Tool - Maynard Talks About Women

Maynard James Keenan talks about femininity and what it means to consciously strengthen anima aspects as a man. 1997.
www.toolband.com

[@MarcoLongoMusic]

I think Maynard here gave a much deeper answer than the interviewer was hoping for

[@adan2374]

If so, then I'm glad he did, and to be honest I wish more people were capable of providing in detail their own personal standpoints on various issues, opposed to some typical vague response that they know will likely please those who are listening...

[@GigaChad-iy2lz]

He just seems like a very deep guy.

[@justaman-km1hl]

+Tony Biebel self aware guy to be sure.

[@chadc437]

Surprised he mixed up empathy and sympathy.

[@humblerc841]

Marco Longo it was much deeper than either she or the person who wrote the question for her was ready for.

[@dantron7073]

He's wearing high heels and a b-cup in this interview.

[@kimmyfreak200]

i fcking love maynard lol

[@Nothingman88]

Hahaha.

[@ashtonr7879]

@Alex Mercer why not

[@JSchaffer214]

@Alex Mercer I know this is an old comment but just for curiosity sake: Maynard used to dress up in all kinds of different weird ways back in the 90's. One of the most used was to dress up with fake boobs in a bra, skirt and heels. Presumably, he did this as a reference to their song 'Hooker With A Penis'. Edit: Forgot to mention that this video appears to be backstage before or after a show, hence the reason he still has the tits and shoes.

[@tehpanasmanis5662]

Lmao

[@BazookaToe]

“Believe nothing, but consider everything.” - I will be stealing this quote.

[@MichaelWaisJr]

“Nothing is true. Everything is permitted.” -Hassan i Sabbah/William S. Burroughs

[@jalander8817]

This might be most Jewish thing I’ve ever heard.

[@MichaelWaisJr]

@@jalander8817 I’ve never heard of Mel Brooks ever using that quote 😆

[@DeepsGnome]

Everyone believes things. You can't know everything

[@DagwoodDogwoggle]

If you sit around considering without choosing any guiding beliefs, then you go nowhere and are helpless to act. His quote was actually pretty weak intellectually, philosophically, and in practice.

[@jaredrobinson2877]

The irony is the people who say "If you know Maynard, you know he's being a troll here" don't actually know Maynard.

[@thespenazaharatos4923]

You're so right we watch his stories his interviews because we want to understand him better so you seem to understand and I don't know why people are so like gender bias I mean you know it's really a time when we have to accept transgenderism you know this goes back and forth between men becoming women and women coming men because from the beginning of their lives they should have been a different sex now why are we talking about a man who's in show business this way it doesn't even make any sense He's a comedian he's an actor he's a singer in a frontman in four different bands I mean he's this man has been all over the earth and the amount of things he's done now he's into wine and he's going into coffee I mean Black ops army I mean I don't understand but who can read listen understand and not give him every bonafide reason to be exactly who he is and not cross-examine stupidity okay are we going to cross examine our transgender friend no are we getting across examine the reason for it no if you do then you're probably not into Maynard and you probably shouldn't be comments on the channel because he would never say someone should not be what they are or become what they are if they need to so why are you telling him he can't wear heels have boobs be whatever he f****** needs to to get a point across on stage talk to you to be the guy he is to make you understand the beautiful things he says we are all here to listen to his wisdom to his beauty his honesty about his life that he shares with us to influence her influence our lives and make them better somehow maybe if you love him you're here if you don't get off the page

[@trentonfowler4169]

@@thespenazaharatos4923 what

[@MuteSoul-iv5li]

@@thespenazaharatos4923 what

[@DBRX5]

@@thespenazaharatos4923 what

[@John-4649]

@@thespenazaharatos4923 what

[@Christopher-md7tf]

Funny how people that don't get what he's talking about automatically assume that he's trying to screw with the interviewer.

[@S4MBONE]

yuuuup. its an extension of what he's talking about also. You tend to notice what you put your energy on.

[@oloxhossono1956]

Brandon Burge are you stupid?

[@bigpig4235]

​@@oloxhossono1956 you certainly are

[@jasminesays]

Literally, everyone thinks he’s trolling and I’m just like these comments have to be joking...

[@jaieet]

Philosophy and introspection are lost on the hard-headed.

[@sorenbuenneke6434]

Nope. This interview is completely sincere. When he is a troll you can definitely tell. Here he is not one.

[@madtiboysen5397]

I love his interviews because I do the same shit and always have.

[@Pneuma121]

J Thomas Very good! Hadn’t thought of that, just cracks me up! Love the guy! He’s so straight-faced, or deadpan and totally hilarious at the same time. Maynard is an enigma, one of a kind. Every time I listen to Wings II, I just weep for him.

[@Pneuma121]

J Thomas I do think he was being very sincere, but enjoying his joke at the same time, it’s difficult to be absolutely sure about anything Maynard does or says. That’s why I just love him, he’s a mystery.

[@Pneuma121]

J Thomas Well, based on reading some, not all comments, people get so upset about forcing their own point of view, when really it’s all pure speculation and subjectivity. I’ll get so caught up in other people’s crap, then just get burned out, cuz we all really just don’t know. But I do appreciate some people’s take on what this or that is, helps me see outside my own POV.

