It’s in my blood. My great-grandfather made wine and it’s a tradition I want to pass on to my son. - Maynard James Keenan

The army influences everything I do. Certainly it teaches you discipline, which is a necessary element of development. I think there's more of a collaborative understanding in the band because of that.

One of my biggest heroes in music has been David Bowie. He's said, `I'm going to be a painter now, or I'm going to do some films,' and his audience is very forgiving, because they understand him as an artist. Whether you agree or like the result, you respect that he's expressing his artistic feelings.

For the music, it’s not about the individual — so the more you let the music speak for yourself, the more powerful the music will be.