A Perfect Circle - biography
Please help improve this article by adding reliable references.Howerdel had worked as a guitar tech for bands such as Nine Inch Nails, The Smashing Pumpkins, Fishbone and Tool.Although initially hesitant about this, as he originally wanted a female vocalist, Howerdel eventually agreed and A Perfect Circle was formed in 1999.To distinguish himself from his persona with Tool, Keenan wore long wigs on his otherwise bald scalp for all of A Perfect Circle's music videos, photo shoots and live performances.Maynard, when asked at a news conference, stated that the name " A Perfect Circle" originates from the friendships of the band members, all of them met one another in a way resembling "a perfect circle of friendship."Although the group never officially disbanded, A Perfect Circle has been on hiatus since 2006, having not written new material, toured or recorded, but the band's personnel have kept busy with other projects.Alexander was soon replaced, however, with session drummer and member of The Vandals, Josh Freese, but his performance can still be heard on the album version of the song "The Hollow".After finishing their debut album Mer de Noms (French for "Sea of Names"), and playing a handful of shows in California, they hit the road opening for Nine Inch Nails on the 2000 Fragility v2.However, Lohner didn't quite fit as a second guitarist, and only performed on the track "The Noose" on the second album, so the band opted to leave touring duties to their newest addition, former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha.The band released their second album, Thirteenth Step, on September 16, 2003, and toured throughout North America, Europe and Japan for the remainder of the year.Emotive was recorded with various different past and present members of the band, but mostly by Keenan and Howerdel.The project never fully developed due to apparent contractual conflicts that could not be negotiated.During several shows on their tour in early 2001, A Perfect Circle played a cover of an unreleased Tapeworm song, then apparently titled "Vacant" (also referred to as "Perfect Enemy").On November 16, 2004, the band released the DVD and CD set entitled aMotion.The future of A Perfect Circle remains uncertain.During the downtime, other members of the band sought other projects which left them unavailable when A Perfect Circle reformed.As for now, Keenan is touring with Tool and working on his side project, Puscifer, for which he released the first album, V Is for Vagina, on October 30, 2007.Freese is the current live drummer for Nine Inch Nails and is still a member of The Vandals.If we did A Perfect Circle again, I'd want to do this or that.Emotive so I'll get on that soon.As of January 2008, there have been no further updates to the site.The real problem with running Tool and A Perfect Circle at the same time was they both operate the same way.So I thought it was time to let A Perfect Circle go for now and let Billy explore himself.It was important for Billy to go and do his own thing and really explore his own sound and let people hear what he has to say and how he would do it on his own, and then we'll get back and do some A Perfect Circle stuff.Thirteenth Step and Emotive and touring."The Hollow"
All members had some contribution or another to aMotion, and all are listed in its liner notes in the above order.Last lineup
Owing to Iha and White's commitments elsewhere, the "Passive" video featured the lineup of Keenan, Howerdel, Freese, Lohner and Lenchantin.Howerdel had mentioned in November 2004 that the next incarnation of the band would definitely contain Keenan and himself, and most likely Josh Freese, though as of 2008 it is not known if there will be another A Perfect Circle ensemble.External links
A Perfect Circle.Outsider' from APC's March 15, 2004 performance on the Tonight
Show.This documentary covers the song writing process of Mer de
Noms.This interview features Billy and Maynard answering questions
from a live web video cast in 2000.While similar to Tool in intensity and melancholy, A Perfect Circle is less dark and...While similar to Tool in intensity and melancholy, A Perfect Circle is less dark and more melodic, with a theatrical, ambient quality that incorporates occasional strings and unusual instrumentation.It was at this point that Keenan joined up with Howerdel and Paz Lenchantin to form A Perfect Circle.Keenan was impressed and the two talked of collaborating in the future.