[@SW-fn7cl]

@@Pneuma121 yeah he was doing a bit of both :-)

[@brandonharris9160]

This dude is extremely sincere idk what you guys are talking about

[@crankyanker2682]

It’s making me lose so many brain cells.

[@thedude-jb7wx]

Too bad he didnt say anything profound or new. I could put it into laymans terms. Be a close minded person and you will not open yourself to learning how to be a more compassionate person. Hes a reockstar thats it hes not a guru, sorry.

[@Megdracula]

@@crankyanker2682 bc you r basic

[@Megdracula]

@@thedude-jb7wx well unfortunately it’s rare for males to think like him. Self awareness and emotional intelligence…. He’s a smart talented man. Read his book.

[@thedude-jb7wx]

@@Megdracula I see him as being a bit proud and full of himself and im not trying to0 be negative it just comes clear like this. If i am wrong i truly apologize but im sorry i just dont see it. Its not cause hes a rockstar and i assume. If hes truly gentle and humble and kind to everyone even people he doesnt like then he is enlightened. Didnt you know this is true compassion to be kind to those who act ugly even. They are just ignorant children or damaged. If hes not a bit smug and stuck up then i am wrong. I dont have to read his book i just have a basic understanding to always be gentle and turn the other cheek and care. This takes a while to develop and you really have to dispose of things and vanity our society holds so dear while claiming to be gentle and its simply not authentic.

[@prymawl4130]

"I don't have my moon every month, I'm not that connected to the Earth" That was kinda beautiful

[@Megdracula]

That was ABSOLUTELY beautiful. I wish more men and women could access the thoughts he has. His emotional intelligence is unreal!!!

[@Garf2O]

Got that from a hallmark card

[@Megdracula]

@@Garf2O likey

[@Adrenalinejunkie333]

given the lyrics they write I'm not surprised by his responses. lol

[@Adrenalinejunkie333]

This holy experience Choosing to be here in... This body, this body holding me Be my reminder here that I am not alone in... This body, this body holding me Feeling eternal, this pain is an illusion From Parabola

[@CRYSTALCLEARVOX]

mad respect for interviewers/camerapersons that carried around those super heavy cameras back in the day

[@kylebaggett867]

lmao

[@marijandesin8226]

He sure is trying to walk in their shoes :)

[@NoYoutubeName1]

I see what you saw there

[@tyshred9251]

I noticed dat lol

[@sywitz]

Honestly those shoes are mad cute

[@FruitCakeReaper]

it was the time of the Spice Girls afterall.

[@CamRebires]

Marijan Desin Behold pal, I set your comment to 666 likes

[@melodykittel6961]

I love hearing him speak. I feel like his voice could just drift me to sleep. He sounds so gentle when in conversation. Love you Maynard x

[@guitarwhores753]

He looks like he has some feminine qualities under that t-shirt.

[@ML-nj8fq]

+Guitar Whores I think he's stuffed his shirt to dress in drag, note his shoes

[@austinhutchison690]

+Micah L i think he wore his undergarments from the salival live video

[@guitarwhores753]

Well that all makes sense then, doesn't it?

[@howardtheduck4715]

he is wearing a bra

[@frootloot6789]

Societies Byproduct NAH REALLY?!?!?

[@louisee6939]

I like how he was always waay ahead of his time and didn't mind having "feminine characteristics" (the interviewer made it sound like a bad thing) because guess what?? we all have "feminine and masculine characteristics" (yin and yang energy). We should all embrace it and find balance as he said. Few people have this level of consciousness. I love this man.

[@texastom0530]

I feel like tool in general are ahead of the curve. Their sound is so unique. But it does have to be said that Maynard is the perfect voice for such amazing sounds. His lyrics provoke thought while thematically being somewhat broad statements about...well, just human existence. We divide ourselves by gender, race, etc but we're all only human. Their music has always been a literal tool. Made so that anyone can use it as they see fit. I can't wait to hear what they have to say to us on the new album.

[@taylorhaller4435]

Thank you! Everything he said in this interview made perfect sense to me. People who say he is being sarcastic are blind to what he is saying. They can’t understand his level of consciousness; because of that, they assume he is being sarcastic. He’s literally saying he is a male and grew up as a male, so he can only imagine what it is like to be a female. Whether your a male or female, we all have emotional characteristics; we all share the same characteristics and emotions, because guess what?? We are all human beings. People also don’t understand that he dresses up a lot during his shows. He might’ve been about to play a show or just finished a show, and that’s why he’s wearing a bra and heals. Think about David Bowie.. he was a male but wore makeup and female clothing. He went on to say that we all have these emotions and they need to be released, and he went on to say that in some cases we are irrational; he said it’s an important movement. The interviewer responded by saying, “Are you saying that being irrational is a feminine quality?” And he said “it’s an emotional quality”. Right there.. he’s correcting her assumption on whether or not he said that being irrational is a feminine quality. The interviewer herself cannot understand what he is saying. So, he has to correct her by basically saying, “no, it’s an emotional quality that ALL humans have, and it’s important to release that in yourself, because we are all human beings.” All he is saying is that he can never have empathy for females because he will never be a female. He can feel bad for the fact that women have periods every month, but he will never be able to know what it is actually like to have a period every month. He will never know completely what it is like to have a feminine point of view. It’s the same concept with several things. For example, I can feel sympathy for my cat, because he has to eat the same boring food everyday. But I will never know what it is like to actually be a cat and have to eat the same boring food everyday.

