I never comment on here but wow, im impressed. Ive listened to tool off and on since 2000 and wasnt a fan of maynard until this interview. Your genuine curiosity and knowledge about the band and his interests fostered impeccable rapport. This is the first time ive gotten to hear from maynard, the person, as opposed to maynard the persona. You built a lot of respect and the conversation flowed organically like dialogue between old friends who reunited. Its very hard to cultivate the rapport to keep celebrities engaged and vulnerable, yet you did it so effortlessly. Thanks to you, we got to see his intelligence, sensitivity, passion, and humility which is a side i have never seen from him until now. Well done! If you get to meet him again, i would love to hear about what it was like to work w layne staley and how layne’s passing affected his art. If memory serves, i recall 13 steps by apc was inspired by layne.
Holly, I cannot tell you how much this means to me. I pour all that I have into my interviews and take such care with my guests to provide the ultimate safe space for them to open up as humans. It warms my heart so much that it resonated with you. Thank you so much for taking the time to share this with me. It means more than you know. It's wonderful to connect with you!
Yeah I think he got a lot of shit early on because he openly says he was angry. And he did some stuff he wouldn't today, put nicely. But after reading his book, I got a whole other view of him. And as he grew, the bands grew and new music released, you could see his evolution as a person. It's what I admire about artists as much as some hate this, I love learning about the person behind the artist. One is the image they want on themselves out there and the other is their true form. The reasons, the journey, the knowledge gained that helped shaped this idea brought to life. Even better when a group of people somehow sync up like Tool, A Perfect Circle or Puscifer. All perfect examples of a group of people connecting and being able to produce something beyond just themselves. That's why I love learning more of the behind the scenes. But I always enjoy learning about the why. Why are they who they are. Ya know?
I love how Maynard is still so humble and still doesn't take himself so seriously. Watching him get uncomfortable when you compliment him is adorable. He is truly inspiring. Definitely a dude who is all about TCB.....and spiraling out. ;)
@@miguelmelchior986 I know right. He comes across as arrogant. though often times his words are truly humble. His actions are humble too, not many people that can belt it out as well as Maynard would be content standing at the back/side of stage, in the dark, because it serves the music better. I think his what everyone interprets as arrogance is really a level of self awareness and self confidence that is incredibly high.
Feel like Maynard felt very comfortable here, even answering some personal questions he doesn’t really talk about often, and that’s because you did a great job. Amazing interview!
EXACTLY 💯 I AGREE.....This interview was INCREDIBLE Allison, and I enjoyed it very much. Maynard and TOOL have been my favorite band since Highschool(1997-2000) and this really answered a lot of questions for me personally when it comes to Tool and their whole process. Looking forward to seeing MORE
@@AllisonHagendorfyou really did nail it, for as full and bright as Maynard is, he has a very odd comedic side to him but sometimes comes off very awkward and he can be rough, I think he saw your true admiration, AND DON'T LET HIM LIE TO YOU, 3 LIBRAS is my favorite song too and that whole album is incredible, but don't believe for a minute that he doesn't know he's the man!!! Everything he touches turns to gold, I wish you would have dug on how he thinks, like his perspectives in songwriting, like to see choose a name and then write around that, or does he jot down miscellaneous cool verse ideas and then put them together like a puzzle, that's the question I've always wanted somebody to ask him, anyway from St Louis Missouri I wish you the best...🤟🏻🇺🇲🖤
Stone and Echo is probably my favorite live album. I literally sobbed hearing "The Noose" live in concert for the first time. Maynard is the best vocalist ever!
Him not thinking he's a vocalist is blowing my mind. He has a beautiful voice. One of the best IMO. Some of his lyrics and the way he sings them can bring me to tears, since when I was 1st introduced to them at Lollapalooza in 93 and until now at almost 48 years old. And yes, their music not streaming probably did miss some, but I raised 3 kids who sure as hell grew up knowing who TOOL, APC, and Puscifer were. And have gone to their shows with me as well. This was such a great interview!
First time watching you Alison, and I have to say you nailed this interview. Maynard seemed very relaxed with you, he is such an amazing human and from what I see in his other interviews, its not always easy to get him to open up like he did with you, he inspires me to be who I am today. An open, honest and hardworking man. Thank you for this guys!
Love Maynard. If you ever get him again, ask him if they can start releasing all their live performances. Supposedly Danny said they record everything and it’s all at his studio in Los Angeles. I would love to see you interview Danny too.
It's not Maynard that's preventing all that Tool footage from being released, it's Adam Jones. It's always been Adam. You'll notice Maynards two other projects release stuff all the time.
I’m a 30 year old woman and I’ve loved Tool since 7th grade when I really discovered them. There are fans of all ages Maynard! Not everyone missed the boat!
