by Jay Hathaway
“It’s volatile.”
– Maynard James Keenan
Maynard James Keenan thrives on the unpredictable. He’s famous as the lead singer of two hugely successful, yet almost completely different bands: Tool and A Perfect Circle. His current band, Puscifer, released its first album, “V” Is For Vagina, in 2007, and followed it up with a remix album in 2008.
Earlier this year, the band — which features shifting lineups, with Maynard as the only constant — finally revealed its live show in Las Vegas. If you asked him, though, he’d probably say that they haven’t revealed anything. According to Maynard, the thing people don’t quite get about Puscifer yet is that they won’t put on the same show or even feature the same musicians every time.
Maynard is also an up-and-coming winemaker. He owns Merkin Vineyards and Caduceus Cellars, based in Arizona, and he’s heavily involved in producing and promoting his own wine. Wine is an odd choice of work for a rockstar, perhaps, but it seems to fit perfectly with Maynard’s approach to life.
Suicidegirls had a chance to talk to Maynard about his music, his wine, and his love of the unpredictable as he was gearing up for two huge Puscifer shows in LA.
Read our exclusive interview with Maynard James Keenan on SuicideGirls.com.