[@mad_cat_1st]

We haven't had an entertainer with this level of philosophical thought since George Carlin.

[@sabrina_alexa]

I don't know but I don't have the feeling the interview is stating the feminine energy he radiates in a negative way. I have the feeling she is kind of challenging him, but really not in a bad way. And seeing the interview it was worth it

[@dat_berserk_gamer445__7]

there is no such thing as yin and yang

[@NASkeywest]

"I dont have my moon every month."

[@XoihaOsla]

Dark Star King !!!!

[@BlottaMcTablets]

"I'm not that connected to the Earth"... he was definitely trolling

[@THERAMMSTEINFAN490]

@@BlottaMcTablets nah its very fundamental stuff.

[@thefool1086]

@@THERAMMSTEINFAN490 If you're in lsd, yes.

[@tommj4365]

I thought he was taking about guys driving by women and mooning them

[@jaymizzlebot1011]

The shirt is next level for 1997

[@icyflann7178]

What does he mean ????? I know who frances bean is ... I'm confused though

[@josephbenson4444]

@@icyflann7178 Frances Bean was the daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, when he died Courtney got sole custody, hence free Frances Bean, she was much younger in 1997. Like she is in prison having to live with Courtney. it's a pretty gangster shirt

[@auntjenifer7774]

@@icyflann7178 it means Courtney Love is toxic and he pray for the little girl to get her away from crazy Courtney .

[@GallowayJesse]

lol the collar being a different color than the rest of the shirt

[@la213blanco]

@@GallowayJessethey’re called ringer shirts. Popular in the 70’s

[@amemename]

Why does everyone think he's being sarcastic and ironic here? Because they can't process the words he's saying?

[@noitalommi2740]

nah. its because he is talking about being masculine to this interviewer, who is asking if there is feminine energy in his music, but he purposefully wore high heels, and a b-cup bra to the interview.

[@satan4518]

Noitalommi he wore this before doing a show, not “for the interview” specifically. Christ lmao.

[@spyrospets5813]

Yes, that's exactly why. Maynard is undoubtedly a mind of intellect.

[@richiexm2436]

@@satan4518 Be careful with that word there satan, you might just not make it

[@mechaluke]

@@richiexm2436 lol

[@smetiska]

Maynard is deep, don't matter how he appears, what he wears, through his lyrics you just know he is deeply spiritual and high vibration.

[@Mikee22ification]

he is pretty smart cause one of the few people who knows the difference between sympathy and empathy

[@thethirdpoliceman91]

@@maxotto9877 Not really. Empathy is to feel another's pain. Sympathy is to understand it. So makes sense actually when talking about a male interpretation of the female. Same could said for interpretation of the plight of other cultures, races. Idk if James is being candid here ir not. But certainly not gibberish. If hes trolling it's brilliant satire.

[@sirscottwilliamwalmer7639]

This is a message to Maynard. Please reply if you remember this day. There was a concert in Seattle where Tool played with the Rollins Band. Early 90's. Tool still had a van with the Tool logo drawn on it ( painted?). I waited after the concert, outside by the sidewalk. I was hoping for an autograph. I noticed a man beating up a girl nearby and all the people were just standing around...afraid. I tackled the guy, did not strike him, only subdued the attacker. I was a Military Policeman. I could not stand by and let a person get beat up..let alone a small girl. Others then came to aid the girl and some pushed the guy away and told him to shove off. This is when You, Maynard, walked up to me and shook my hand and said "Good job". My friends were amazed saying " Scott, that was Maynard!" I had no idea it was you, but i will take a handshake over an autograph ANY DAY! MAYNARD, DO YOU REMEMBER THIS DAY? IF SO, WILL YOU REPLY? Long time fan, from back in the day...old school skater/punk/thrasher/head. Love to hear from you.

[@Liquidhamstermedia]

Just DM him on Instagram

[@dantemack88]

Did you ever get a message back on instagram?

[@dantemack88]

Thank you for your service!🙏🙏🫡

[@kylebaggett867]

did you get a reply?

[@violet.r7286]

Good job stepping up when no one else would! Those moments are the kind that show what you are really made of, whether you really are the person you think yourself to be, or if you require much more growth... I hope that girl was okay. Just as you recall so vividly, the way that Maynard gave you a handshake, I would bet that the girl you stepped up to help- she likely remembers *you* even more vividly. 💜 Who we are, and what we do in this life *matters*

[@JH-fb3mp]

This comment section has some issues with their own feminine energy

[@torstenw5723]

You're a feminine energy

[@loser9147]

You have lost. Delete your account right now.

[@asamicat8323]

@@torstenw5723 thank you

[@Fvneral_moon]

@@torstenw5723 That cracked me up for some reason 😂

[@mousecathechaseshimself545]

Comments: 'He disagrees with me so he must be joking'

[@EvanSchatz]

"He's wearing women's shoes so he can't be making a serious point." Yes, MAYNARD certainly wouldn't be capable of such nuance

[@jacksmith4460]

exactly.....wooooooooosh....thats the sound of higher thinking rushing over the heads of people who have no idea

[@iatemeatwad]

It is interesting, the idea that thought corrupts our own perception of our reality. Doesn't really "change" anything. Just highlights certain aspects, and if you're able to atune yourself, you kindof just fall in line, but in the best way possible. 🤷‍♂️😎😶

[@brvl]

yesssss

[@FantymSyreuth]

"I can try to walk in your shoes." 0:15

[@henriqueyoh]

genius

[@thegreenwave6741]

Fantym your feet are going to hurt, maynard.

