To me he is an inspiration as an artist, a great mind, and inspiration in his work which is meticulously thought out to have meaning, and impact the audience.
Maynard James Keenan was born in Ravenna, Ohio on April 17th 1964. He was born unto Judith Marie and Micheal Loren Keenan. Keenan’s mother suffered a cerebral aneurysm in 1976 when she was 31 years old, Keenan was only 11 years old (McAlley, 2007). She was left paralyzed, and when she died 27 years later it fed as inspiration for a number of Keenan’s musical writings including the songs Wings For Marie pt 1&2 (Tool), and Judith (A Perfect Circle), and even as inspiration for the first of his wines under the his label Caduceus which he named Nagual del Judith (Petrovic, 2012). After Keenan’s birth father divorced his mother, she married again bringing Keenan into “an intolerant and unworldly household, where his intelligence and creative expression would be stifled” (McAlley, 2007). He then