“Tool is not Slayer. I went to art school. I spent three years in the military. There's more to me than throwing devil horns.”

— Maynard James Keenan

Aidin Vaziri (January 2, 2009) "Maynard James Keenan: Hard rocker, winemaker. 5 Questions.", San Francisco Chronicle, p. E3.

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“Tool is not Slayer. I went to art school. I spent three years in the military. There's more to me than throwing devil horns.”

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