A Perfect Circle Interview (MuchMusic) Roots

Maynard and Billy....

[@victorymansions]

I really like this interviewer, she's genuinely intrigued and has clearly done her homework too. Maynard and Billie seem quite comfortable with her. She's kinda silly at times, but then asks really intellectual questions. I thoroughly enjoyed this interview and found it very insightful.

[@Lanearndt]

Sook Yin Lee, so great!!

[@tylersims6937]

Sook was ALWAYS adorable.

[@TimiTamminen]

Indeed, she is great!

[@lemurdream]

Billy was so happy when Maynard said, "The music takes you there. You just gotta listen." 3:15 You can tell he's really flattered. Billy's a good guy.

[@StefanG5]

She's a hell of an interviewer; well informed but allowed to be herself.

[@dragoneye7008]

I feel like thats the only interviewer that Maynard can tolerate

[@acessochave]

that and rick beato

[@jennifer9047]

This is by far my favorite Maynard era... love the long brown locks❤

[@MrDrive4n]

Saw APC a few months ago and Billy literally still looks exactly like he did 20 years ago lol

[@IceKoldKilla]

I got to shake his hand, thank him and take a quick pic before they returned to their hotel after the show. He looked the same. I think he's an alien. A super nice one though. Like one trying to spread art and positivity and not want conflict. Not your typical alien trying to steal info, kill us or take over. 😂

[@MrDrive4n]

@@IceKoldKilla 😂 hell of a story! I would love to meet him. I wish they had separate music videos of just him playing the guitar. It's euphoric.

[@lr4782]

Saw them last night in SD and can confirm that Billy still looks exactly the same. 😂

[@adamhenry3928]

3:15 "Yeah.. the music takes you there, you just gotta listen".. Billy smirk saying "guess who writes that shit...lol"

[@rickridenour442]

I wonder how many die hard tool fans became die hard apc fans

[@IceKoldKilla]

I'm one. I'm also into Puscifer but I don't feel the same connection... yet.

[@mrsardmparsons6092]

Me!!!!😊❤❤❤ I did!!!!! Still am!!!! MAYNARD ....Puscifer Fan die in hard too!!!!!

[@donsal.t.1765]

I'm just a die hard fan of good music

[@kelbyradley9768]

Don Sal. T. Righr

[@destroyermaker]

We all loved Judith in my high school when it dropped. There was a jukebox in the cafeteria and we'd play it all the time.

[@Bynx08]

"The music takes you there, you just need to listen" I love Maynard

[@MxMagpie]

I love femme Maynard.

[@bevrosity]

nearly anima possessed lol

[@mariorivera6292]

He’s gay as fuck....! 👎🏽

[@nznegativeions]

@@mariorivera6292 so?

[@SnakeButtz]

@@mariorivera6292 that's the point

[@gman4988]

@@mariorivera6292 He's gay as fuck! 👍🏻

[@paoloantonio1531]

Billy always reminds me of Cillian Murphy, specially when he did Scarecrow, only Billy is bald hahaha

[@kravenLaw1]

So funny... Towards the end of the interview, she asked him. "What about Tool stuff" Maynard replied "Someday, not my fault" lol Wow... lol.

[@Erador]

Luckily that someday was only a year later lol - very different story this last time

[@sianspherica]

He had to repeat that line over and over lol. especially for Fear Inoculum.

[@idoalittletrolling4867]

Tool fans: Ahh, they're all sooooo amazing!! *begins explaining why they love them* APC fans: I like Billy Puscifer fans: Heh...vagina

[@iamthewalrus.]

Carina is an amazing vocalist. Her and Maynard harmonize so well.

[@Sporacle]

APC fans: guhuhuh Paz is hot shes the best part of the band evar

[@IceKoldKilla]

@@Sporacle She was... and still is hot. 😁

[@cutiepielori23]

Billy has beautiful cheek bones ☺️

[@omarakamaax]

Her name is Sook Yin lee. SHe's beautiful and bright. Most of the interviewers at Much Music in Canada and the women had way more intelligence and craftsmanship than the poptart , tabloid news MTV crap.

