Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Maynard James Keenan is the lead singer of Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer.
Sometimes, talent is being able to play two completely different genres of music. In this case, Maynard's got some incredible talent.
K so lately I've been hyperfixated on Maynard James Keenan's work. Like, I suddenly just got super into Maynard James Keenan's work. My freaking awesome mother is partially to blame for that because she's the one who introduced me to Tool (not that I'm complaining at all because why the hell would that even be a problem). She showed me _Undertow_ (her favorite Tool album) in its entirety and bought the Rockabye Baby! album _Lullaby Renditions of Tool_ for me to sleep to when I was a baby. I've started playing _Lullaby Renditions of Tool_ to fall asleep again, even though I'm 20 years old.
I think my hyperfixation in Maynard James Keenan's work started when I was listening to a track mix that I got from playing the Orgy song "The Obvious" and one of the tracks was from Puscifer. I had actually discovered Puscifer a few years earlier (flabbergasted at the fact that _"V" is for Vagina_ was a REAL TITLE for a REAL ALBUM made by a REAL BAND) but never took any sort of interest until I found out that it was part of Maynard James Keenan's musical career. As of today, Puscifer is now one of my favorite bands alongside Tool, and I still need to check out A Perfect Circle. Also, I don't know what it is, but I ADORE Queen B, the demonic mascot for Puscifer (in the thumbnail); like, this is probably a weird take, but she is adorable for some reason.
Anyway, I thought it would be interesting to compare two completely different works from the same musician, since many people (me included) have compared two completely different voices from one voice actor. :)
Additional fun fact: Maynard James Keenan was in Green Jellÿ before he went on to form Tool!
Song 1: Puscifer - "Cuntry Boner"
Song 2: Tool - "Sober"
Thumbnail cropped from the Puscifer album _"V" is for Vagina_
I don't own anything shown in this video. The first clip and the thumbnail belong to Puscifer. The second clip belongs to Tool. Everything shown in this video belongs to Maynard James Keenan and his bandmates from Tool and Puscifer.
Maynard James Keenan is the lead singer of Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer.
Sometimes, talent is being able to play two completely different genres of music. In this case, Maynard's got some incredible talent.
K so lately I've been hyperfixated on Maynard James Keenan's work. Like, I suddenly just got super into Maynard James Keenan's work. My freaking awesome mother is partially to blame for that because she's the one who introduced me to Tool (not that I'm complaining at all because why the hell would that even be a problem). She showed me _Undertow_ (her favorite Tool album) in its entirety and bought the Rockabye Baby! album _Lullaby Renditions of Tool_ for me to sleep to when I was a baby. I've started playing _Lullaby Renditions of Tool_ to fall asleep again, even though I'm 20 years old.
I think my hyperfixation in Maynard James Keenan's work started when I was listening to a track mix that I got from playing the Orgy song "The Obvious" and one of the tracks was from Puscifer. I had actually discovered Puscifer a few years earlier (flabbergasted at the fact that _"V" is for Vagina_ was a REAL TITLE for a REAL ALBUM made by a REAL BAND) but never took any sort of interest until I found out that it was part of Maynard James Keenan's musical career. As of today, Puscifer is now one of my favorite bands alongside Tool, and I still need to check out A Perfect Circle. Also, I don't know what it is, but I ADORE Queen B, the demonic mascot for Puscifer (in the thumbnail); like, this is probably a weird take, but she is adorable for some reason.
Anyway, I thought it would be interesting to compare two completely different works from the same musician, since many people (me included) have compared two completely different voices from one voice actor. :)
Additional fun fact: Maynard James Keenan was in Green Jellÿ before he went on to form Tool!
Song 1: Puscifer - "Cuntry Boner"
Song 2: Tool - "Sober"
Thumbnail cropped from the Puscifer album _"V" is for Vagina_
I don't own anything shown in this video. The first clip and the thumbnail belong to Puscifer. The second clip belongs to Tool. Everything shown in this video belongs to Maynard James Keenan and his bandmates from Tool and Puscifer.