Heh. I'm 43 and I also learned of Tool while in 6/7th grade. I was about 12. I didn't like it at 1st. Everywhere I went I saw that stupid logo. I'm like, what's the obsession? I liked grunge. Sound garden more. But when A Perfect Circle came out. Kinda fell in love. Lol well not really. I've never been a "fanatic" though. As of recently. I am reminiscing of my youth and re exploring my musical tastse from ages before and longing for the nostalgia. Heh Never saw A Perfect Circle in concert. But I did see Tool. During their Lateralus tour shortly after 9/11. It saved a bad memory for me. And... upon reflection? Maybe being that I found Tool when I was 12? I can take back that memory as well. ❤️ Life has a way of being the most beautiful when we can flip the narrative in our minds. Turning the negative into something positive instead. Anyways. Great interview 👍 nice to see him doing well. And know he grew up.... some. Lol he's like a 60 or old inside a 21 yr Olds body. ;P just old enough to drink. But ya know...I hear Gin is the alcohol for the insane. But that was my ex husband who said that. He drank whiskey. ;P I drank wine. 869 the goose drank wine. *giggles* 🎶 it's a song guys. Look it up. 💋 😘
At 58, seeing MJK honor Ozzy was such a full circle moment in my life musically. I love both of them more than words could ever say and I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to see them both live multiple times. Never miss an opportunity to support live music if you’re able, and long live rock ‘n’ roll❤️
Him paying tribute to Ozzy and Danny sitting in with Alex and Geddy for the Taylor Hawkins Tribute, and quietly yet obviously Neil too🤯Tool is just too cool. “Some are born to move the world, to live their fantasies But most of us just dream about the things we'd like to be”🤘🖖✌️🥁🎤🎸🎹
It's very comforting seeing Maynard Talk and unexpectedly give very useful advice out of nowhere. I also love his humor a lot. This was a fun interview to watch.
Imagine being so dynamic you could sound different on every song of an album that is a legendary classic piece of art, but then have two different main styles with your other bands (also successful) that ALSO have dynamic variation..........and STILL not knowing youre decent vocalist let alone an AMAZING ONE? Unreal. Love ya Maynard
Maynard does not open up a lot, he’s usually quiet and reserved and to see him look comfortable and even with personal questions which he tends to shy away from, he was more open because you gave him that comfort. Speaks to your insane talent to talk to people and not make it seem like you are “working” for their responses… GREAT WORK 🤘🏻 #TOOLARMY
Maynard, you are a great singer and great talented person in general! Tool is one of the most influential bands of all time!! I like your show, Allison! Rock n roll saved my soul too!
Maynard is a polymath! reminds me of Da Vinci: a restless, multidisciplinary mind unafraid of failure. Both embrace mistakes as part of learning and avoid the spotlight, letting their work speak for itself. Tireless creators, always pushing boundaries. Side note: Big thanks to Allison Hagendorf for introducing me to Sleep Token; because I’m always down for discovering music from an anonymous artist who takes 'unconventional' to a whole new level. Seriously, love the mystery and the sound!
Great interview! MJK is a true renaissance man, very inspiring. Full ass on everything he does, never half... I was at the Sessanta show in L.A. as well, one of the best concerts I have ever been to.
Great interview, Allison! I live in Sedona, about a half hour from where most of MJK’s businesses are. I love when he unveils something new because I get to experience how well thought out everything is.
Fantastic interview. Fans of all that Maynard does always have the best conversations with him. Thanks for asking the right questions and letting Maynard talk!! ❤️
I was also at the Hollywood Bowl! Fantastic show! Allison, this is by far the best interview I have seen. You are professional and yet managed to treat this interview like catching up with an old friend. I admire that. Especially interviewing Maynard James Keenan! Great interview!
@@paranoid_android33 Christina! How wonderful to connect with you and thank you so much for these kind and truly meaningful words. I really appreciate this more than you know. 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
Thank you for asking him about 3 Libras. I'm a Libra, 9/26. Maynard is an Aries. Libra and Aries are really compatible. That's so amazing he's surrounded by Libras and they mesh well and a song was wrote about it. Great interview.
Recently saw Sessanta 1.0 at the Hollywood Bowl and it was mind blowing. He still sounds amazing and you always know it’s going to be a great experience because he’s an ardent tastemaker in all he does.
Love that he recognized skipping the PNW for Sessanta because I was so jealous of those who got to go. He made it up to us and I'm going in June. Thanks Maynard!!
Fantastic interview! When MJK was talking about BJJ and how most people don't know what it feels like to have a person on top of them, I said to my spouse, if she really knows her stuff, she'll ask him about that time a fan ran on stage and MJK took control. And sure enough, there it was. Kudos!! One of the best MJK interviews I've seen!
I love how he doesn't take himself to serious, but is complex like wine, and a goofball like cotton candy. he can sure belt the out. I like it when you hear him about to belt something out, but goes into a beautiful highs and lows with his voice. He made up his own vocalist category.
Really insightful, very tactically presented questions and you're obviously passionate about music, both Maynard's and music in general. Nicely done :)
I'm proud to say my high schooler and her friends know and love Tool. Pretty surreal ride with your child driving and see her singing Tool in the car like you did when you were 16. So better late than never, Maynard!
with the utmost respect, i think maynard is autistic. i'm autistic, and he reminds me a lot of myself. i was unsure about this interview at the start, but i ended up really enjoying it. thank you maynard and allison.
I absolutely MUST hear Maynard's opinion on Sleep Token! Take Me Back to Eden reminded me of TOOL so much that ive been dying to hear somebody ask MJK about em!
@@AllisonHagendorf I just got to the point where you bring up Sleep Token! As a long time Tool fan, I latched onto ST immediately. The soulful intense vocals, and progressive drumming/ time signatures, the atmospheric and textural guitars.
You're awesome Allison. This was a great interview. Maynard is one of the greatest vocalists who has ever lived. That is shocking that he doesn't see that as his core competency. Wow!!
