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| Maynard was born to a Baptist family
and grew up with an older sister in Ravenna, Ohio; which
is described by one of its residents as a "lower
middle class town with no purpose". Maynard attended
Brown Jr High and then Ravenna High school through the
10th grade until he moved to Michigan. There he attended
Mason County Central High School in Scottville, MI. By
the time he entered the army, in 1982, he had lived in
Ohio, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Kansas
and Texas. Maynard was a member of the United States Military Academy ("West Point") prep school class of 1984 (which means he was there from the summer of '83 until May '84). He was member of the cross country and wrestling teams, the glee club, and the "Knight Crier" (the student newspaper?) Maynard quit the military to study art, which eventually led to a job in LA applying spatial design concepts (called "Feng Shui") to remodeling pet stores. While Maynard was in Michigan, he attened the Kendall College of Art & Design, which is one of the best in that area. His artwork is rumored to be very interesting, symbolic, and bordering on abstract. Maynard was friends with Gillian Anderson while he was at Kendall. Before Tool, in the 80's, Maynard was in Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty (C.A.D.) that released an independent cassette called 'Fingernails'. He was also in another band called TexAns. Maynard attended West Point Prep School and United States Military Academy Prep School, hence references to the Honor Code "I will not lie, cheat, or steal, or tolerate those who do"; and to the term 'tool.' Tools are seen as sellouts. They follow the regulations to the letter and will turn even their best friends in for the slightest violations. Maynard was drummer Danny Carey's neighbor in LA. Maynard's father is a retired high school teacher from Mason County Central Highschool in Scottville, Michigan. They get along fine and Maynard visits home every year. Other Points of Interest Birthday April 17th, 1964 Facts Maynard was a Kiss maniac when he was about twelve The first concert that Maynard remembers was Rick Springfield. Maynard was voted by his senior class as most "artistic." Maynard has a son named Devo who is about two years old Maynard is into Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (Brazillian Jujitsu, he studied under Rickson Gracie). |
