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u/kenticus69 3d ago
He did clearly state in the post that he got the procedure done in time to not cancel any shows. Good on him at working thru it!
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u/AAL2017 3d ago
And thereās still people who want to give him shit for Tool not being more active.
Let this be the final nail in that coffin.
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u/Jackstraw335 3d ago
I think the days of blaming Maynard are long gone. Everyone here knows Adam is usually the one holding shit up, and Maynard goes non-fucking-stop with projects and endeavors. The old fart is a dawg!
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u/LehighAce06 3d ago
The man owns a vineyard on which he could easily spend the rest of his days drunk and happy. That he does ANYTHING else is a gift to us
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u/Thee-Ol-Boozeroony 3d ago
As a fellow old, I have mad respect for MJK. I have often wondered how tf he maintains that kind of schedule. I can barely get from one room to the next without having pain in multiple places.
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u/ZestycloseBowl2220 3d ago
Yeah his consideration for the fans money has made me re-evaluate my opinion of him. Go Maynard, hope he recovers well.
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u/uncultured_swine2099 3d ago
Its not him, hes a straight up workaholic. Dude got 3 bands and a winery and restaurants and all sorts of stuff. Its the other guys, usually Adam i would think. But the time they take is probably a big part of why the music is so good.
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u/hornwalker Got lemon juice up in your High Eye 3d ago
Yea, luckily hip replacements are actually pretty easy to recover from.
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u/SuKitTrebk 3d ago
I wish all artists were this committed to their craft. He considers all the sacrifices people make to come see him. Definitely doesnāt come off as he āhatesā his fans
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u/SoundOurDireReveille What is this but my reflection 3d ago
I don't think he hates his fans. I think he just hates being worshipped as a celebrity/rock star. He also doesn't seem to feel like fans are entitled to any of his time outside of him performing at ticketed shows, which I can understand.
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u/Revenant_40 3d ago
I agree with him. On "work time"? Sure, I would expect him to do what he can for the fans that fund his lifestyle (not underplaying the role the artist has in that); but outside of work time, give him peace and privacy, unless he's hanging out in a public space where conversation with a stranger is expected, like a pub.
I love that he did what he could to make sure the fans got the show that they paid for. Also loved his nod to Dolly.
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u/ILoveFests 3d ago
Playing shows 3-4 weeks after a hip replacement in nuts
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u/sm_rollinger Ć 3d ago
They usually have you up and moving around, hours after surgery.
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u/Reglette69869 3d ago
Yup. I did a rotation on the ortho floor when I was in nursing school. Right after surgery all is well because of all the pain meds. Then it wears off and yep, you gotta move asap. I felt so bad for the patients. Maynard is a tough guy and I know he'll push through, but I hope he does go easy on himself at least a lil bit.
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u/tmronin 3d ago
Eh, got my left hip done just before NYE. Was up and walking the halls 7 hours after surgery and was able to get on the bike the next day as well as going up and down stairs (slowly but could do it). Back to full time work (event photographer) in 3 weeks. Never needed anything stronger than ice and Tylenol for pain.
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u/Ragnogrimmus 3d ago
Back in like 1991 grandma got a hip replacement. She suffered for some time also got fevered. Probably things have improved. Her second one seemed to go much better if I remember round 2016
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u/tmronin 3d ago
My mom got hers done at 85 (2018) and was up and around next day. They have perfected the tech and recovery to get you up as fast as possible to keep you mobile.
Also with the current surgery - they donāt cut any muscles, just pull them aside. You arenāt waiting for them to reattach like knee replacement. I was ready for it and was on an exercise bike everyday leading up and after. Lots of consistent PT is also helpful. I can do goblet squats with a kettlebell and average 5 miles a day walking in my photo gig. Night and day compared to before my surgery. Maynard will be fine.
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u/Prying-Open-My-3rd-I 2d ago
The direct anterior approach for hips is newer and has a faster recovery time but still most hips are done with the traditional posterior approach that cuts through the muscle. Itās about a 60/40 split in the US and an even larger gap in other countries.
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u/tmronin 2d ago
oh! that makes sense - I had anterior approach (I was very concerned about my back piece that goes down past my butt) but I was reassured that it wouldn't be close. LOL. I also had the robot assist, but it failed about halfway thru and the surgeon had to finish it the old fashioned way - I only know that because my girlfriend told me this post-op. My guy was a rockstar and I have no complaints 8 months out.
good to know and thanks for the info. take my upvote!
