MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN

MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN

MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN

JAMES HERBERT KEENAN April 12, 1963 MJK was born to a Baptist family and grew up with an older sister in Ravenna, Ohio, described by one of its residents as a "lower middle class town with no purpose". When Maynard was about twelve, he was a major KISS maniac. Maynard attended Brown Jr. High and then Ravenna High School through the 10th grade until he moved to Michigan. There he attended Mason County Central High School in Scottville, Michigan. His senior class voted him as the most artistic in the class. By the time he entered the army, in 1982, he had lived in Ohio, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. Maynard was a member of the West Point Academy Prep School class of 1984. He was member of the cross-country and wrestling teams, the glee club, and the "Knight Crier", which was the school newspaper. Maynard attended West Point Prep School and United States Military Academy Prep School, hence references to the Honor Code "I will not lie, cheat, or steal, or tolerate those who do"; and to the term "tool". Tools are seen as sellouts. They follow the regulations to the letter and will turn even their best friends in for the slightest violations. Maynard quit the military to study art, which eventually led to a job in LA applying spatial design concepts, called "Feng Shui", to remodeling pet stores. While Maynard was in Michigan, he attended the Kendall College of Art and Design, which is one of the best in that area. His artwork is rumored to be very interesting, symbolic, and bordering on abstract. Maynard was friends with Gillian Anderson, Agent Scully from the TV show "The X-Files", while he was at Kendall. Before Tool, in the 80's, Maynard was in a band called the Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty that released an independent cassette called "Fingernails". He was also in another band called the TexAns. One reason Maynard was drawn to L.A. in the early 90's was to explore the possibilities of sacred temple architecture and regeneration. Maynard's stepfather died in early 1998. Maynard is guitarist Adam Jones and drummer Danny Carey's neighbor in LA. His home in LA is where is wife and son Devo reside.

JAMES HERBERT KEENAN April 12, 1963 MJK was born to a Baptist family and grew up with an older sister in Ravenna, Ohio, described by one of its residents as a "lower middle class town with no purpose". When Maynard was about twelve, he was a major KISS maniac. Maynard attended Brown Jr. High and then Ravenna High School through the 10th grade until he moved to Michigan. There he attended Mason County Central High School in Scottville, Michigan. His senior class voted him as the most artistic in the class. By the time he entered the army, in 1982, he had lived in Ohio, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. Maynard was a member of the West Point Academy Prep School class of 1984. He was member of the cross-country and wrestling teams, the glee club, and the "Knight Crier", which was the school newspaper. Maynard attended West Point Prep School and United States Military Academy Prep School, hence references to the Honor Code "I will not lie, cheat, or steal, or tolerate those who do"; and to the term "tool". Tools are seen as sellouts. They follow the regulations to the letter and will turn even their best friends in for the slightest violations. Maynard quit the military to study art, which eventually led to a job in LA applying spatial design concepts, called "Feng Shui", to remodeling pet stores. While Maynard was in Michigan, he attended the Kendall College of Art and Design, which is one of the best in that area. His artwork is rumored to be very interesting, symbolic, and bordering on abstract. Maynard was friends with Gillian Anderson, Agent Scully from the TV show "The X-Files", while he was at Kendall. Before Tool, in the 80's, Maynard was in a band called the Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty that released an independent cassette called "Fingernails". He was also in another band called the TexAns. One reason Maynard was drawn to L.A. in the early 90's was to explore the possibilities of sacred temple architecture and regeneration. Maynard's stepfather died in early 1998. Maynard is guitarist Adam Jones and drummer Danny Carey's neighbor in LA. His home in LA is where is wife and son Devo reside.

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