[@IceKoldKilla]

Maynard seemed uneasy the whole time. I like his answer at the end regarding new Tool. "Someday. Not my fault." which is still the case to this day. 😂

[@mikerusso703]

Not anymore

[@thepoomz]

@Solo Allen ehhhh.. shes better than half the nimrods they throw out there. atleast shes got some sense of personality

[@IceKoldKilla]

@@thepoomz I know I'm late to replying but I agree. She did a great job imo. Usually I cringe a lot at these interviews but some interviewers are cool and do their homework.

[@IceKoldKilla]

@@mikerusso703 FEAR INOCULUM! 😁🤘

[@mikerusso703]

@@IceKoldKilla EAT THE ELEPHANT

[@UDT116]

I like Billy.

[@whatno4861]

I like Billy.

[@vincentwincent]

I like Billy.

[@danlee7923]

@K Dubya I need a Billy

[@opheliajade1986]

so do i

[@3rdiopen934]

I could listen to Maynard talk/walk around/take a shower, etc etc..... you name it - if it's Maynard I'd watch him all damn day long.... lol

[@Tarantula_Fangs]

lol, comment of the day. ^^^^

[@joshlynn4833]

Don’t mind me being dumb but I knew there was some similarity between The band “Tool” and “A perfect circle” I jus never knew

[@IceKoldKilla]

"Just say goodbye" at the very end when she realizes there is no video. I wonder if that was her boss, colleague or their manager. 😂

[@downwiththedevil]

haha i was wondering the same.

[@bonbon51141]

Im a huuuge Maynard fan, but this is just a Maynard interview with a few questions for Billy. I bet it gets old when APC interviews constantly center around Maynard and discuss Tool as if they are one band. I love Tool and I love APC almost equally and I feel APC as a band, not just because of Maynard but because of the music and lyrics and albums combined, is sooooo underrated. Very emotionally intense.

[@Leah.says.the.things]

Very much agree. Billy is wonderful in interviews. APC is a perfect storm of talent.

[@kimmyfreak200]

the one time maynard isn't trolling the holy hell out of an interview

[@thetotcmband411]

Damn she has nice arms

[@stupendoushorrendous8258]

Damn, you're right.

[@travispalma6554]

she must be in the ARMy, oooohh

[@THERAMMSTEINFAN490]

How can you even tell with the jacket?

[@tonysoprano3671]

@@THERAMMSTEINFAN490 OOOOOOOHHHHHHH jdhddhddhhejf

[@bluBlaq33]

I'm the late 90's-early 2000's. I was a kid then but I would kill to be in my 20's back then.

[@sega32xxx14]

@@mikerusso703 lol, that is clearly incredibly racist.

[@mikerusso703]

@@sega32xxx14 nAh it's not

[@INTOTHEFOLD]

I really love this chick.

[@celestialscripture]

Billy Howerdel - manspreading before it was a thing. Such a trailblazer.

[@sega32xxx14]

Hell yeah man, dude was manspreading to the absolute maximum degree possible! Get em!

[@jasoncalvert4857]

Maynard is a way under appreciated vocalist..He literally is like the most forgotten artist of all time.

[@tommybluebones8265]

And also shamefully underrated

[@FoxtrotXero]

I think he wants it that way to be fair.

[@MrMark5544]

If you noticed when she asked about tool stuff.... He said not my fault someday..... Exactly what he said recently with new material... It's always been the rest of the band that takes forever not him.... That being said... New album will be out this year I believe

[@jasoncarraway966]

I thought the same man.. just imagine how many more Tool records there just might have been if the other guys worked at the rate Maynard does. I’m not saying that would have even been a good thing, but it is interesting to just think about what may have been. Dude is a musical machine though for real. Stoked to hear the new Puscifer record this year I think maybe? Thought I heard something bout that.

