More Puscifer!

Written by thehouseofvines

I’ve been a huge Maynard James Keenan fan since Sober (which I recall seeing on 120 Minutes or Headbanger’s Ball; I forget which, but that’s where I used to catch all the cool new music.) Although I’ve mostly been into Tool and A Perfect Circle (and a handful of his songs celebrating Arizona and its land-spirits) while recovering in the hospital I’ve taken a deep dive into the Pusciverse … and I like it. Maynard describes Puscifer as “simply a playground for the various voices in my head, […] a space with no clear or discernible goals, […] where my Id, Ego, and Anima all come together to exchange cookie recipes.” But see for yourself. Here’s a collection of the band’s more spirit-work type songs. Here’s some wonderful surrealism (including an epic about luchadores – in one video a group of them battle a Trump kaiju and that’s not even the weirdest of the bunch) and here’s a random collection of some of my favorite Puscifer songs, which I’ve been listening to pretty much non-stop since waking up after surgery (which means there’s probably going to be a lot of Pusciferan influence on the book.) The only reason it’s “pretty much” is that I’ve also been checking out some older Maynard interviews, such as this one on the secret to staying relevant as an artist over decades, this one on how he built his 120+ acre vineyard empire, or this one where he somehow manages not to kill Guy Fieri or Sammy Hagar (and dude’s a master at jiu jitsu and several other martial arts, so he could do it too.) The answer to all of these: hard work, which he considers a sacred thing. As we all should. 

12 thoughts on “More Puscifer!”

        1. Ha! Nice idea. But we literally have nothing to offer him – he even possesses initiations in lineaged traditions far better established than our own. I’m ok just appreciating the man’s wisdom and creativity.

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          1. Still though, I’d love a chance to work with him BEFORE his death. Ain’t too many times you meet a living saint

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            1. ahhh, I was raised by one. it is an experience that teaches one that miracles and the Gods’ grace exists in massive abundance.

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      2. Literally was on his YouTube channel just now for five seconds and already I see a video he did on Pythagorean oenology. Motherfucker recruited himself…

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