Allison, this was beautiful, intimate and deeply insightful. Thank you for bringing MJK’s holistic intelligence and storytelling forward. Very intuitive. 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Allison, Great F’n job on this interview! I’ve been a fan of Maynard/Tool since I was in Jr high(93’) and have always been really impressed by their creativity. This interview is by far the best one I’ve watched of Maynard! Thank you!🤘🏾you rock Girl!
This interview was INCREDIBLE, maybe it's just me but growing up I was never used to ever seeing Maynard talk so in DETAIL like this! He answered so many questions that personally a TOOL fan like me has been wanting to know and understand for YEARS. I always assumed because Maynard is so busy with his other projects that he never chose to take the time to work on music with TOOL, and apparently I was wrong, the other guys are just not putting in the effort to get it done in a reasonable amount of time......NOT 13 YEARS. So thank you ever so much Maynard for explaining that and setting it straight! I also always wondered why they never ruled on the idea to add their music to the many streaming services available.... That's FREE MONEY. Now I'm learning that Maynard wanted to approve allowing their music to be streamable but the rest of the guys were not allowing it to happen. Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this ALLISON! And I made it a POINT to subscribe to your channel after this enjoyable experience! I really enjoyed listening to your interview, and I can tell you have a lot of PASSION for that kind of music......MY KINDA MUSIC. Thank you again, and I look forward to seeing more!
@@AllisonHagendorf Absolutely! I'm ashamed to admit I just recently discovered your Channel and I wish I would known before! Very interesting stuff and I can tell you have a REAL passion for the Music..... GOOD Music, and you waste no time asking the questions we all wanna know! So thank you for that
Great interview! Maynard is one of the coolest people alive today. It's always so funny seeing how almost sheepish he is during interviews compared to his recordings and performances. Truly an interesting and intelligent artist.
As a mother who raised some amazing musicians (they and all their friends all learned about Tool at our house ), the live gig thing for smaller bands is SO TRUE. Its just awful right now and they get very discouraged about live play. I keep pushing them to keep those live chops up because I'm an eternal optimist that live shows might actually make a comeback. I love watching them play live, nothing like it! Sadly on many nights you look around and wonder WHERE IS EVERYONE?? I really think the encouragement from national artists is an important part of this. GO SEE LIVE MUSIC needs to be a mantra from every single artist!
Great interview - it's always a pleasure to listen to anything Maynard sings/says ❤ today I was notified by youtube music, that I was among 0.25% of top-Tool listeners in September 😁
I’m a huge, huge fan of MJK. Not only his music, but how he approaches life. This interview brought that out in him and dissolved a little of the mystery around him. Great video. Thanks Allison.
This is a great interview! He's amazing indeed. He certainly gave you lots of laughs from his stories and everything else! xD I enjoyed watching your episode, I gave your episode a LIKE! Thank you for interviewing Maynard! 👏👏👏👏
Yes, I agree, Allison did a great job considering what a challenging “talker” Maynard is. It's also worth recognizing (and I think Allison would agree with me) that the interview with Rick Biato is excellent as well. Maynard always sees people who deeply understand the things they're asking about anyway. And that builds respect and that's what opens him up in the end in the conversation. He doesn't get bored.
I don’t know man, even delegating so many things seems exhausting to me… 😂 Thanks Allison. Not always easy to interview MJK but you managed to excite him with the questions about his non musical projects and so by the end we got some really interesting insights on music.
No one could have done it better than you, giving you the place you deserve, a serious and intelligent interview like this commander, master oenologist of the universe, a great inspiration for many people who are in music, art, cooking, and ednology who great interview, I really liked that someone interviewed the great teacher Maynard in this way, excellent program🙋✌️👍🤟🙏👏
Allison, thank you very much for these interviews. I really appreciate how a notoriously reclusive guy like Maynard was able to open up himself and talk comfortably about subjects he rarely covers in interviews. If you appreciate the artistic aspects of Sleep Token, you should check "King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard", an extremely prolific Australian band (25 albums in 14 years). They'll be in LA soon and are broadcasting their shows from this USA tour on TH-cam for free. Genre blending (from Psychedelic rock to Thrash metal to jazz) and extremely approachables, unlike the masked guys from Sleep Token
Hearing this amazing interview the same day Tool its announced to come back to México it's perfection, it'd be my 5th Maynard concert 1 Puscifer, 1 a Perfect Circle and 3 times Tool 🔥.
I’ve seen Tool countless times starting back in Ozzfest 97’. I’ve seen APC, but I’m going to my first Puscifer concert in May with Primus. Super pumped
"I'm thrilled you brought up Sleep Token with Maynard, as I notice similarities in their music. I share your sentiment that lesser-known bands deserve more recognition. I'm eager to hear Maynard's thoughts on Sleep Token, a band that gives me hope for the future of rock and melodic music, much like A Perfect Circle and Tool."
@AllisonHagendorf I must catch up with more or your interviews. Your love for music and life seems very dero and worth exploring. I'm a late Tool follower, but made sure I looked A Full Circle too. Thank you for spreading the knowledge of music. It's the best type of friendship !
To me it's amazing that, being a fan since 93 Tool's fan base pretty much doubled (or more) after the last album before that long gap. I don't know how the hell that happened because they weren't out front and center for over a decade.
What a beautiful and humble man! Strong and will absolutely put people in their place when needed but the greatest singer on the planet yet so humble...an excellent example to all of us! 🙏🏻
This guy's attention to detail is uncanny. He really seems to immerse himself wholly in whatever he's doing. His whole thing seems to be about providing the perfect experience for people, weather it's a song/album/show/beverage/restaurant, whatever it is. He takes an almost military-level responsibility for your enjoyment.
