maynard james keenan

“ This sort of behavior is left to the psychotic, dogmatic, fundamentalist believers you see on your TV everyday letting off bombs and killing people in the name of God. ”

“ I'm not an educated man. I only know what I'm told, and I'm not told that much; I have no frame of reference for how to place things in history be a responsible leader. All I can do is be an artist. ”

“ Liar, lawyer, mirror show me. Whats the difference? ”

“ 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. ”

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

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

“ Why did Father give these humans free will? Now they're all confused. ”

“ I may find comfort here, I may find peace within the emptiness, how pitiful. ”

“ And you will come to find that we are all one mind. ”

“ If you take different mythologies from different cultures, the names may change and the story lines may vary but there is always something in common. ”