Frontman for Tool, Maynard James Keenan is suffering lung damage from Covid-19. He revealed in an interview that he contracted the Coronavirus in February and is still dealing with the residual side effects, including lung damage.
Having just announced it, he said, “I kind of didn't want to run around screaming it. But it's real. And there's after-effects. I had to go through some major medications to undo the residual effects.”
When asked if he’s currently feeling alright, Keenan answered, “Well no. I still have the cough. Every other day, I have these coughing fits because my lungs are still damaged at the tips. And I just got over the inflammation that was going on with my wrist and hands. I had an autoimmune attack on my system in the form of, like, a rheumatoid arthritis.”
In the interview that was posted on Loudwire.com, he talked about how masks have been politicized, and said: “It's just an absurdity. We wear seatbelts. We don't smoke in trains, planes or taxis anymore, or even restaurants. There's reasons for those things. I don't know. I feel like there's this twist on the idea of personal freedom where somehow freedom is you being able to walk into anybody's house and take a dump on their meal or shout ugly things at their grandma. That's not what freedom is.”
Another one of Keenan’s bands, Puscifer will be releasing a new album on October 30.
TL;DR:
- Frontman for Tool, Maynard James Keenan is suffering lung damage from Covid-19.
- He revealed in an interview that he contracted the Coronavirus in February and is still dealing with the residual side effects, including lung damage.