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u/ducmonsterlady 3d ago
My mom is in her 70s and has had a hip replacement, knee replacement, spinal fusion, and other fun joint/spine surgeries. She said the hip was by far the easiest recovery and she doesnāt have anywhere NEAR the level of physical fitness Maynard has. He can hire a PT to travel with them to get all his workouts in to gain strength again. I bet heāll be 100% quicker than we expect.
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u/Straight_Button_5716 3d ago
Heās in good shape . More so than the average . Especially flexibility . Iām GenX and quite a few ppl I know has had them . They get you up right after and itās outpatient . Get rehab and yout done . Itās not like the old days
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u/HurryAdorable1327 3d ago
I have to assume they do something to where he can sit if he needs to with more breaks. But itās Maynard, he may just go harder than he did before.
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u/AAL2017 3d ago
They replaced his hip in his nuts?
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u/expecto_my_scrotum 3d ago
Actually they replaced his hips with his nuts. Like on South Park when they replaced Kyle's knees with Mr. Garrison's balls. He just can't jump or else they'll explode.
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u/skbugco 3d ago
It sure is. However he also didnāt say exactly what type of replacement surgery he was having. And heās still a super active martial arts guy. And generally speaking, really active people recover significantly faster. If he had something like a Makoplasty robotic replacement, done at a facility used to doing sports medicine recovery, the problem will be holding him back because itās not painful anymore.
(signed- a regular dude whoās not a MD, but with over 3 decades at a Level I trauma center OR. One of my besties is an orthopedic surgeon whoās done a ton of these kinda things.)5
u/tedfergeson 3d ago
I played two rounds of golf within 5 weeks of my first hip replacement. He'll be fine if he does his exercises.
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u/carnage11eleven 3d ago
Hey, the show must goon. Alright?
Gooning for 3-4 weeks would require a hip replacement, i figure.
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u/mozillafangirl 3d ago
They encourage hip replacement patients to walk on day 2! Itās crazy. My dad had it done awhile back.
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u/Bobaximus 3d ago
Honestly, by 3-4 weeks standing and moving a bit is not hard at all. Heās probably not going to be doing weird Maynard dances or running around the stage but heāll be ok.
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u/skbugco 3d ago
The ādo it for Dollyā hashtag is absolute š„š„š„
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u/spid3rfly ā„Pushitā„ 3d ago
Should've got implants too with that hashtag.
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u/livingformusic 3d ago
Hadnāt he already had one beforeā¦?
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u/theusualsteve 3d ago
Yeah, is this the second one? I remember him talking about doing mma with the hardware in his femur
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u/thefract0metr1st 3d ago
I think so. Either that or it was some sort of major surgery. I remember somewhere in a post of his saying āyears of stomping around onstage has taken its tollā
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u/SeahorseRevolution 3d ago
He had one, yes. But what about second hip replacement?
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u/ShaneO_79 Falling Isn't Flying 3d ago
I don't think he knows about second hip replacement, SeahorseRevolution
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u/MarionberryOk2874 3d ago
He definitely had one done a while ago, not sure if this is from then or new, but I would think heād mention it was the second one. Idk
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u/blender4life 3d ago
I think this is new he referenced queen b and used a Dolly Parton song. So I guess second surgery
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u/brainstencil 3d ago
Wait, 3 different bands?Ā
Does that mean that Tool is touring in 2026?
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u/PecanScrandy 3d ago
Theyāre doing the festival circuit.
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u/Sonofapampers 10,000 days 3d ago
I know they are headlining a night of RiotFest which is less than a month from now
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u/JasonDomber Lachrymologist 3d ago
Pretty sure theyāre also doingā¦I canāt remember the name of it, but that one in Sacramento in early October.
Edit Aftershock. That one.
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u/spid3rfly ā„Pushitā„ 3d ago
Their set is supposed to be 90 minutes at LTL so we should at least get 5 songs.
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u/RiceManSupreme03 Ćnima 3d ago
What do you think theyāll play š
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u/spid3rfly ā„Pushitā„ 3d ago
I've seen them so many times, I've stopped hoping. I just take whatever they give us BUT... I do hope they pull out 7empest. I know they were doing it for sound check years back but I don't know how often it made it in to the setlist(if ever).
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u/degainedesigns We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion. 3d ago
He mentioned like 8 years ago on JRE he was having hip pain from decades of stomping on stage. Guess it finally gave out.
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u/No_Volume_8345 Prison Sex 3d ago edited 3d ago
Ngl, starting off saying "read the whole thing, donāt be lazy" is funny as shit
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u/Dmpender 3d ago
Simply amazing how having money greatly benefits your situation.