[@nancybabbage1169]

The albums are recorded independently. Meaning he waits for the band to send him musical tracks to put lyrics over. Its a process.

[@casperado666]

Awesome interviewer and awesome interviewees

[@casperado666]

Sorry, what?

[@vaglick658]

Lol THANK YOU. Joe Rogan probably the only male interviewer Maynard was cool with.

[@sega32xxx14]

Well they're like best buds so of course he's gonna interview well for Rogan...

[@adanvelazquez3657]

She’s gorgeous

[@kat1york]

Three Libras was def written from a personal place for Maynard.

[@arnoldnavarro21]

my fav band...

[@LG4K4K]

5:50 -6:10 (6:00 mainly) One of the most mature educated and broad thing ive ever heard 👌

[@demopsteve]

it's funny, I don't think the interviewer was awkward at all. I think she was deeper than the subjects, I really don't want to hear from, actors, athletes, musicians, etc.I just want to watch them perform, a lot of times its disappointing to hear them speak,

[@Snyde91]

'I really don't want to hear musicians talk' *clicks to watch an interview with musicians*

[@dustinmccoskey2656]

Pretty sure they were acting that way because she got their names backwards lmao. Watch the video again knowing that lol... Love how Maynard (the actual maynard) laughs when she asks Billy at the end about more tool stuff lol

[@nicolasderu4368]

... are you sure you know what you're talking about ? Because I saw Billy laugh - understandably, since the lengthy "Tool-process" is one of the reasons APC even exists - when she asked Maynard about Tool, so... °_°

[@marchoke1872]

He name dropped FISHBONE!!!! Nice.

[@sega32xxx14]

Wasn't really a name-drop. Just a matter of fact that he was their guitar tech in 1993, and happened to meet Maynard while Fishbone was opening for TooL.

[@kristapettibone1364]

I love both band crazy art 🎭 love it

[@amyknowlesmadhatter5426]

Fell i love with that intelligence trained n got off watching it swing ahead and teach you right back

[@XaeroDegreaz]

9:38 "Just say goodbye" haha. So messed up. Publicists...

[@SnakeButtz]

oh my god they were roommates

[@ChrisWilliamsRMWpigeon]

or he is more comfortable talking in depth with female reporters, and rather talk about wine with the male reporters, probably because women are more open to suggesting positive questions. its kind of hard to forget how far maynard has gone with his music. so there are many questions to ask and few are already answered, or few questions left, and many answered, depends how much you know about maynards music.

[@BradSmestad-bj3pl]

Great interviewer!

[@pussyblocker10]

Great musician.

[@MAYNARDDARRENBACVAR]

Amazing interview well done ❤

[@donsal.t.1765]

Lol like how she thought about she was about to say "when you were in there" lol

[@GothicXlightning]

Guitarist always made me think of Powder but like a Gothic version of Powder

[@tonysoprano3671]

blue powder by steve vai.

[@amyknowlesmadhatter5426]

Lawdy Maynard n tbe Gangs saved my life Tool is 1st in my heart but love all u ffinn TTOOOOOOOOLS I bow n adore with respect n awe Unify WTFU£

[@rawxtir]

yeah, with seeing this many interviews nowadays through you tube it seems almost all the interviewers don't understand what makes a good interview or what fans may want to hear. They do most of the talking and leading questions and then ask several at once where the artist can't even respond. Then with that mode created and such short time frames, fans think that the artists are uptight, arrogant, and or not in to talking. Time for a change?

[@justinrichardson7534]

or maybe he can stop being a douche for a second. not everyone carries the same fucking vibe.

[@witchysister5787]

They kinda look like they are secret lovers lol

[@kyoryu1]

Good Eye. They seem like roomates.

[@GGSOG]

I’ll tell the future generations this was Bella Thorne and Billy Corgan

[@amyshulk]

lol - heard Judith start and was omg she played TOOL not APC - then I remembered it's just me, still stuck in time when I 1st heard Judith on the radio & was all YAY new TOOL! ;-p

[@toolhog10]

When was this filmed? The concert video was from the palace in detroit... I never knew they played there, I saw them in early 2001 at EMU convocation center, best concert ever.

