Maynard James Keenan on Why He Prefers Pet Yorkie Miho to Human Friends | Revolver

Maynard James Keenan on Why He Prefers Pet Yorkie Miho to Human Friends

"Her favorite food used to be Britney Spears"
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A Perfect Circle's Maynard James Keenan, Verizon Amphitheatre, Irvine, California, 2003
photograph by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images

Artist: Maynard James Keenan of Puscifer and Tool
Pet: Miho
Sex: Female
Species: Dog
Breed: Yorkie
Age in Human Years: 2.5
Weight: 11 pounds

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REVOLVER What's the weirdest thing about Miho?
MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN When she drinks Jägermeister, she starts to slur her words and slowly shifts from speaking her normal Oxford English to a hybridized form of Aramaic meets Hawaiian Pidgin. Very creepy.

What's Miho's favorite human food?
Her favorite food used to be Britney Spears. She now prefers Hybrid-car-owning liberal Democrats.

What do you prefer about Miho over your human friends?
Her ability to do the dishes without being asked and without complaints or resentment.

What are the characteristics of the Yorkie breed that attracted you?
Their ability to pick the locks on our emotionally unavailable hearts. AWWWWW!!!

Complete the following sentence: "If I were knocked unconscious and in grave danger, Miho would…"
Lick and eventually eat my face, then take a dump somewhere sure to be stepped in by Lassie.