Maynard James Keenan, the enigmatic frontman of TOOL, A PERFECT CIRCLE, and PUSCIFER, is mourning the loss of his father.
Maynard announced death of his father on social media, writing: “My Father, Mike Keenan, also my Wrestling coach and HS Teacher, passed early yesterday. He went peacefully in his room. And for those of you who knew him, that sounds quite boring. He lived an interesting life. He was Recently described as ‘Wild and Ungovernable.’
“Just one example: Over a year ago he was hit by the train in Scottville on his way home from a pow wow. Survived, but refused to go to the hospital for fear they would keep him from going competitive skiing in Helsinki in 7 days. With broken ribs. Totaled the truck. MY truck, btw. Hit by the train that only comes through Scottville once a month. This was my father. And he will be missed. Be Ungovernable. Be Wild. We will miss you, Mike.”
Keenan talked about his father during an appearance on Joe Rogan Experience back in 2017. He said at the time: “I don’t know if I talked about my dad with you… He was my wrestling coach in high school, he was also my science biology and environmental studies teacher. I learned a lot because he was no joke. He didn’t pull any punches from me.
“He drove me as hard, if not harder than his other students. He didn’t show any favoritism. There was always this thing on the mat, I’m kinda paraphrasing, but basically, ‘You either win, or you learn.’ Especially in that high school/college setting.
“You’re learning about yourself. If you went out there and you got your ass handed to you, then you just got beat and didn’t learn anything – well, yeah, you’re a f**king loser. You take the moment, reflect on it, build on what you did wrong, and now in a way you’ve won. Now you know more about yourself, you know more about your limitations or what you need to improve and expand your talents or your limitations.
“Whenever I’m doing a thing, I’m always looking at it from a learning perspective. So there aren’t necessarily mistakes, unless they are fatal.”
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