[@rafpac6]

Interviewer: you are really girly. Maynard: na I am a dude that grew up a dude. But I can only imagine how hard it is to be a woman. Interviewer: na you are very girly.

[@MrJimmyTide]

He's a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude. ;)

[@gandalfstormcrow7943]

She was being quite bitchy to him. But his shoes are indeed worth remarking upon.

[@octo.lina69]

@@gandalfstormcrow7943 Lol sure

[@louisee6939]

He always knew that having "feminine characteristics" is not about being a female and by knowing that it wouldn't affect his masculinity. I wish everybody could think like him

[@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335]

No is more proper if you say that stupid so called word it makes you look unprofessional

[@allisonanne571]

I love this guy. I just noticed his shirt too and I can’t stop laughing. Very excited for this upcoming album.

[@PinKSmOke420]

🎇🎆🎉🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊should be a national holiday!

[@allisonanne571]

@@PinKSmOke420 I agree. A holy day for everyone!

[@carissag.barnes8251]

God do I love Maynard, called my monthly period a monthly "moon". gotta love it.

[@gummotheclown4388]

Well…. He’s correct. Menstruation is indeed a woman’s monthly ‘moon’.

[@Tipon2424]

! THERE IT FUCKING IS ! The 'Free Frances Bean' t-shirt! Tool is a gem

[@irenerizopoulou1082]

Tipon2424 is there a meaning behind it?

[@tylerroland1115]

Irina r it's a parody of Beastie Boys' "Free Tibet"

[@bwilson9521]

Tipon2424 "is there a meaning behind it" isn't frances bean Kurt Cobain's daughter?

[@roehrc]

I was hoping someone commented on it!

[@jazz96765]

Courtney Love said Maynard was a "media whore" to which Maynard replied "isn't it amazing to be called a media whore by Courtney Love" and he also stated that he was amazed by Courtney Love's insanity and started printing these t shirts as if he was truly concerned by Frances Bean (her daughter)

[@mahogany174]

This man is incredibly inciteful. He doesn’t even hesitate in his responses which says to me he has already considered the issues he is being questioned about. How many other people would answer these questions in such a deep way. Oh and he’s also happens to be a top singer and lyricist as well!!

[@Dadlifts007]

Man this guy inspires me... so in touch..

[@wesNYC]

when it comes to emotional intelligence Maynard is a genius

[@CJ-tr4gl]

not only when it comes to that

[@eagleeyes3185]

Maynard is the only person i know who can talk esoteric and still make sense

[@tarantulady]

He's the opposite of dudes who try and tell women how to live as a woman. He lacks the entitlement to say, "My guess is better than your experiences." More people should be so capable of saying 'I do not know.'

[@spirit_gun3869]

Simp

[@Miss_Christie]

Thank you! A perspective I was in desperate need of hearing, reaffirming, and knowing it's ok that it's really frackin hard.

[@victor_.]

Interviewer: do you have feminine qualities? Maynard, wearing high heels and a bra: .... no.

[@MrUrech]

Damn what a brilliant guy. So much salient information packed in a couple minutes

[@jellopackets3770]

"I dont have my moon every month, im not that connected to the earth" This made me smile. So many men see parts of being female (Not to exclude trans women) as disgusting or unnatural or weird, ive always seen it as beautiful. Women are amazing, so many parts of femininity are gorgeous and unique, im glad there are dudes that respect that.

[@Lananomaly]

Bless you

[@Djellowman]

Definitely excluding transgender mtfs.

[@chariot5660]

Maynard was a based femboy in this interview

[@adan2374]

IMO what Maynard said regarding himself being much more sympathetic - opposed to empathetic - towards a feminine point of view was a very accurate and plausible statement. As a man myself I can say that I feel the same way. The reason being is because although I can sympathize, show compassion, and attempt to gain a better understanding of various feminine beliefs and perspectives, until I have actually "walked in the shoes of a woman" per say, I cannot possibly possess the ability to empathize, or actually SHARE those same feelings of another woman. I've always wondered how my general outlook on life would change if I could...

[@TheMacroSlacker]

+Adam L Go to a large urban gay bar as a straight male and walk the dance floor. I'm assuming that's kinda what it's like to be a female sometimes.

[@adan2374]

SwanDuck Yeah I'd say that would be a pretty accurate representation, at least if you're a male who has an athletic build and is somewhat attractive. Even then though I'm not sure it would be the same. This is especially the case when it comes to a woman who is an 8/10 or above on the "hotness scale" (lol yea I know it sounds dumb, but you get my point.) Although women who fall in that category of being extremely beautiful are often pampered by men and given much more positive attention - which is the case for people who are attractive in general - so idk if I would ask someone like that to find out whatit's really like to be a woman as opposed to being a man. Either way I'm sure that as a man I will never possess the ability to fully understand how women have to face certain obstacles in life that simply do not exist for men....

