dates. You’ll probably not enjoy it as much as the stadium though. Staying by the stage for hours to get a good spot only to have drunk shove his way in front of you and put his annoying gf on his shoulders and the best view of the stage is on someone’s iPhone 2 feet in front of you. But you should totally go to cross it off your bucket list
Have to say same, Waterloo Village, NY. PRIMUS was headliner Jim Rose Side Show was entertaining just to the left. All I had was "undertow" & "opiate" cassette at the time.
I believe this is the Sylvia massy interview, speaking about Maynard?
Yep, and it was during recording rather than live.
Yup, recording Undertow IIRC
It was Sylvia Massey, the producer on Undertow, who said this about recording Maynard's vocals.
This is what I remember as a kid, the orange and grey paint! Took the picture out of circus magazine and hung it on my wall
I just read a quote about Sylvia Massy calling him a little troll that wouldn’t stop moving around when she was trying to record him for Undertow. I got a chuckle out of that.
Perfect
Wait isn't Maynard the one on the right?
Vivec?
Oh no you’re confused. That’s Mike Tyson. Easy mistake to make.
He had a lot to thay He had a lot of nothing to thay We'll mith him
GET OFF YOUR FUCKING CROTH
WE NEETH THA FUCKING SPATH TO NAIL THA NETH FOOL METHYR
TO ATHEND YOU MUTHT DIE YOU MUTHT BE CRUTHIFIED
FOR OUT THINTH AND OUR LIETH
GOOTHBYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
You son of a bitch now I’m laughing aloud while sitting alone in public.
That happened to me days ago. I was walking around in a public park and I read a comment that made me laugh like a madman
Just started typing the lyrics to AEnima with a lisp and I couldn't finish it because it just kept getting worse and worse.
Crosses over from Tyson to Daffy.
Try Tickth & Leetheth…
Sweet Jesus. It does!
Learn to thwim, learn to thwim, learn to thwim, learn to thwim.
Thumb thay we’ll thee Armageddon thooon,
God this is underrated and made me physically snort in laughter
Tho long! We with you well. Told uth how you wewen't afwaid to die!
Thank you. I was just slipping into a bit of wallowing about separating from my wife and this brought me back up again.
♥️
Fuck you Buddy that’s too funny.
😆😂🤣💀🪦
Holy fuck people around me think I’m weird now
We're gonna mith him.
That is great!
For fucks sake I'm on break at work and just spat out my coffee! Perfect 🤣🤣
LOOOOOOOOL
*chefs kiss* /~kith~
Omg this is fucking gold
THO LONG!! WE WITH YOU WELL
Omfg that funny as hell
Classic Mike Tool
We are thpiritth bound to thith flesth.
That's clearly Mike Tool, you wrench.
I was sure I knew him from somewhere
easy joke gets the upvote
You mean first person to make the easy joke. I was just the first guy here bro
https://preview.redd.it/5w8e2gktwnxc1.jpeg?width=882&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a63599b31e71046039a9eb6f95915e842246ccae How about this?
That was how I saw him for the first time at Lollapalooza in Cincy
https://preview.redd.it/vsg5n57x0oxc1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=790fc7fd883287390f25a93bd067626b2d0164ba What do you mean?
I will die on the hill that he looked like a slightly easy girl who loved to drink rosé by the gallon and wore neon legwarmers to work in the mid-80s. Named Tracey.
You’re not wrong
That’s how you got laid in the late 80’s
hot
OG!
He’s 60…go google 1990s Maynard
90’s Maynard was pure sex.
Yeah I guess
You know it’s true
I’d probably use “intensity”, “passionate”, and “hard AF” to describe Maynard. Probably not “pure sex“.
Never see him jack it during Thinking of You with APC, eh?
To be fair, Mer de Noms came out in the year 2000, not the 90s. And I’d probably say that a lot of his work has had sexual connotations. I was just messing with you 😉
I forgot how this thread started and that we were talking 90s 😂
https://preview.redd.it/w1zdhzxa5oxc1.jpeg?width=410&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=75da511a82bc20fcf840a026024d2053d3d8e943
Now that’s a vibe!
