"I'm a pessimist. But I'm a pessimist with a sense of responsibility." — Maynard James Keenan

One of the challenges we set up for 'Puscifer' was to come up with a core identity and see how far we can push it.

Reading is more of a left-brain process, and listening to music is a right-brain function.

You know, I grew up listening to Joni Mitchell.

Yeah, because I think it's more important just to inspire people to wake up one day and pick up a book and start feeling it out for themselves.