Thank you so much for asking him about his vocals. Its amazing to me that he thinks he isnt a vocalist lol he is one of the greatest live singers i have ever heard he is so humble there will never be another mjk
I never comment on here but wow, im impressed. Ive listened to tool off and on since 2000 and wasnt a fan of maynard until this interview. Your genuine curiosity and knowledge about the band and his interests fostered impeccable rapport. This is the first time ive gotten to hear from maynard, the person, as opposed to maynard the persona. You built a lot of respect and the conversation flowed organically like dialogue between old friends who reunited. Its very hard to cultivate the rapport to keep celebrities engaged and vulnerable, yet you did it so effortlessly. Thanks to you, we got to see his intelligence, sensitivity, passion, and humility which is a side i have never seen from him until now. Well done! If you get to meet him again, i would love to hear about what it was like to work w layne staley and how layne’s passing affected his art. If memory serves, i recall 13 steps by apc was inspired by layne.
Holly, I cannot tell you how much this means to me. I pour all that I have into my interviews and take such care with my guests to provide the ultimate safe space for them to open up as humans. It warms my heart so much that it resonated with you. Thank you so much for taking the time to share this with me. It means more than you know. It's wonderful to connect with you!
Yeah I think he got a lot of shit early on because he openly says he was angry. And he did some stuff he wouldn't today, put nicely. But after reading his book, I got a whole other view of him. And as he grew, the bands grew and new music released, you could see his evolution as a person. It's what I admire about artists as much as some hate this, I love learning about the person behind the artist.
One is the image they want on themselves out there and the other is their true form. The reasons, the journey, the knowledge gained that helped shaped this idea brought to life. Even better when a group of people somehow sync up like Tool, A Perfect Circle or Puscifer. All perfect examples of a group of people connecting and being able to produce something beyond just themselves. That's why I love learning more of the behind the scenes. But I always enjoy learning about the why. Why are they who they are. Ya know?
"Attention is not recognition".
This guy comes up gems every time he's interviewed. 🙂
What a gift if was to sit down with him!
@kaisersozay8978 I liked that one too.
I love how Maynard is still so humble and still doesn't take himself so seriously. Watching him get uncomfortable when you compliment him is adorable. He is truly inspiring. Definitely a dude who is all about TCB.....and spiraling out. ;)
Humble? 😄
Exactly yea he doesn't at all lean in to the praise @miguelmelchior986
@@miguelmelchior986 I know right. He comes across as arrogant. though often times his words are truly humble. His actions are humble too, not many people that can belt it out as well as Maynard would be content standing at the back/side of stage, in the dark, because it serves the music better. I think his what everyone interprets as arrogance is really a level of self awareness and self confidence that is incredibly high.
@@DavidHall-gr3ml ho please 😄
Humble yet still providing a 6000$ dinner
Feel like Maynard felt very comfortable here, even answering some personal questions he doesn’t really talk about often, and that’s because you did a great job. Amazing interview!
Ahhhh thank you so so much!
EXACTLY 💯 I AGREE.....This interview was INCREDIBLE Allison, and I enjoyed it very much. Maynard and TOOL have been my favorite band since Highschool(1997-2000) and this really answered a lot of questions for me personally when it comes to Tool and their whole process. Looking forward to seeing MORE
@@brandonguindon7455 wow, this makes me so very happy. Thank you for sharing!
I've seen a ton of MJK interviews. I've been a TOOL fan since 90's. This is def the most open I've ever seen him. It's a great treat. Great interview.
This means so much to me. Thank you for sharing!
He’s the most open on Rogan but this was the best I’ve seen other than that.
He is such a hard interview and you nailed it!!
Thank you so, so much!!!!
@@AllisonHagendorfyou really did nail it, for as full and bright as Maynard is, he has a very odd comedic side to him but sometimes comes off very awkward and he can be rough, I think he saw your true admiration, AND DON'T LET HIM LIE TO YOU, 3 LIBRAS is my favorite song too and that whole album is incredible, but don't believe for a minute that he doesn't know he's the man!!! Everything he touches turns to gold, I wish you would have dug on how he thinks, like his perspectives in songwriting, like to see choose a name and then write around that, or does he jot down miscellaneous cool verse ideas and then put them together like a puzzle, that's the question I've always wanted somebody to ask him, anyway from St Louis Missouri I wish you the best...🤟🏻🇺🇲🖤
@@shawnortmann9662 ahhhhh Thank you so much for all of this! I appreciate you! ❤️🙏🏼❤️
Stone and Echo is probably my favorite live album. I literally sobbed hearing "The Noose" live in concert for the first time. Maynard is the best vocalist ever!
Agreed! Can listen any time, any where, absolutely love it!
I see you are a man of culture as well.
Him not thinking he's a vocalist is blowing my mind. He has a beautiful voice. One of the best IMO. Some of his lyrics and the way he sings them can bring me to tears, since when I was 1st introduced to them at Lollapalooza in 93 and until now at almost 48 years old. And yes, their music not streaming probably did miss some, but I raised 3 kids who sure as hell grew up knowing who TOOL, APC, and Puscifer were. And have gone to their shows with me as well. This was such a great interview!
Thank you for joining us!
First time watching you Alison, and I have to say you nailed this interview. Maynard seemed very relaxed with you, he is such an amazing human and from what I see in his other interviews, its not always easy to get him to open up like he did with you, he inspires me to be who I am today. An open, honest and hardworking man. Thank you for this guys!