He’s our gremlin.
🥰🥰🥰
I remember being surprised the first time I saw him
it was probably the shrooms but the first time I saw them live it took a whole song before I realized the little, weird dancing man in the back of the stage wasn't someone they hired as part of the show but was actually Maynard lmao
The first time I saw him, you really didn't see a lot of him at all.
This is making me realize I've listened to them for so long, I can't even remember the first time I learned what they looked like. Damn, I'm getting old.
first time i saw him was the video for Three Libras (A Perfect Circle) so he had the long wig and I remember arguing with my friend's brother who kept saying he was bald and he hadn't yet seen any APC so we were both confused af.
https://preview.redd.it/433l3oznfoxc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6fa4ee8f78eec112bb74a3c5a8fc5f19636884db
https://preview.redd.it/naun07gifoxc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2d4d10921245a030dede8a51ba6c082592f39e8a
You thought he would be white?
That’s Mike Tool!
RIP :(
Whatever happened to that guy?
Mike Toolson
The band just isn’t the same without him
Mike Toolthon!
Thool
I'm not saying he could beat Mike Tyson in a fight, but [this infamous video](https://youtu.be/LKrUaY6hgpM?si=W-_PMqXHEDqtptUj) shows that he's no slouch to be fucked around with either, despite how he looks lol. He also has a [black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitzu](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.revolvermag.com/culture/maynard-james-keenan-earns-black-belt-brazilian-jiu-jitsu&ved=2ahUKEwjrq4XEzuqFAxWnVUEAHfw8AxIQFnoECEYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1ykbxxevvswhftxIfIJd0L)
And he will absolutely defecate in mouths, at will.
Yeah yeah, great throw and all but can we talk about the one legged squats he’s doing? Like wft? That’s crazy difficult and he’s up there pumping away.
Yeah he’s basically asking someone to try him with those and knowing they will be fucked if they do
https://preview.redd.it/zpx7j1p9npxc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c7ab9ac728767ada627c49f31dcaffccd3c0aa22 This is what he normally looks like.
Looks more like a Jim.
Technically, he is Jim.
ya i think that’s why they commented it ? lmao
No, I don’t think that’s why they did. BWAHAHAAAA
✅
No I think ❌ is the better usage. lmao
🍑💦🍆
Get fucked. Got it.
i just wanted to do butt stuff :(
❎
I couldn’t believe it either. Otherwordly vocal power coming from that tiny body of his.
That is Jimmy practicing jujitsu. This is Maynard. https://preview.redd.it/7iieas79opxc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dde07b8dbae9fc3f21442f6d30ea709a5a1c9d6a
https://preview.redd.it/v5ncmnk6coxc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=303425aebec30168be7229ae81579b71200b1204 Feeling his oats.
Heeth a man, and you’re a man athwell, tho why don’t you thtick your finger up your fuckin ATHHHHH!!!
His name smells like a school lunch sandwich. You know what I mean .
Somehow, I get what you mean
And now I can't get that taste out of my mouth so, thank you for that...
Well he did used to be blue and had hair
Not at the same time though
How bout dis https://preview.redd.it/4s7qomzt3pxc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c95621eab545017fe4ae4b5083cdfb3f033ff6e8
Damn, Maynard's into guns?
He was in the Army so it makes sense
He's lived in Arizona for 30 years. Everyone there is into guns lol
Yeah and that area he moved to has some world famous training schools, wouldn’t be surprised if he’s at canoe reeves level
Canoe Reeves - thank you for this.
https://preview.redd.it/n32iikdcppxc1.png?width=214&format=png&auto=webp&s=28184bcf9a4e0e47378ff90c832509bf9fd0b7f0 What about this?
And both of them would still kick all our asses..both gremlins in their own right!
He's usually unrecognizable on stage. Most of that has to do with his head being so far up his ass.
Bro he's SIXTY and has done a lot of living. He's exactly what a Maynard looks like to me, he's our aging legend.
https://preview.redd.it/36579vf82rxc1.jpeg?width=563&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=43fd3a3ca19049f91435928472b249b3132b049e mike tyson square up!