[@ryanokeefe3167]

The Cher years

[@augustsun479]

i love tool, & I think this interviewer is hot

[@TheCultChick]

August Sun...but the point here is not TOOL...IT IS A PERFECT CIRCLE!

[@gitaaa7740]

Best interview was with Rick Beato 2022. He knows how to interview! Check that one out!

[@lucyfuercybervixen1912]

Love billy

[@dizzydup]

The interviewer is so awkward.. I feel bad for her, she had a lot of good questions, it's just that she got nervous and struggled a bit. It seems that Maynard is pretty intimidating to most interviewers.

[@fabiana2908]

Yeah, he has that hostile look in his eyes. LOL.

[@UniversalSouls]

no i think both of you are wrong the entire interview is pretty chill in my eyes.

[@norightturn7047]

Maynard's sort of...intense. He loves to cultivate this whole mysterious persona he's got going on. The man's secretive yet startlingly open. He definitely knows his brand and how to milk it (and I say that with much respect and in a good way) for all it's worth. But yeah, those eyes would have me stammering in a heartbeat lol. Seems to look right through people. Can you imagine getting to hang out with him and pick his brain every day? There's probably a lot of cool and crazy stuff in there. He's obviously highly intelligent and his music proves it.

[@TheCultChick]

He didn't intimidate me when I met him...I actually scared him!

[@leathergirl78]

I thought it was obvious from this interview and at least one other that Maynard and Sook-Yin Lee are friends... besides, he likes Asian women ;)

[@JRRIII]

''roommates''

[@Bjr878787]

Wait! What? Is Maynard bisexual? I feel a Judiest Priest realization happening all over again!

[@notfreeforyou]

Gender identity has nothing to do with sexual orientation, duh

[@nickhantzopulos4145]

Breezy R Jesus, just because he's in touch with his feminine side or doesn't take his masculinity seriously doesn't make him bisexual.....

[@jesseperkins4420]

"No one is gayer than I am, but some come dangerously close" Maynard James Keenan

[@mrsardmparsons6092]

No

[@mitchellwilliam95]

omg there's so much talking in this interview

[@Elias___]

Back when music was more refined

[@senisyurgamusic8056]

Billy's manspreading game is as impressive as his compositions

[@Leah.says.the.things]

Got to wonder if the way they are both sitting is intentional- it’s hilarious to think that it is.

[@amyknowlesmadhatter5426]

Lucky Rabbits we are to be alive with all these cool peacekeepets

[@residue102]

I've seen wine focused interviews with men where he was ______ insert verb...

[@alexandermoran4728]

Maynard is like....amused but like also just waiting for it to stop

[@agreattimetoday]

One guy is man-spreading and the other has his legs crossed 😂 don’t know why I find that funny

[@kyoryu1]

The beauty and the beast.

[@thisis5123]

Jimy Keeen is so cool.

[@rogermoreno1152]

No wonder Maynard trolls most of the interviewers, i mean if we all take a moment to put ourselves in his shoes it’s pretty obvious he doesn’t want anything to do with pretentiousness

[@briandenapoli3250]

Smart interviewer

[@ZVvereVvolf]

This interview is really good. ..

[@odysseus384]

What is this side of maynard

[@Spankyblack69]

Wonder if its actually Maynards hair or extensions

[@goofygothalien618]

It's a wig

[@tyronelasersynth]

Amen amen.

[@HarmonixHealing]

this is what happens when you interview geniuses.... its totally normal.

[@jamiehouk6965]

Maynard with burgundy hair an nails.

[@chrissouthall411]

was maynard wearing a wig here?

[@toolhog10]

yeah, always. He is bald.