I love this so much. Thank YOU for joining us and for taking the time to share this with me. You rock!
@@AllisonHagendorf Your welcome and you rock! Keep it up! Xx
Maynard's vocals encompasses a force in rock that stands like an ancient stone monument .
Bravo to you for saying just that. He is amazing and comfortable in his own skin……and has earned it! ⭕️⭕️⭕️
Love Maynard. If you ever get him again, ask him if they can start releasing all their live performances. Supposedly Danny said they record everything and it’s all at his studio in Los Angeles. I would love to see you interview Danny too.
Same here and will do! Great to connect with you!
Yes, please😅
It's not Maynard that's preventing all that Tool footage from being released, it's Adam Jones. It's always been Adam. You'll notice Maynards two other projects release stuff all the time.
SAME HERE! I would love to see her interview the WHOLE BAND! This interview was INCREDIBLE Allison!
@@michaelpeterson9016I didn't wanna believe that before.....but I do NOW. It makes a lot of sense now why it took them so long to release music!
Long live MJK! He's truly one of a kind. Great interview!
Thank you so much for being part of it!
I’m a 30 year old woman and I’ve loved Tool since 7th grade when I really discovered them. There are fans of all ages Maynard! Not everyone missed the boat!
Damn good thing isn’t it! ⭕️
Heh. I'm 43 and I also learned of Tool while in 6/7th grade. I was about 12. I didn't like it at 1st. Everywhere I went I saw that stupid logo. I'm like, what's the obsession? I liked grunge. Sound garden more. But when A Perfect Circle came out. Kinda fell in love. Lol well not really. I've never been a "fanatic" though. As of recently. I am reminiscing of my youth and re exploring my musical tastse from ages before and longing for the nostalgia. Heh
Never saw A Perfect Circle in concert. But I did see Tool. During their Lateralus tour shortly after 9/11. It saved a bad memory for me. And... upon reflection? Maybe being that I found Tool when I was 12? I can take back that memory as well. ❤️
Life has a way of being the most beautiful when we can flip the narrative in our minds. Turning the negative into something positive instead.
Anyways. Great interview 👍 nice to see him doing well. And know he grew up.... some. Lol he's like a 60 or old inside a 21 yr Olds body. ;P just old enough to drink. But ya know...I hear Gin is the alcohol for the insane. But that was my ex husband who said that. He drank whiskey. ;P
I drank wine. 869 the goose drank wine. *giggles* 🎶 it's a song guys. Look it up.
💋 😘
At 58, seeing MJK honor Ozzy was such a full circle moment in my life musically. I love both of them more than words could ever say and I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to see them both live multiple times. Never miss an opportunity to support live music if you’re able, and long live rock ‘n’ roll❤️
Him paying tribute to Ozzy and Danny sitting in with Alex and Geddy for the Taylor Hawkins Tribute, and quietly yet obviously Neil too🤯Tool is just too cool.
“Some are born to move the world, to live their fantasies
But most of us just dream about the things we'd like to be”🤘🖖✌️🥁🎤🎸🎹
It's very comforting seeing Maynard Talk and unexpectedly give very useful advice out of nowhere. I also love his humor a lot. This was a fun interview to watch.
I'm so glad. thank you so much!
This is outstanding! Its like were hearing two friends talk in a coffee shop. Easily the best interview of Maynard.
@@ryanfoss2671 wow, Thank you so much!!! 🥰🙏🏼
Imagine being so dynamic you could sound different on every song of an album that is a legendary classic piece of art, but then have two different main styles with your other bands (also successful) that ALSO have dynamic variation..........and STILL not knowing youre decent vocalist let alone an AMAZING ONE? Unreal. Love ya Maynard
Fan since 94 best MJK interview yet...
Wow, what an incredible compliment. Thank you so much!
Maynard does not open up a lot, he’s usually quiet and reserved and to see him look comfortable and even with personal questions which he tends to shy away from, he was more open because you gave him that comfort. Speaks to your insane talent to talk to people and not make it seem like you are “working” for their responses… GREAT WORK 🤘🏻 #TOOLARMY
David, thank you so much for sharing this with me. You really just made me smile. Your feedback means so much!
@@AllisonHagendorf You deserve it, you have had some insane interviews lately and I throughly enjoy them because of how effortless it seems
@@davidriddick82 I take this is such a huge compliment. Thank you!
Maynard has one of the best eyes/ears for talent. Carina Round is clear proof, he knows talent
One of the best complete interviews of him. Great questions and rapport... Great job 🤘🏼
Thank you for taking the time to share this amazing feedback with me. It means so much!
TY for getting Maynard online
It was my absolute pleasure!
Maynard, you are a great singer and great talented person in general! Tool is one of the most influential bands of all time!! I like your show, Allison! Rock n roll saved my soul too!
Maynard is a polymath! reminds me of Da Vinci: a restless, multidisciplinary mind unafraid of failure. Both embrace mistakes as part of learning and avoid the spotlight, letting their work speak for itself. Tireless creators, always pushing boundaries.
Side note: Big thanks to Allison Hagendorf for introducing me to Sleep Token; because I’m always down for discovering music from an anonymous artist who takes 'unconventional' to a whole new level. Seriously, love the mystery and the sound!
This makes me so happy!
