Maynard James Keenan Says Tool ‘Made A Mistake’

Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan regrets getting late for getting on streaming services.

Maynard James Keenan explains

Everybody had to embrace streaming services, whether they liked it or not. Tool, a band that had been absent for a long time, finally released their music on Spotify, YouTube, and other platforms. The band’s vocalist, Maynard James Keenan, acknowledges that this was a missed opportunity to connect with younger music fans who would appreciate their music.

“I feel like we missed the boat,” Maynard told Allison Hagendorf in a new interview (via ThePrp) . “Like it started with downloads 24 years ago. And then by the time we actually came out, downloads are done.”

“We missed 20 years of reaching two generations of people to understand what it is that we do, in a format that, you know… I don’t like listening to the mp3 version. I listen to CDs and vinyl.”

Maynard was not being a fan of streaming services but he now realizes its importance in the bigger picture. After all, it’s close to impossible to make something out of your music, one way or another, if you’re not on there.

“But that’s the gateway to get them into the vinyl and the CDs,” the singer added. “And I feel like we made a mistake not being on those on those mediums for 20 years. Me every year, saying ‘we should do this.'”

When reminded of how fans were thrilled to finally have Tool on accessible streaming services, Maynard replied:

“Well, fans that knew about it. There’s an entire two generations that didn’t. That’s why [there was] the big surprise when we ended up bumping Taylor Swift off the chart for her second week. They didn’t know who [we are]. I mean ‘Who is this?’ ‘I don’t know who the f*ck this.’ But, I mean, that’s just, that’s the reality, that people didn’t know who we were because we weren’t around.”

“My son just finished law school, and his peers have no idea who we are. They weren’t exposed to it. It’s not on your phone.”

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