Video: Tool’s Maynard James Keenan Gets Drummer Danny Carey to Hit Gong With Dildo

Lately, Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan has been having a blast at drummer Danny Carey‘s expense (all in good fun, of course). Whether he’s playing Jenga! behind Danny’s drum kit or donning scrubs and playing Operation behind his drum kit, Maynard has been using Danny’s extended solos to further his demented schemes. But at the band’s March 18th show at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri, Maynard took things to new heights (and lengths, and girths) but offering Danny a big-ass dildo with which to hit his gong.

As you’ll see in the video on Tool’s Instagram — captioned “A literal dick joke” — Maynard waits, crouched and poised, as Danny whips through his solo. It’s then that he pulls out the John Holmes shillelagh, scurries up to the drums, and offers it to Danny. Danny takes it, hits the gong, and discards it, leaving mischievous little Maynard to cackle in unbridled glee.

Real talk? We find these videos incredibly endearing. So often, Maynard’s persona seems very above-it-all, and it’s easy to forget that he’s a dude who wrote a song called “Hooker With a Penis” and penned a satanic ritual anthem to making Deviled Eggs. It’s cool to see that the world of Tool involves being a goofy weirdo behind the scenes.

Check out the video below, and catch the hijinks at one of Tool’s upcoming dates:

w/ The Acid Helps
3/20 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage

w/ Brass Against
4/23 Copenhagen, DK Royal Arena
4/25 Oslo, NO Spektrum
4/26 Stockholm, SE Avicii Arena
4/28 Hamburg, DE Barclaycard Arena
4/29 Frankfurt, DE Festhalle
5/2 Manchester, UK AO Arena Manchester
5/4 Birmingham, UK Resorts World Arena
5/6 Dublin, IE 3Arena
5/9 London, UK The O2 Arena
5/12 Paris, FR AccorHotels Arena
5/13 Antwerp, BE Sportpaleis
5/15 Berlin, DE Mercedes-Benz Arena
5/17 Cologne, DE Lanxess Arena
5/19 Amsterdam, NL Ziggo Dome
5/21 Krakow, PL Tauron Arena
5/23 Prague, CZ O2 Arena
5/24 Budapest, HU SportAréna