[@frostboomba1462]

+Adam L it's the same for men. a woman can't possibly understand what it means to be a man, they can't understand what it means to be the disposable sex, "the evil sex", the so called potential rapists, I'm tired of being sympathetic towards women, if they hate their bodies so much, well tough luck, I don't give a shit, we men have done everything we can to legally protect women, even the ugliest woman is given more consideration than above average guys. women can stick their so called problems up their ass. the only place where i truly see women suffering are in war torn areas and places like Africa, and it isn't only the women, the men suffer too.

[@sambest9267]

a friend of mine recently lost a child. and as I empathize I cannot sympathize only because I don't know what it's like to have a child of my own

[@frostboomba1462]

EccentricSage well i stated facts, do your your research and you would find that everything i stated were facts. most angry feminists are angry at nothing but trivial or irrelevant fears.

[@BoseBish]

not many are capable of this level of sarcasm.

[@yommmrr]

If you think mjk would ever give a serious interview you dont know mjk

[@GeekFurious]

@@yommmrr This is the type of thing a delusional person wants to believe because what Maynard is saying doesn't reflect their belief.

[@yommmrr]

@@GeekFurious sorry to burst your bubble but i dont really have any beliefs. Other than i believe anyone should have the right to live their life how ever the fuck they want. As long as they dont effect the way anyone else lives theirs. Everyone should be treated equally. Gender, race, sexuality. The way i feel about things has nothing to do with you, just as the way you feel has nothing to do with me. I have no agenda to push because i dont care for that shit. Lifes to short to waste half of it arguing about something that doesnt concern me. They are my beliefs and none of it effects you in any way. And if it does, dont let it. Let go.

[@ddlk9913]

Dude he stuffed his shirt to make it look like he has tits of course this was sarcasm

[@intraterrestrial5035]

I wouldn't say he was being sarcastic, but he did decide to throw the whole can of worms at her when all she asked for was a gummy worm.

[@GloryLizard]

This little interview excerpt and hearing maynard say these things about femininity makes me so fucking happy. Damn.

[@xyanx]

reading these comments killed a whole bunch of my brain cells

[@crankyanker2682]

It’s so bad dude

[@pockyeatingpanda]

“I don’t have my moon every month” wow he is so well spoken. I only wish I had a way with words like that. Oof

[@kawachadinkdong5139]

@@yuseftaiwo5483 ok taiwo.

[@pockyeatingpanda]

khelbenrage I’m fully aware, but even when he’s trolling he’s able to say shit like that which is impressive

[@user-fk9lk6rk6f]

I thought he said there " I don't have my own every month"...and that he was referring on constantly buying shoes while you are a female. Disappointed he didn't said that.

[@ankihansen2489]

@@pockyeatingpanda Well, I think it's pretty normal por a person who likes to read books. I'm sorry if dnecks like you can't understand what he's saying (or get impressed so easy).

[@pockyeatingpanda]

Anki Hansen Lol you’re not the only person who reads books. I’ve never heard a period referred to as a fucking MOON, sorry I don’t speak basic sentences in prose sweetie :~)

[@annalisic9597]

'We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.' Buddha

[@jakonjhn]

I've only opened up about my struggles to women in my life. They are more emotionally supportive and empathetic. Men have only told me to 'get over it' 'brush it off'.

[@tonywandishin4094]

Maynard is deep. It reflect in his music. Let the artist have an open palate to create.

[@bunsipod]

Lmao his shirt. RIP Kurt

[@briancannon3987]

Francis bean farmer who lifts daughter was named after was in a mental institution back in the day. She wanted to be an actress and was very outgoing. He said didn't like that and put her away. There she was tormented and raped

[@briancannon3987]

Francis bean farmer who lifts daughter was named after was in a mental institution back in the day. She wanted to be an actress and was very outgoing. He said didn't like that and put her away. There she was tormented and raped

[@tyshred9251]

@@briancannon3987 thats a bullshit story but cool story bro

[@yommmrr]

It was francis farmer and she was around before kurt (lift) was born. She never had bean in her name thus the shirt refers to francis bean, the first of her name. Bean because she resembled a kidney bean in the womb. But your version sounds swell so we'll go with that?

[@lateralustrated8808]

Ty Shred if you don’t know the story of Francis farmer then you’re ignorant to what you’re talking about.

[@jasminesays]

Y’all are out of control, how is this trolling??? What did he say that was a joke or untrue??

[@satan4518]

Jasmine Nicole It’s the people who are still mentally 14 year old tough guys who couldn’t be bothered to give a shit about any of their lyrics

[@madtiboysen5397]

People are so used to him being a troll they can't see when he's sincere.

[@demonguysayshi2666]

He is trolling, but he's trolling by not actually giving a simple answer.

[@Pneuma121]

That’s it, we all just don’t know. He could be trolling, he could be sincere, or both. I think he does things and says things that amuse him. I love Maynard cuz he’s comfortable with himself and can get away with anything. He’s been thru hell with his mom, everything else is kinda trivial. Not that he doesn’t take life seriously, tho. As I’ve said, he’s an enigma.

[@Badz_B34chst4r]

When asked about what he is feeling, thinking, searching for, etc MJK is sometimes just plain trolling and strangely enough sometimes he is quite sincere. I wonder if it is his mood, the way the questions are asked, the vibe he gets from the interviewer, or something else.

[@JoshOCheese]

To answer your wonderings: yes

[@rubaidaallen2764]

How could not love this man? Respect ❤️❤️

[@CarlosSpiecyWeeny]

is his shirt about cobain's daugter?