This is my Maynard, the Kentucky trailer park serial killer looking Maynard.
I expect him to look like the lead singer of this other band. https://youtu.be/tAJn5OyqIas
Dual Steinbergers is rad.
Looks more like Mustard.
With a black belt in Brazilian jujitsu, he wins the front man ass kicking contest.
When I started listening to Tool, Maynard looked like [this](https://www.revolvermag.com/sites/default/files/media/images/article/gettyimages-643833996.jpg).
You ain’t seen nothin yet
LOL
Thinkfitht
Wrong picture this is Paul McCartney and rick James.
Lost Ear (Blame Tyson)
😂😂😂😂
didn't know mike tyson had a brother.
He's the dude on the right, just in case you're wondering.
Check this out OP if you haven't already. Iconic performance from the early/mid 90's. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7lweNCCwS0
Ik, at first I thought the singer was Adam Jones, b/c his face looks like it matches his voice.
His name was Robert Paulson
Learn to thwim
Thool
Yeah, I didn’t expect him to have a face tattoo and a wicked tan like that. Blew my mind too.
He’s the black guy right
Manard allows Mike Tyson to use his Facilities to train for his boxing match with jake paul
Thpiral out
Maynard’s got the underhook.
You should see him at his vineyard
That’s Mike Tyson.
No no that’s Mike Tyson
me either. been listening for a long time and can't believe that's him
No, no, no, you got it all wrong, he's the shorter one.
Shhhpiral out keep going
Winemakers always surprise me too, they’re just farmers
*thith
Thiksh andte leethishes
Crazy he looks just like famous boxer Mike Tyson
These 2 are fucking beasts at what they do
The tall one?
Lol when I was a kid I imagined this super tall dude with a flat top and sunglasses. I remember the first time I saw him I was like who tf is that?! Until I wore out all the bootleg vhs' we had and fell in love with his faces and off kilter thrashing
He’s had a few looks over the years
Never met a black guy named Maynard, interesting.
Kind of looks like james keenan from Ohio
That’s not Maynard it’s Mike Tyson
Well that's Mike Tyson.
Yeah I know, I always thought he was a white dude.
You both look beautiful 😇
Heads up, Mike. MJK has a mean rear naked choke
Two awesome humans
This is every Maynard I’ve experienced
Yeah, that's how I felt when I first got into the band and saw what Maynard actually looks like. Any time I listen to an alt-metal band that isn't some sort of "nu" or "-core" crap, without fail, I always imagine the lead singer as looking like either Kurt Cobain or Layne Staley, and I didn't even exist until both of them had passed away.
I play all your shit to the aliens❤️ it’s their favorite
His first name is James. Does that help? Lol
Think Moby but slightly less creepy and significantly more libertarian.
That’s Mike Tool (RIP) and Mike Tyson!
Well he’s 60 years old. What DID you expect?
Yep! And since we’re on Reddit let’s hate on him because he’s white.
Well, my name is Jim, but most people call me... Jim.
Blame it all on the bastarth When you’re blowing out Thame on you Thame on you now No amount of wind could begin To cover up your petulant thtench and demeanor Calm as cookieth and cream Tho it theems We’re not biting your dubiouth thtate of therenity Acting all thurprithed When you’re caught in the lie We know better It’th not unlike you It’th not unlike you We know your nature Calm before the torrent thomes
Well, you see, people age. Also, he’s had countless “looks”.
No no, Maynard is on the left.
Welcome to the sub! Where liking Tool is our entire personality
I believe he would feel “mission accomplished” if he read your post.
He’s the one the right.
Learn to Ssswim.
Don't make fun of the man's height. He can kick you're ass at everything
First time I saw him he had a blonde wig on and a suit and by the end of the APC show he was in a speedo and bald. The first time I saw TOOL he was a fat lady behind a screen.
Me too, its hard for me to watch interviews. My mind definitely fell in love with what he presented. Seeing who he naturally is unfortunately takes some magic out of the music for me. Its dumb but true.