[@virgil5650]

This is probably why he doesn’t do tool questions with his other bands

[@chelloveck]

strange to see MKJ trying to talk нормально

[@angelofwar9223]

Lol personal relaitonships

[@drewlsy]

Did it ever occur to you that maybe it has something to do with the interviewer's ability rather than her gender or race? FFS, you're all the same.

[@adanmartinez2734]

She’s so damn cute

[@jiminy_cricket777]

why are so many of the interviews of maynard for Much? does he have an affinity for canuck reporters or something..? or is this just a wrong impression that i have, and really he's done lots of interviews with MTV also..?

[@kommisar.]

Is he wearing a wig?

[@linkenski]

Lol, Maynard is cringing at the interviewer. He's like "what are you doing? >.

[@adsensedd]

He's just being an awkward prick as usual, devoid of human characteristics. Laughing or smiling wouldn't hurt him.

[@nancybabbage1169]

@@adsensedd There are enough dumb "humans" in the world giggling and smiling like frivilous goofs...Maynard is the lion not the monkeys in the trees.

[@goofygothalien618]

@@adsensedd Some people aren't very expressive and it isn't always a reflection of their character. Some people would just rather listen than talk and be expressive and that's okay. He's a musician and he pours emotion and his expression into that medium nearly every fucking day they're touring. It can get pretty exhausting.

[@adsensedd]

Haley Michelle no, he is just an arrogant person who thinks he is superior.

[@kiwis.4228]

Pablo Horteg unfortunately

[@sabinal17]

4 sisters??? dang!

[@MEDJAIVEGAN]

sook yin lee her name

[@thisis5123]

never mind , i had my mind made up for a second and then

[@jessepinkeye2339]

She mentioned the video thing and the director of Fight Club. is this the 3 Libras video?

[@SkylarLux]

Is the 'Judith' video.

[@williampkerr]

no questionnaire can realize maynard

[@thenoble39]

interesting interview. thank you for uploading it. what year is this from? is it 2001? (more of a wild guess)

[@sega32xxx14]

1999

[@sega32xxx14]

And if you knew anything about TooL then you'd know Lataralus was released in 2001, if you watched she asked when there would be any TooL stuff and he replied "someday".

[@thenoble39]

@@sega32xxx14 thanks

[@thenoble39]

@@sega32xxx14 didn't watch that part

[@Artesian_mirage]

Someone shove this thing in premiere pro and realign the sound please?.... I could do it but I canne' be ARSED

[@destroyaboii4726]

Did anyone else here the women in the background say “ just say goodbye” when the interviewer asked if there was another video? That was fucking rude

[@KingOfTheHighF]

god....maynard just doesnt have time for ANYTHING

[@J89898080]

Why is Maynard being so nice? He must have hit it last time…….

[@zachpak6579]

J89898080 It's the interviewer, He hates self absorbed interviewers whom ask question that every other reporter asks, She seemed very sincere and actually interested in what they said, Didnt cut them off. She did a really good job, She also seemed to take notice when a topic irritated them and also went with the jokes. I think that's why he was so nice.

[@PoorGurlGaming]

Yesh

[@xaydnpa]

They wanted to do a good interview but the interview was all over the place and stumbling on her words. I could tell they felt uncomfortable.

[@dustinmccoskey2656]

That's because Maynard is the one with the shaved head

[@sega32xxx14]

@@dustinmccoskey2656 Why do you keep saying that? You don't actually think that's true right?

[@22zson]

what year was this? obviously not 2012.

[@MxMagpie]

Probably 2002/3, that's when APC became a thing.

[@Triangulove]

She was very pretty back then.

[@g.sferrazza10-13]

is this the reporter that did ShortBus?

[@Ontariosound]

Yes.

[@raphaelcote3577]

May sound stupid but does Maynard wears a wigg?

[@patrickhale424]

YES HE DOES !!

[@raphaelcote3577]

Patrick Hale Okay ahah I was like: His hairs can't grow that Fast ahah

[@dustinmccoskey2656]

Maynard is bald... this interview got their names backwards