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TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13 2007 11:00 AM

SuicideGirls Video Exclusive: Maynard James Keenan

Tags: SuicideGirls, Maynard James Keenan, Caduceus Cellars, Merkin Vineyards, Puscifer, Flip Video

"Enigmatic is a misnomer. Most likely a byproduct of my absence in the press. An assumption arrived at due to the lack of available information, accurate or otherwise. I don't do that many interviews. General because of my private life and my classified activities, but mostly because I'm not very good at them. The conversation in my head never matches the conversation that ends up in print." -- Maynard James Keenan

Meet Maynard James Keenan -- musician, winemaker, connoisseur, alchemist, undercover CIA operative, and (as most of you might know him) frontman for Tool, A Perfect Circle and, most recently, Puscifer. Keenan describes Puscifer as, "The space where my Id, Ego and Anima come together to exchange cookie recipes." Puscifer is more than just a band; for Keenan it's a multifaceted, multimedia, multi-artist, multi-personality project that takes shape in a variety of media such as film, music, digital video, clothing, feminine hygiene products, coffee, pet supplies, websites, blogs... you name it.

The week before Puscifer's full-length debut V is for Vagina hit stores on October 30, Keenan invited SuicideGirls down to his winery in Arizona (Caduceus Cellars/Merkin Vineyards) to chat about music and where his interest in alchemy began. Oh yeah, and he told us to bring a video camera.

Check out the following SGTV exclusive, shot on Flip Video, as we step into Keenan's world for an afternoon.

Check out the Puscifer store here to get your hands on V is for Vagina.

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Comments

_Tab

USA

September 2004

NOV 13, 2007 11:10 AM

Nice!! *jealous*

JunkyardAngel

San Gabriel, CA

February 2006

NOV 13, 2007 11:13 AM

Very interesting fellow. Pimp pad a bit disappointing, but I love the vines and the wines.

New this guy was cool. Thanks for the vid.

Druggist

Pompano Beach, FL

November 2006

NOV 13, 2007 11:15 AM

woah, i just realized this entire time i was saying "puscifier"(like pacifier) instead of "puscifer". i need to try that wine sometime, too. always good to see keenan stuff on SG

lowendd

Austria

September 2007

NOV 13, 2007 11:25 AM

Hehehe good old MJK... gotta love him!

predisposition

USA

January 2006

NOV 13, 2007 11:32 AM

i think thats the first time i heard anyone thank the shocker... interesting... i think he likes it! Anyways great interview, i just hope someday i will be hot enough to interview him... see you in the nether this weekend maynard... i will be part of the amoeba and social experiment that is TOOL... one of the masses moving along to it on a head full of acid... peace be with you brothers...

Illyria

SUICIDEGIRL

Texas, USA

NOV 13, 2007 11:40 AM

halfjack

Allston, MA

June 2005

NOV 13, 2007 11:42 AM

i'm intrigued....

wink84

Fulton, MO

October 2007

NOV 13, 2007 11:45 AM

I've noticed a lot more of MJK lately (not that I'm complaining). Him and Patton Oswald did an artist on artist video for myspace. It seems weird that he would do something for Myspace, but understand that he has to promote his new band. Cool video.

OhSoOrdinary

New York, NY

July 2006

NOV 13, 2007 11:51 AM

I'm not one for celebrity worship, but I would faint in that man's presence.