Maynard James Keenan is currently busy with all of his bands: Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer. And according to comments from a new interview, fans can expect new music from the three in the near future.
Stir captured Keenan and Primus's Les Claypool in conversation in the middle of their joint tour of Sessanta, a celebration of Keenan's 60th birthday involving collaborative, rotating sets from A Perfect Circle, Primus and Puscifer.
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It was at the end of the discussion that Keenan revealed his post-tour plans, which also involve opening a fried chicken restaurant and continuing his Caduceus Cellars winemaking operation.
“I've got three bands that need to write songs, so I'm going to do it,” said Keenan, who turned 60 on Wednesday (April 17). “But I'm also expanding in Arizona, opening a fried chicken place in Cottonwood. When it comes to making wine and growing our own grapes, we are planting vineyards and preparing to wait four or five years to see what happens there. That’s the one that requires the most planning and patience.”
He added: “But other than that, the path is already laid out for you. Like Les said, he's a bassist. I am a singer. I have to write songs. That's what I do. So the next year and a half will be spent writing songs that I have to write.”
The comments align with Keenan's previous comments about a new Tool album (“We can't drag this out another 14 years”), which were seconded by bassist Justin Chancellor (“We're not thinking about taking 13 years”). Meanwhile, A Perfect Circle hasn't released a new album since 2018. eat the elephant.
Elsewhere in the interview, Keenan talked about the time management that comes with being the leader of three active projects.
“It really comes down to time management,” he said. “Being in a successful band, time slips away from you because you become very lazy. There are times during the day to do things. But it's also important to leave room there to keep your head straight. I really admire Les with the absoluteness of him: 'I'm going to go fishing.'”
The Sessanta tour will take place on May 4 at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York. Get tickets for the remaining dates here.
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