@@AllisonHagendorf Love that! Sleep Token was a great find. 🤘🏼
What made me smile? Was seeing Maynard smile right at the end there. Great interview with one of my faves.
hahaha me too!!! Thank you for joining us!
As an Ozzy and Tool fan i was happy to see Maynard there.
Great interview! MJK is a true renaissance man, very inspiring. Full ass on everything he does, never half... I was at the Sessanta show in L.A. as well, one of the best concerts I have ever been to.
Wasn't it such a special night?! Thank you so much for sharing this awesome feedback with me! XO
I was there too!! BEST SHOW!!!
I was there too! When Danny, Adam and Justin came out 🤯
Great interview 🌀
@@knifeprtyyyy Thank you!
Great interview, Allison! I live in Sedona, about a half hour from where most of MJK’s businesses are. I love when he unveils something new because I get to experience how well thought out everything is.
Thank you so much for joining us!
Thanks!
Fantastic interview. Fans of all that Maynard does always have the best conversations with him. Thanks for asking the right questions and letting Maynard talk!! ❤️
@@agtsmith6798 this makes me so happy! Thank you for sharing this!
You’re awesome - I’m happy I made you happy!!😂
That was an insightful interview!!! I can barely wait for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony!!! 🤘🏻
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I was also at the Hollywood Bowl! Fantastic show! Allison, this is by far the best interview I have seen. You are professional and yet managed to treat this interview like catching up with an old friend. I admire that. Especially interviewing Maynard James Keenan! Great interview!
@@paranoid_android33 Christina! How wonderful to connect with you and thank you so much for these kind and truly meaningful words. I really appreciate this more than you know. 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
Maynard. As a huge fan of all YOUR work i still was shitting my pants that you came on for Ozzy. You did a great job, what an honor.
Thank you for asking him about 3 Libras. I'm a Libra, 9/26. Maynard is an Aries. Libra and Aries are really compatible. That's so amazing he's surrounded by Libras and they mesh well and a song was wrote about it. Great interview.
Thank you so much! I had to ask him! ❤
I love Maynard James Keenan so much he is a stellar human being 💫🫶🏽 amazing interview😉
Thank you!!!!
I can say that at 46 years old I've never seen a more entertaining interview. Freaky well done.
Wow! This is a huge compliment. Thank you so much, and it's so great to connect with you!
Omg Rev.Maynard is just SO AMAZING!! So smart, and yes humble!! Love when he does interviews 🥰🥰
me too! Thanks for joining us!
Excellent interview. Maynard’s sign off at the end was so understated it had me laughing out loud. 😂
Ha me too! Thank you!
Recently saw Sessanta 1.0 at the Hollywood Bowl and it was mind blowing. He still sounds amazing and you always know it’s going to be a great experience because he’s an ardent tastemaker in all he does.
Love that he recognized skipping the PNW for Sessanta because I was so jealous of those who got to go. He made it up to us and I'm going in June. Thanks Maynard!!
Fantastic interview! When MJK was talking about BJJ and how most people don't know what it feels like to have a person on top of them, I said to my spouse, if she really knows her stuff, she'll ask him about that time a fan ran on stage and MJK took control. And sure enough, there it was. Kudos!! One of the best MJK interviews I've seen!
Wow wow wow! Thank you so much for the kind words. I’m a huge fan of this living legend ❤️
I love how he doesn't take himself to serious, but is complex like wine, and a goofball like cotton candy. he can sure belt the out. I like it when you hear him about to belt something out, but goes into a beautiful highs and lows with his voice. He made up his own vocalist category.
Love that Tool took out one of their favorite bands Killing Joke as support on the 2019 tour.
YES!
Really insightful, very tactically presented questions and you're obviously passionate about music, both Maynard's and music in general. Nicely done :)
Thank you so much!
I'm proud to say my high schooler and her friends know and love Tool. Pretty surreal ride with your child driving and see her singing Tool in the car like you did when you were 16. So better late than never, Maynard!
I love hearing this!
Followed MJK here. Great interview, you made him open up to have a comfortable interview. Thanks for this.
I'm so glad. Thank you so, so much! Great to connect!
with the utmost respect, i think maynard is autistic.
i'm autistic, and he reminds me a lot of myself.
i was unsure about this interview at the start, but i ended up really enjoying it.
thank you maynard and allison.
Thank YOU for joining us and for sharing XO
I absolutely MUST hear Maynard's opinion on Sleep Token! Take Me Back to Eden reminded me of TOOL so much that ive been dying to hear somebody ask MJK about em!
Right?! I was dying to hear his thoughts. I'm proud that I have introduced them to him!
@@AllisonHagendorf Wow what a great interview! I hope you get to ask his opinion on Sleep Token the next time he comes on! 🙏
Anyone: "You're music just means so much to me. I listen to it every day. It's so beautiful."
Maynard: "Ok."
hahahahahahaha. He literally made me laugh out loud.
Adore this man, been obsessed, literally since I first listened!! Spiral out!!!
A splendid conversation with the businessman and a music mogul.
Thank you for being part of it!
I love Maynard and all his work, gotten me through a lot of tough times/great times, and now I love this show.
This makes me so happy! It's wonderful to connect with you XO
@@AllisonHagendorf likewise. Keep it up!
@@AllisonHagendorf I just got to the point where you bring up Sleep Token! As a long time Tool fan, I latched onto ST immediately. The soulful intense vocals, and progressive drumming/ time signatures, the atmospheric and textural guitars.
@@familiarsting4108 Right?! Love them!
