The repulsion expressed by the singer of Tool, Puscifer and A Perfect Circle, Maynard James Keenan is well known. has for the use of cell phones during their bands' concerts, going so far as to prohibit their use, under the risk of being removed from the show.
In a recent interview with The Phoenix Times about the tour celebrating his 60th anniversary, Sessanta, Keenan spoke on the subject: “It's just very rude. Not for us. We've done full photo shoots, it's not that we're afraid of cameras or phones; I have mine right here, it's a very useful tool. There is no way to capture what is happening in that moment live, with a phone. You are missing the opportunity to absorb in real time what is happening on stage. “The art of telling stories and being able to narrate what you saw without having to record.”
“Train your brain to live in the moment and see what is happening, but more importantly, stop bothering the person behind you. It's annoying, it's distracting, and it's distracting to us too. So put it aside, grow up. It's only two hours and, at the end of the show, we usually let you film a song so you can take home a souvenir."
“Train your brain to live in the moment and see what is happening, but more importantly, stop bothering the person behind you. It's annoying, it's distracting, and it's distracting to us too. So put it aside, grow up. It's only two hours and, at the end of the show, we usually let you film a song so you can take home a souvenir."
“If you do it in a cinema, you do it in a play, if you do it in an orchestral production, they will take you out. You can not do it. If you do it in an opera, you're gone. It's rude. You are here to experience something. “You paid all that money to be here and witness what we do, not what you do.”
