Is this for real? I mean, Maynard? (of the band Tool) he seems to be a spiritual person, but I didn't think he would ever go Christian. Do you think it is an april fools joke? or perhaps a plan to throw people off the sent of their new album so they can surprise people. I don’t know, it would be a shame if someone so free thinking really did find Jesus.
Hmm......It's certainly weird. Maybe it's a joke about "Maynard's Groovy Bible Tunes!" (google it). They never say "Maynard James Keenan" in the post, so maybe they are talking about a totally unrelated Maynard (although I doubt it). Because of course, why would this Maynard ever be at Tool's studio? edit - He says MJK, so that's too specific to be a joke, if not an April Fool's day joke.
I find it difficult to believe that someone 'finding Jesus' would cause them to stop production on an album. An artist creating art to stop in the act of creation to contemplate the glories of Jesus. Does Maynard see his activities as evil then? He is certainly dark, but evil? Anti-christian? I suspect a joke. However, one never knows. The artsy types often fall victim to such foibles. Finding god in a shoe box one week, dropping him off in a used syringe the next week. I think that A Perfect Circle's first album is about God and Maynard's relationship with him. I don't think they're strangers. Just not on good terms. Maynards feels neglected. That's the impression I get from the album. (Funny. A millionaire is neglected by God. The irony. Maybe all he ever wanted was his old sled from when he was a kid?) Anyway. If it's true, it's probably just a phase. If it's not a phase, then either he'll still produce his art in the only way he knows how or he won't. There are already quite a few Tool and Perfect Circly albums out there. Maybe his time is over. It happens.
I was looking forward to the new album; I hope he will at least finish this project. hehe, you know what I just thought of? what if jesus was just some guy they knew, only it should be pronounced "Hay-soos". Maynard found him and went to lunch or something. That would be funny.
he did find him, its absolutely true... then when he found him, he f*cked him up the a**. cheers all!
From the official site: Good news, April fools fans. The writing and recording is back under way. When approached for comment on his recent encounter with the Son of God, Maynard said, "That guy's a punk!" As it turns out, Maynard was out "location scouting" near the Fourth Street bridge in downtown Los Angeles when he "found Jesus." "Turns out he was here the whole time, and not that difficult to find if you know where to look," Maynard reported. Apparently Jesus offered him the position of campaign manager for his new line of "Holier Than Thou" sparkling holy water, which Maynard of course accepted. What wasn't obvious was that this guy is a total drunk. It's an occupational hazard. Every time our Lord goes to get a glass of water, it transforms into a generic grocery store Merlot. Because the alcoholic is the Son of God and an all-knowing being, he knew of Maynard’s extensive interest in collecting wine. So he went to work trying to get his lips on it. Maynard caught J.C. in his cellar transforming his precious wine collection into urine, then pissing it into the empty "sparkling holy water" bottles for the eventual sale to all those people who bought, read, and embraced "The Celestine Prophesy." Tragic. "Truth be told," Maynard confessed, "I wasn't feeling top notch when I found him. The evening prior to the day in question I had over-indulged in a series of bad Molotov shrimp cocktails with a side of Makers Mark and twin strippers. So after an entire night of G.I. Blowouts, hot/cold sweats, and blurred vision, it's very possible that the guy I met wasn't even Jesus at all. For all I know, it was Willem Dafoe." Now let's put an end to all of this Christian "Thank God! He's seen the light!" stuff, please. Long live April Fool's Day Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
