Maynard James Keenan on Imposing Telephone-Free Concert events: “The Factor You’re [Filming] on Your Telephone Sucks”

Maynard James Keenan has by no means been one to observe tendencies — and that features how his audiences expertise dwell music. Because the frontman of Device, A Good Circle, and Puscifer, he’s lengthy enforced a strict no-filming coverage at his exhibits.

In an interview on Clownvis Presley’s Severe Clownversation podcast, Keenan laid out his philosophy behind the coverage: “It’s annoying and it’s distracting and the factor you’re getting in your telephone sucks. It’s not a superb illustration.”

Relatively than encourage infinite documentation, Keenan needs audiences to be current. “We simply sort of drive the difficulty of participating with one another — watching the present — and simply being current. Take a break from it. It’s solely three hours.” Followers are permitted to movie only one track, the ultimate quantity, giving them “a memento that sucks that you simply’re by no means gonna watch,” he defined. Watch the complete interview between Keenan and members of Puscifer with Clownvis Presley under.

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The remark echoes a follow Keenan has carried out throughout his dwell exhibits for years. At Device performances, even official livestreams are restricted to wide-angle pictures to protect the ambiance. Followers who violate the coverage might face removing from the venue — or, at a minimal, a public scolding from Keenan himself.

Subsequent week, Keenan will preview Puscifer’s new album with a pair of intimate live shows in Los Angeles. In the meantime, his different band A Good Circle can also be identified to be engaged on a brand new music.