[@That_Metal_Dude]

Slimy Squamata yep

[@alexandraw.4012]

No. Kurt Cobain named his daughter after another Frances Bean. That Frances Bean was put in an asylum for being a feminist and supposed communist. I suggest you look her up. She was an amazing woman. I'm not surprised that both Maynard and Kurt supported her.

[@questionablekortex3191]

@@alexandraw.4012 are you sure? I can't find anything about that. The only other Frances I know of that era was Frances, the guitarist from the Vaselines, which Cobain named his daughter after. But if you're talking about Frances Farmer, the actress, who was institutionalized, it wouldn't make sense. She was an inspiration to Cobain, him having written a song with her name in it (I.E Frances Farmer will have her revenge on Seattle), then there's a hole in there. Why would they want her "freed" if she was already dead? She died in the 70's when Maynard and Cobain were just children. Please inform me if in wrong about this, if there is infact another Frances Bean I don't know anything about, just here to have a discussion is all!

[@lawnmowerman7]

@@alexandraw.4012 It was Frances Farmer who went to an asylum. Kurt named his daughter Frances after Farmer. The middle name is Bean because they thought she looked like a bean in the ultrasound

[@jessietaylor790]

@@alexandraw.4012 he is absolutely talking about Francis Bean Cobain. There is no other famous Francis Bean. He named her Francis after Francis Farmer. Read. It helps a lot. Especially before spouting nonsense.

[@Just_a_Goth]

Low-key was scared it would be something horrible... Glad I got proven wrong. Love Tool! 🤘

[@janedoee2278]

I mean he was raised by his momma and hearing how beautifully he talks and sings about her I had high expectations lol 😅

[@lacroix3931]

Oh my god I just fell in love with this guy

[@heyguyslolGAMING]

This is what it sounds like to be a rockstar back in the 90's w/ access to some of the best drugs money could buy.

[@smartyrdumb4681]

I assumed from his disposition that MJK didn’t have a reflection..

[@blueyedvenus]

I respect this dude so much. Genius.

[@lillyrith]

It’s a little tangential but I’m pretty sure he just responds by saying he tries his best to understand but can’t fully because he himself isn’t female, and then he kind of just starts talking about the importance of confronting other points of view and subject matter that is either hard to understand or hard to deal with in order to grow as a person. And like, the fact that he needs that balanced perspective (working towards having feminine energy to balance out the masculine) in order to fully communicate the emotion through the lyrics.

[@crankyanker2682]

You got it

[@crankyanker2682]

Good job actually listening. These idiots in these comments saying he’s trolling is hurting my brain so god damn much

[@ViVi-yw5sr]

He's such an inspiration

[@trajectoryunown]

I thought that this might be an enlightening interview. Don't know what I was expecting.

[@Emily-ud2dm]

Dakota Jones LMFAO

[@themawsjawz_9491]

I love how Maynard just screws with people.

[@vividvulpe9842]

He’s just having fun and enjoying the ride thru life, man

[@aryinc]

smart man

[@NikkiDocherty74]

Yes...

[@andmoreagain5323]

what exactly do u mean? u dont think hes being sincere?

[@andmoreagain5323]

literally the problem with the world right here.. insensitive man-children

[@aliciahill2804]

Some day I hope to find myself randomly sitting next to Maynard and hopefully he'll be in a good mood and we'll have a memorable conversation. That would be really cool. ⚘

[@Megdracula]

And this right here … is why I love Maynard and Tool so much. HE GETS IT. This is a RARE RARE quality. So much respect Maynard!!!! Bestie! Lol

[@siriusfun]

Compassion and empathy are not feminine traits exclusively.

[@louisee6939]

Of course not. But we were taught that men being sensitive is a bad thing - > a girl thing. ):

[@alexbaum2204]

Louise s it doesn’t hurt that huge percentages of women have co-opted them as such, though.

[@carljcreighton]

he didn't say men can't empathize generally but that he can't empathize with being a woman specifically

[@ghostinplainsight4803]

I have only ever men one compassionate and empathetic female in my life. You only have to look at the art that is produced my men and women to see who really has compassion and empathy. Men make art about the external, they make art about war, family, god and love. Women make art about themselves and their vagina primarily, there is no exploration further than the self. Women can trick you into believing they are compassionate as long as that compassion has some personal gain for them, but it's mostly chemicals in the mans brain making him believe the fairy tale that a women can love as a man loves. Men on the other hand show love through sacrifice and get internal validation from the act as a biological driver. It's time we told the truth so we can maybe survive the demographic winter we find ourselves in.

[@Earthad23]

Learn stats

[@ericwhatley5831]

The best part about this interview is him talking about feminism and wearing that t shirt😂😂😂🤘🤘🤘

[@traceybee1409]

Maynard makes my dreams come true

[@areckstaune8959]

Most people will never understand what maynard is trying to say. Belief systems may ruin peoples lives, but they will never let go. They are far too attached

[@lobato87]

To all of the dear commentators on this video: There isn't a "real" Maynard.

[@lassejensen4525]

Is it a robot clone?

[@midnightpredator18]

Maynard is a unicorn: confirmed.

[@tyshred9251]

@fMuIcNkD lol yes

[@anitanoterajes]

Mm but your fragile masculinity is definitely showing.

