Blood Into Wine Page #3

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is kind of the subsoils

underneath Maynard's Cab vineyard.

This whole valley below us here

used to be an ancient lake bed,

and it's possible that this material here

are old sediments

that sat in the bottom of that lake.

And that would help explain a little bit

why some of these rocks are smooth.

Maybe they were deposited there by rivers,

or maybe water was

working on them over time.

This ultimately is going to be

what gives Maynard's wines their character.

So not only are we on a frontier here

with regards to, you know, Arizona,

but we're on kind of a frontier here

with viticulture

and the idea of expressing this place

that is Maynard's vineyard.

And it's unlike any other Cabernet

I've ever had before.

Eric, at some point,

had either called me,

or over dinner,

had talked about meeting this rock star.

He said, "Well, his name is Maynard Keenan,

and I think his band is Tool, I think."

The way he presented it was pretty funny.

Something about in the cellar working

and this car rolls up--

big black car-- and this guy gets out.

And I think a girl with a leash

or a collar and black leather,

kind of like a female wolverine,

gets out of the car.

That's-- No.

I'm going to roll into a f***in' vineyard

with a chick in a dog collar?

Come on, dude.

So you dispute that story?

I completely dispute that

because I wouldn't roll

into a vineyard with somebody like that.

That's not-- It's not--

Look at me, dude. I'm not, you know...

What, am I Ozzy Osbourned-out right now?

I love Ozzy. Don't get me wrong.

But we're not shouting

at the devil right now.

We're not barking at the moon

or any of that stuff.

We're just--It's just,

we're in the f***ing woods.

We're out here digging in dirt.

No dog-collared eyeliner chicks allowed.

That's just embarrassing.

I met Maynard back in '93

on a tour called Lollapalooza.

He came walking up.

Who's this crazy guy?

He's got, like, this Mohawk.

I think he had army fatigues on

or something.

I was like, "Who is this guy?"

You know, one thing that Maynard's done

is that he's sold a sh*t-ton of records.

He's an incredibly successful person,

and he's, you know,

what they call a rock star.

He is a guy who made it.

Only probably the biggest genius

in the entire world.

Singer of Tool, singer of Puscifer,

singer ofA Perfect circle.

He's a very sexual,

very, you know, human being.

You know, he's in tune with himself.

A god amongst men.

I really don't know what to say.

It's Maynard.

Our best concert experience

was New Orleans.

It was a big festival,

and we were third row,

and it was just outstanding.

The crowd just moved us,

and it was the best.

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