Maynard James Keenan gets annoyed with his fans

Surprised there hasn't been started a thread about this interview here yet. Specifically, he's frustrated about people who keep badgering him to make a new Tool album and don't care about his other music projects which he vastly prefers himself.

You know, maybe I'm just lucky but I haven't yet met anywhere as many of those annoying Tool fanboys people often complain about. I guess it was worse in the 1990s/2000s when the band was at the height of their popularity, but all the fans of that group I've met came across as completely normal people.

You forgot to mention when he called the fanboys retards and insufferable. 

Maybe if his other projects were as good as Tool people might prefer them as he does. His fans may annoy him but I'm sure their $$$$$ doesn't. He strikes me as being quite egotistical and conceited. Obviously, I'm no fanboy but I do have Lateralus and 10,000 days in my collection. I've seen them live at what is now the Santander arena in Reading, Pa. and they were good. I have since sold off the rest of my Tool collection along with other items in order to help finance acquiring a mobile fidelity recording of "Close to the Edge".

Horizons wrote: You forgot to mention when he called the fanboys retards and insufferable.

Edited by Pastmaster - October 30 2015 at 12:04

SteveG wrote: Fanboys are over enthusiastic fans. Does that make them retards and insufferable? This is not Beatle mania that we are talking about.

IIRC he just doesn't like the seriousness attached to the band. 

Pastmaster wrote: SteveG wrote: Well, I have no idea what your claim to fame is, but it seems like you deserve your fanboys. Did I say something to piss you off? I was only stating my experience with fanboys. If you can give me examples of nice fanboys, I'll be glad to change my opinion.

You are entirely entitled to your opinion. Isn't that what this forum is all about? I enjoyed your post .It was nice to meet a fan as opposed to a fanboy. I'm a fan but not quite as big of one as you. I find Tool's appeal in their rhythmic instrumentation as opposed to MJK's sardonic wit.

Lowend wrote: Pastmaster wrote: SteveG wrote: Well, I have no idea what your claim to fame is, but it seems like you deserve your fanboys. Did I say something to piss you off? I was only stating my experience with fanboys. If you can give me examples of nice fanboys, I'll be glad to change my opinion. You are entirely entitled to your opinion. Isn't that what this forum is all about? I enjoyed your post .It was nice to meet a fan as opposed to a fanboy. I'm a fan but not quite as big of one as you. I find Tool's appeal in their rhythmic instrumentation as opposed to MJK's sardonic wit.

People love Maynard and Tool for their "pretentiousness" until it finally bites them. He's been a charismatic jerk since day one. That said, his side projects aren't too good, and Tool have thrown away the past decade for reasons which have never been totally clear. Want people to stop asking about Tool? Then stop leading everyone on, telling people that this amount of a new album is finished - the "epic" is done...album should be out by January...how about a tour with no new material? How about five more over the next 7 years...we're writing like crazy...we're having legal problems. You guys are insufferable! Leave us alone! It's easy. Break up, shut up, or be a band again.

FWIW the prog rock groups with the most aggressive fans are in my experience Gentle Giant and Henry Cow, but in those cases it's coming from both groups being seen as never having reached the kind of audience they deserved. Also, that in Henry Cow's case there's the entire ideological aspect of the "Rock In Opposition" movement.