[@ankihansen2489]

@@midnightpredator18 Maynard is Mr Clean.

[@usmh]

He isn't facetious just because you don't relate to what he says and would like him to be.

[@Amypond1234]

Thank you for being who you are Maynard and thank you for your music

[@dr.thrashfinger4915]

...And THAT, m'boy is why we love Tool music the way we do. You verbalize what many men are unable to do for themselves.

[@steviemichelle7271]

I love you too, Maynard!!

[@endowarrior7399]

pitch black eyes, brilliant way of speaking, heavily pronounced facial structure, slightly pointed ears........

[@valentinom.4292]

Alien or Goblin

[@daveyrobinson3779]

@@valentinom.4292 Close. TROLL!

[@rosco3516]

Vampire. He will out live Keith Richards after the nukes fall.

[@valentinom.4292]

@@rosco3516 Part Vampire, Part Warrior

[@masonminor177]

He’s Count Orloc.

[@moiradavis8364]

Some of yall should really look into Jungian psychology. Maynard is so much deeper than yall think. Look into the layers of consciousness and into the masculine and feminine energy and the role they play in the human mind.

[@serbos123]

After 20years I finally figured out his true angle, he wanted more women to buy his album,.

[@sylvanechoes]

He's being serious here and as a woman I can understand what he is saying and I respect it. He clearly has some insight and has tried to experience womanhood by wearing the breasts and shoes. That's what he means by consider everything including that which you thought you shouldn't or was taboo i.e a male considering what it's like to be a female as in having a female body.

[@gman95d15]

that no quarter scream gave me chills down my spine...

[@mylessonsradio9793]

While listening to the album, Opiate, and reading "Demon-Haunted World" by Carl Sagan, he makes mention of a book by Thomson Gilovich, "How To Know What Isn't So". Parallels were drawn on that day.

[@noahcamm6057]

i love his "free Francis Bean" shirt

[@MrKeroscene]

I believe in nothing....but I have my suspicions. - R.A. Wilson

[@dankcatfish4205]

This guy is on like 10 different levels of irony

[@ryanjones9498]

Does he have boobs here?

[@Stereotype23]

Irony is a mask to protect yourself. Strength lies in honesty.

[@cheesyboicapree8110]

Haha

[@SW-fn7cl]

@@Stereotype23 having a mask to protect yourself as a huge music star under the gaze of media and rabid fans, kind of makes sense really

[@reiserico1106]

@@SW-fn7cl Makes sense, of course, but not everyone needs or wants that. Sometimes we play roles not to protect ourselves, but to "confuse" people in order to make them think. Ludicity as a tool to breed lucidity. As Tom zé, a brazilian composer, would say: "I'm explaining to confuse you; i'm confusing you to enlighten you."

[@joelkeane3160]

Maynard, never short of pontification

[@gerinx3994]

It’s like he’s being weird for the sake of being weird, like it’s him trying to be that way so he thinks it makes him more interesting

[@jose280714]

0:40 she said "you seem to have a lot of feminine energy" this girl wasn't prepare for that, she can't realize that all is part of just an expression, MJK artistic expression. Maynard 0:56 "very intuitive very emotional very compassionate and some cases irrational that's an important movement", she didn't expect that, good answer M.

[@mattwalker7604]

I love how this whole comment section is people arguing if he is sincere or sarcastic. My two cents has Maynard ever said anything in his entire life that isn't at least a little sarcastic?

[@PigmaStatiX156]

"Stepping thru the shadow. Coming out the other side. Stepping thru the shadow. 46 and 2 just ahead of me."

[@moreheavy1758]

Man, listening to Maynard talk is really something else. People forget that he's just a human because the way he words things is different.

[@Poonard]

I wish Tool would get back to making more aggressive music..... I hope the next album is a hairy balled, white knuckled, knock down drag out, manly, fuck you world, heavy metal album. We've explored the feminine for a while now and speaking of balance I would REALLY like to get back to the more masculine and aggressive Tool of years past.

[@dericanslum1696]

...quite possibly the summarization of the neanderthal thinking of the tools that have not evolved with Tool...ignorance and hypocrisy all rolled into one convenient meathead...

[@briangriffin2829]

+Deric' Anslum Agreed!

[@arefrigerator396]

He talks like I do when I'm hammered. No one knows wtf I'm talkin about and neither do I.

[@atalantiesoterica4061]

Same. I don’t even slur my words. I just go on.

[@firebirb6726]

Can't wait to go to their concert next year

[@contrapposto4636]

Did u go to it

[@shmendrickswamii5914]

@@contrapposto4636 right? Details.

[@actavisprime514]

I see what he meant when he said he wants to feel the metamorphosis.

[@pierofernandoretamalmunoz1617]

King, stream Tool on Spotify

[@Antifaith29]

Love this band, as a musician myself ( well kinda..I'm a drummer ;) ) I can appreciate this band on many levels. I have to say though, the fans kind of annoy me. Ironic I know. It's just all the pseudo intellectual bullshit you often see in the comments section of a Tool video. Sure some people are genuine, 90% are just bunging it on though. I havn't read a comment thread in a tool video where I've NOT rolled my eyes and had a bit of a laugh at least once in a while. This may garner me a little hate and if it does, if you're one of those people, just know that while you're typing our your comment..we both know I'm right about this.