You're awesome Allison. This was a great interview. Maynard is one of the greatest vocalists who has ever lived. That is shocking that he doesn't see that as his core competency. Wow!!
Thank you so much! It’s great to connect with you ❤
I already have tickets for Sessanta 2.0. I can’t wait to see this show!! Great interview.
Thank you!
You won’t be disappointed saw it at Red Rocks in rain and it was epic. And yes this is one of the best interviews of Maynard I’ve ever seen.
@@hunterperry1379 That means so much to me. Thank you!
Allison, this was beautiful, intimate and deeply insightful. Thank you for bringing MJK’s holistic intelligence and storytelling forward. Very intuitive. 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Holly, thank you so much for this meaningful insight and feedback. It truly means so much to me XO
Thank you Allison, great show. Maynard is one of a kind 🤘
Thank you so much for being part of it!
Maynard such a huge human being thank you for this, awesome questions! ❤
thank you so much!
Allison, Great F’n job on this interview! I’ve been a fan of Maynard/Tool since I was in Jr high(93’) and have always been really impressed by their creativity. This interview is by far the best one I’ve watched of Maynard! Thank you!🤘🏾you rock Girl!
I am so touched by this! Thank you so very much. Truly!
This interview was INCREDIBLE, maybe it's just me but growing up I was never used to ever seeing Maynard talk so in DETAIL like this! He answered so many questions that personally a TOOL fan like me has been wanting to know and understand for YEARS. I always assumed because Maynard is so busy with his other projects that he never chose to take the time to work on music with TOOL, and apparently I was wrong, the other guys are just not putting in the effort to get it done in a reasonable amount of time......NOT 13 YEARS. So thank you ever so much Maynard for explaining that and setting it straight! I also always wondered why they never ruled on the idea to add their music to the many streaming services available.... That's FREE MONEY. Now I'm learning that Maynard wanted to approve allowing their music to be streamable but the rest of the guys were not allowing it to happen. Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this ALLISON! And I made it a POINT to subscribe to your channel after this enjoyable experience! I really enjoyed listening to your interview, and I can tell you have a lot of PASSION for that kind of music......MY KINDA MUSIC. Thank you again, and I look forward to seeing more!
Brandon! It's so wonderful to connect with you and thank you so very much for your support! XOXOXO
@@AllisonHagendorf Absolutely! I'm ashamed to admit I just recently discovered your Channel and I wish I would known before! Very interesting stuff and I can tell you have a REAL passion for the Music..... GOOD Music, and you waste no time asking the questions we all wanna know! So thank you for that
@@brandonguindon7455 once you have a chance to take a look I’d love to hear which other interviews you like from my channel 🙏🏼
@@AllisonHagendorf I'm ashamed to admit that was my first time watching your Channel lol
@ I’m just glad you found me! It’s so great to connect with you! I appreciate you!
Great interview! Maynard is one of the coolest people alive today. It's always so funny seeing how almost sheepish he is during interviews compared to his recordings and performances. Truly an interesting and intelligent artist.
Thank you for being part of it!
Wow, few people managed to interview maynard
I am so very grateful we got to have this wonderful conversation!
Thank you for giving us a little time with Maynard , and you are exceptional as well. I subbed
This means so much to me. Thank you! It's great to connect!
@AllisonHagendorf if I interviewed Maynard,it would be like a Chris Farley skit
@@Throwsessive I totally get it. I sometimes think I AM like that!
@AllisonHagendorf you were cool as a fan
@@Throwsessive Thank you!
As a mother who raised some amazing musicians (they and all their friends all learned about Tool at our house ), the live gig thing for smaller bands is SO TRUE. Its just awful right now and they get very discouraged about live play. I keep pushing them to keep those live chops up because I'm an eternal optimist that live shows might actually make a comeback. I love watching them play live, nothing like it! Sadly on many nights you look around and wonder WHERE IS EVERYONE?? I really think the encouragement from national artists is an important part of this. GO SEE LIVE MUSIC needs to be a mantra from every single artist!
Great interview - it's always a pleasure to listen to anything Maynard sings/says ❤ today I was notified by youtube music, that I was among 0.25% of top-Tool listeners in September 😁
hahahah that is awesome! Great to meet you!
I’m a huge, huge fan of MJK. Not only his music, but how he approaches life. This interview brought that out in him and dissolved a little of the mystery around him. Great video. Thanks Allison.
Maynard seems like a great guy. Down to earth and humble.
Amazing interview, I love how connected you were as a genuine fan and had clearly prepared well for this. Thank you 🙏
This means so much to me. Thank you!
Dude is so down to earth. Grounded for sure.
@@4gave1 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
What a compelling human being MJK is. And what an incredible job you did getting him to open up that much. You are awesome 🙌 ❤
Ahhhhh Oh thank you so much !!!
This is a great interview! He's amazing indeed. He certainly gave you lots of laughs from his stories and everything else! xD
I enjoyed watching your episode, I gave your episode a LIKE! Thank you for interviewing Maynard! 👏👏👏👏
Thank YOU for your support. You Rock!
Thank you for this great interview! MJK 🖤
Thank YOU for being part of it!
Yes, I agree, Allison did a great job considering what a challenging “talker” Maynard is. It's also worth recognizing (and I think Allison would agree with me) that the interview with Rick Biato is excellent as well.
Maynard always sees people who deeply understand the things they're asking about anyway. And that builds respect and that's what opens him up in the end in the conversation. He doesn't get bored.
