Maynard James Keenan
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Maynard James Keenan is an American singer, songwriter, and winemaker best known as the enigmatic frontman of the progressive metal band Tool, as well as A Perfect Circle and Puscifer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maynard James Keenan canonical | 23 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5784068 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maynard James Keenan Context triple: [Tool, hasMember, Maynard James Keenan]
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A.
Zack de la Rocha
Zack de la Rocha is an American musician, poet, and political activist best known as the fiery lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band Rage Against the Machine.
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B.
Mike Patton
Mike Patton is an American singer, songwriter, and experimental musician best known as the versatile frontman of Faith No More and numerous avant-garde projects.
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C.
Craig Wedren
Craig Wedren is an American composer and musician best known as the lead singer of the band Shudder to Think and for his extensive work scoring films and television.
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D.
Nick Oliveri
Nick Oliveri is an American bassist, vocalist, and songwriter best known for his work with Queens of the Stone Age and the stoner rock band Kyuss.
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E.
Jacoby Shaddix
Jacoby Shaddix is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of the rock band Papa Roach.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maynard James Keenan Target entity description: Maynard James Keenan is an American singer, songwriter, and winemaker best known as the enigmatic frontman of the progressive metal band Tool, as well as A Perfect Circle and Puscifer.
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A.
Zack de la Rocha
Zack de la Rocha is an American musician, poet, and political activist best known as the fiery lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band Rage Against the Machine.
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B.
Mike Patton
Mike Patton is an American singer, songwriter, and experimental musician best known as the versatile frontman of Faith No More and numerous avant-garde projects.
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C.
Craig Wedren
Craig Wedren is an American composer and musician best known as the lead singer of the band Shudder to Think and for his extensive work scoring films and television.
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D.
Nick Oliveri
Nick Oliveri is an American bassist, vocalist, and songwriter best known for his work with Queens of the Stone Age and the stoner rock band Kyuss.
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E.
Jacoby Shaddix
Jacoby Shaddix is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of the rock band Papa Roach.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ winemaker ⓘ |
| activity | winemaking in Arizona ⓘ |
| alias | MJK ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Billy Howerdel
ⓘ
Josh Freese ⓘ Trent Reznor ⓘ |
| birthName | James Herbert Keenan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1964-04-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Kendall College of Art and Design ⓘ |
| founded |
Caduceus Cellars
ⓘ
Merkin Vineyards ⓘ Puscifer ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative metal
ⓘ
art rock ⓘ experimental rock ⓘ progressive metal ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Devo H. Keenan
ⓘ
Lei Li’s daughter (born 2014) ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founder and vocalist of Puscifer
ⓘ
lead vocalist of A Perfect Circle ⓘ lead vocalist of Tool ⓘ |
| memberOf |
A Perfect Circle
ⓘ
Puscifer ⓘ Tool ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Maynard James Keenan ⓘ |
| notableFor | enigmatic stage presence ⓘ |
| notableWork |
10,000 Days (album, as member of Tool)
ⓘ
Conditions of My Parole (album, as member of Puscifer) ⓘ
linked to:
Puscifer
Fear Inoculum (album, as member of Tool) ⓘ Lateralus (album, as member of Tool) ⓘ
linked to:
Lateralus
Mer de Noms (album, as member of A Perfect Circle) ⓘ
linked to:
A Perfect Circle
Thirteenth Step (album, as member of A Perfect Circle) ⓘ
linked to:
A Perfect Circle
Ænima (album, as member of Tool) ⓘ
linked to:
Ænima
|
| occupation |
musician
ⓘ
record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ winemaker ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Ravenna, Ohio, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Ravenna, Ohio
|
| positionHeld |
frontman of A Perfect Circle
ⓘ
frontman of Puscifer ⓘ frontman of Tool ⓘ |
| residence |
Arizona, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Arizona
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| spouse | Lei Li ⓘ |
| subjectOf | autobiography "A Perfect Union of Contrary Things" ⓘ |
| vocalRange | tenor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maynard James Keenan Description of subject: Maynard James Keenan is an American singer, songwriter, and winemaker best known as the enigmatic frontman of the progressive metal band Tool, as well as A Perfect Circle and Puscifer.
Referenced by (23)
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