[@SW-fn7cl]

Yeah same mate I love Tool but those ppl annoy the fuck out of me. Maynard as well clearly. Btw I can play guitar and bass, drums are so much harder 🙂

[@eliteteamkiller319]

I see a bunch of comments lamenting comments saying he’s trolling, but I’m not seeing many of any comments actually unironically saying he’s trolling.

[@stevend.augersr.1218]

I respect this man so much because he keeps moving forward and deals with his feelings even though he cant explain or understand some of the feelings he has endured. His music has like a spiritual message of trials and tribulations and trying to find out what is right for him and I am sure that with his life style as a performer and traveling and being famous he must have to adapt and become different personalities many times and then when he has a chance to rest he has to once again sift through all those personalities and try and figure out if its possible to choose one and stick with it? But this man really puts everything he has into performing and he's probably wondering why he's lasted so long, and when is like his voice going to get weaker, or something else to make him different and no longer as he has been? I hope he finds something else to take the place of his talents before something causes him to not be able to do what he does on stage because him and the Guitar man are like "ONE" great performer and band. But of course we all grow older, and besides that we all face nut cases and jealous people that would purposely cause us hardship for whatever reason they are using to try and cause us to change from what makes us different and talented? I am a house painter since I was 26 but I am 52 and I am older but I am still good but my body is saying "Hey, you have done no work for years and I'm out of shape?" Meanwhile my mind is not listening to my body until I start painting and my body starts aching? So shit happens to our bodies over time? But I saw videos of Maynard in his younger days where he was having fun, unsure of himself, behaving not serious but wanting to, and then I compare and see how serious he turned, possessed by every word he sings, trying to be perfect and does perform perfect in my opinion? And his perseverance to me is Green Beret material to me? I mean he's a fighter, and seems to be a genuinely good person to others who treat him good. So I think your GREAT Maynard and your other half who plays Guitar with his long hair covering up his face giving you all the attention because he loves you like a true brotherly love and your happiness is his so he lays low and makes sure you get the attention, for he could be like Angus Young their on AC-DC. who is a great performer but I know Maynard respects the Guitar guy there deeply subconsciously for not trying to get the audience to also "look over at him?" He is definitely a true friend to Maynard. You guys will always be great to me so I guess use can retire knowing this, haha. Peace people.

[@s.4990]

its so interesting that all the male fans dont think he's serious... that his kind of music, his expression couldnt have a feminine energy! he was good friends with tori amos around that time I bet they had a lot of talk about repression of the genders...

[@ryanhallahan3623]

He is being ironic at times but he has always explored some aspects of it. He also uses it as an oddity on stage.

[@skatterpro]

He's not being serious, he's being pseudo-condescending. He's making a point, and even though he agrees with the sentiment, the interview in itself is a major joke. MJK in general loves to mess with people, that doesn't mean he doesn't think there's femininity in his music, but he certainly busts the interviewers balls for being so obtuse.

[@Stormcloakvictory]

He's doing both, he's showing he is familiar and read into the concepts. But he loves to mess with lame interviewers, the choice of words "live in their shoes" and flashing those high heels.. He's definitly not taking this interview very seriously.

[@MostlyCloudy]

It's like they never heard cold and ugly.

[@jacksmith4460]

This comment section needs to read some Jungian stuff, then they might realise how far over their heads Tool really has gone. The level of face palm here is pretty monumental. If you missed what he is saying in this interview, you have pretty much missed 99% of the meaning in much of Aenima . MJK does not explain his own meanings in depth, but when you know what he is conveying via the language and symbols he uses (its plastered all over most of their songs, and is VERY distinct when you know what it is) you know what he is getting at. Jungian Ideas are pretty hard to get intellectually (mainly because it has huge intuitive components) and Jung himself was crazy intelligence. He was operating at a level most people don't even realise exists.

[@paulofurtado4925]

46 and 2 - the shadow, if only more people would look in the mirror

[@ElevenDollarCheese]

Think it's more Kabbalistic, imho, but Jung is "The Occultist's Psychologist" after all.

[@scottlondon8382]

All of you are just pretentious cunts get over yourselves

[@spaceowl5957]

This is so pretentious you sound like a Jordan Peterson fan

[@TheFos88]

Lmfao because one is learnt in reasonable philosophical ideas and can easily recognize those ideas in music and also recommend that fans of said music who are unaware would enjoy said music on a much deeper level if they themselves learnt about these things and even began a process of being a healthier person for it, they are PRETENTIOUS? Good fucking god I truly believe some of humanity is just not capable of deep thought and are just NPCs going through life with whatever fucking programming they were given.

[@littlelizardpsycho5178]

He wrote a whole Tool song with that reply.

[@ryanpeerson4624]

Ah the good ol days where if you wore a dress or a bra on stage, every interviewer tried getting you to admit you were gay.

[@johngiles6376]

Fuck, it's so deep. lol

[@jessieessex]

Let's analyze those shoes, there's no denying them.

[@CMKetchum]

let's analyze that chest

[@jessieessex]

+Christopher Ketchum He's working toward balance,.

[@bonek350]

I wish people could conversate like this. And it's so easy. Just drop the ego and realize that your experience is not the only one.

[@sammyr.1284]

He’s just simply amazing, is an understatement 🤴🏼