@@KirillTr Thank you so much and yes I have the utmost respect for Rick Beato! Thank you for the compliment ❤️🙏🏼
@@AllisonHagendorf ❤️❤️❤️
Best interview ever! have been waiting for this for a long time! Maynard your a legend! 🔥🔥🤘🤘
Ahhhhh thank you so, so much!
Maynard; your son is one demographic, but as you know you draw forever and your music is timeless
I don’t know man, even delegating so many things seems exhausting to me… 😂 Thanks Allison. Not always easy to interview MJK but you managed to excite him with the questions about his non musical projects and so by the end we got some really interesting insights on music.
This means so much to me! Thank you for sharing and it's great to connect!
He’s so chill. Great interview!
@@Walnutsasquatch 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
No one could have done it better than you, giving you the place you deserve, a serious and intelligent interview like this commander, master oenologist of the universe, a great inspiration for many people who are in music, art, cooking, and ednology who great interview, I really liked that someone interviewed the great teacher Maynard in this way, excellent program🙋✌️👍🤟🙏👏
@@atool666 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
To me, MJK is like a Daddy for those who have been dismissed, disowned and disavowed. He is truly serving his call from above ... No doubt!
“He’s out of my range.” Lies lies lies. Nothing is out of Maynard’s range.
This was the first interview with MJK that wasn’t awkward. You are a good interviewer. I’ll subscribe.🤟🏻
Thank you so much, Jeff! I'm so glad you did. I truly appreciate your support!
This guy. Great. Just a wonderful example of Midwestern work ethic..
The last third of this is solid gold to me, thank you
Allison, thank you very much for these interviews. I really appreciate how a notoriously reclusive guy like Maynard was able to open up himself and talk comfortably about subjects he rarely covers in interviews.
If you appreciate the artistic aspects of Sleep Token, you should check "King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard", an extremely prolific Australian band (25 albums in 14 years). They'll be in LA soon and are broadcasting their shows from this USA tour on TH-cam for free. Genre blending (from Psychedelic rock to Thrash metal to jazz) and extremely approachables, unlike the masked guys from Sleep Token
You have great taste!!!! Thank you for sharing this with me!
Loved every minute of this interview! You asked him really excellent questions. Thanks for your time and effort! Liked, Subbed and rang the Bell!
You just made my day 😊 Thank you!!!!!
Hearing this amazing interview the same day Tool its announced to come back to México it's perfection, it'd be my 5th Maynard concert 1 Puscifer, 1 a Perfect Circle and 3 times Tool 🔥.
I’ve seen Tool countless times starting back in Ozzfest 97’. I’ve seen APC, but I’m going to my first Puscifer concert in May with Primus. Super pumped
@boogerTwells you going to love sessanta I have seen mjk over 15 times and sessanta was my favorite im going back may 10th also
"I'm thrilled you brought up Sleep Token with Maynard, as I notice similarities in their music. I share your sentiment that lesser-known bands deserve more recognition. I'm eager to hear Maynard's thoughts on Sleep Token, a band that gives me hope for the future of rock and melodic music, much like A Perfect Circle and Tool."
Great interview, thank you Allison!
Thank YOU!
Justin and Adam are working on riffs right now. When Danny gets done with King Crimson tour they’ll meet and start arranging new tool songs. 🤘
What an incredible interview. His words are to be listened to !
Thank you so much for being part of it!
@AllisonHagendorf I must catch up with more or your interviews. Your love for music and life seems very dero and worth exploring. I'm a late Tool follower, but made sure I looked A Full Circle too. Thank you for spreading the knowledge of music. It's the best type of friendship !
@@whiteonion670 I couldn’t agree more! I’m so glad we connected and I can’t wait to hear which other interviews are your favorite! Thank you!!!!
@@AllisonHagendorf I'll be looking for sure !
@@whiteonion670 Awesome!
Great interview, I’m glad it came up on my algorithm. Now I’m subbed. Thank you Allison!
I am so glad! It's great to meet you and thank you so much for your support!
Another great interview, before I knew it the interview was done 👍
Wow that is a huge compliment. Thank you so much for being part of the show!
To me it's amazing that, being a fan since 93 Tool's fan base pretty much doubled (or more) after the last album before that long gap. I don't know how the hell that happened because they weren't out front and center for over a decade.
Wow great guest 👍 and excellent interview 👏 👍 👌
Thank you!
What a beautiful and humble man! Strong and will absolutely put people in their place when needed but the greatest singer on the planet yet so humble...an excellent example to all of us! 🙏🏻
This guy's attention to detail is uncanny. He really seems to immerse himself wholly in whatever he's doing. His whole thing seems to be about providing the perfect experience for people, weather it's a song/album/show/beverage/restaurant, whatever it is. He takes an almost military-level responsibility for your enjoyment.
Thanks for joining us! Glad you liked the interview!
MAYNARD MADE ME SMILE TODAY
The Best MJK interview I've ever seen.
This is my first time on your channel. Fantastic interview Allison!! Maynard is a treasure of inspiration.
Hi Adam! It's wonderful to connect with you. Thank you so much for sharing this awesome feedback!
@@AllisonHagendorf Keep up the fantastic work!
The man the legend. He’s an inspiration to live life to the fullest.
Thank you so much for asking him about his vocals. Its amazing to me that he thinks he isnt a vocalist lol he is one of the greatest live singers i have ever heard he is so humble there will never be another mjk