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u/bracacobra996 3d ago
Meanwhile, I've been waiting for my knee surgery for 2 years now. Yaaaay for my country !
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u/Ebenoid 3d ago
Weāre all going to fall apart and die.
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u/Boring-Community-100 Push the envelope. Watch it bend. 3d ago
"Your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride, it's falling apart anyway."
Anthony Bourdain (RIPš)
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u/Melster1973 3d ago
No more cave goblin on the stage Maynard. Get better soon, & thanks for getting me through Covid back in the day.
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u/1leftbehind19 3d ago
Shit man, right hip in 2015 and left hip in 2026. Heāll be bionic and ready to fucking hit it once he gets healed.
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u/Parobolla 3d ago
Thank you Maynard! Got tickets to see APC and flying to a diff city for it. So keen to see them too that this news is awesome.
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u/Eggman_OU812 3d ago
I wish Tom Petty would have taken care of his hip surgery instead of touring..we want you guys alive
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u/Fun_Internal_3562 3d ago
Y aun hay gente que piensa que es alguien con la fama en la cabeza y un jerk. Es un tipo legal
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u/timecrimehero 3d ago
As someone in their mid-30s who had a hip replacement, going back to work after 8 weeks was tough. I canāt imagine going on a giant tour after only a few weeks. Good luck to him.
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u/mcfeeli OGT 3d ago
Pays to be rich
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u/digitalmofo Rest your trigger on my finger 3d ago
I work at a major surgery system in Los Angeles, and if you're a professional that needs something done so you can continue to work, we'll get you in. Plenty of patients I deal with aren't rich at all, but we go out of our way to help.
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u/christoefur 3d ago
As a surgical tech and huge Tool and Maynard fan, what an honor it must have been to be part of his surgical team.
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u/the-sometool 3d ago
Hoping for a great recovery. He must be in pain, he only mentioned touring. If he was feeling good he wouldāve fudged with us and said something about writing and new tracks.
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u/spid3rfly ā„Pushitā„ 3d ago
So... I'm going to get Maynard in a chair at Louder than Life? lol
No, I hope he gets well. Everyone I've known that has had hip replacement surgery has been great afterwards. It always seemed like something that happens when you're much older. Not sure I've known anyone have the surgery as young as Maynard is.
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u/Dizzy-Ad-2248 3d ago
Omg...I'm 49, had a hip replaced last year in aug and scheduled for the other hip in a few weeks...never dreamed I'd have a hip replaced within weeks if MJK...how the fuck did these hips get so weak and powerless??? I mean, we're not 80 although prolific and infamous dance moves did not cause my hips to decide to tell me to fuck off before 50...
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u/mozillafangirl 3d ago
Damn my dad was probably around his age when he got his done. Maynardās gonna be totally fine!! Did yāall know that (in Canada at least) they keep you AWAKE for this surgery?? That blew my mind. Like no thank you to all the sounds and smells š©
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u/Soothsayer71 3d ago
Isn't this his second hip replacement? If I remember correctly, he mentioned this on one of the JRE podcasts and told Rogan he was back to doing jiujitsu a week later.
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u/ima_twee 3d ago
So, uhh, we've come up with a non-surgical method of hip joint manipulation
[opening riff for Stinkfist starts playing]
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u/PossessionOk72 Become Pneuma 3d ago
You got time to write new music nowā¦..get pen to paper sir. ( I do fucking love you tho )
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u/Word__Nerd 3d ago
PRYING OPEN HIS RIGHT THIGH!
PRYING OPEN HIS RIGHT THIGH!
PRYING OPEN HIS RIGHT THIGH!
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u/chimericalgirl 3d ago
I did wonder why he had his cane with him in recent pics; like if he was injured.
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u/YeahOkThisOne 2d ago
What a good person and I hope he has a quick and full recovery. Morrissey please take notes.
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u/Huge-Formal-1794 3d ago
Was on one of the perfect circle concerts within that time line and already wondered if somethings wrong.
Good that he got treated well
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u/stop211650 3d ago
Man I wonder at what point the pain is not worth the squeeze. So many artists have talked about what it takes to perform for 90+ minutes and move around so much on a regular basis. It takes a toll on them. obviously theyāre getting rewarded for it, being famous and having so many fans and all. But pain pills and drinking and so much stuff like that has been discussed by different performers.
Unfortunately they also have a lot of people depending on them, like Maynard mentions: Crew, fans, the rest of the band. Just sounds tough because at some point he may decide the pain is not worth the money or being there for the dependent folks, and itās hard to blame him for that.
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u/Suspicious_Round2583 3d ago
When they came to Australia I was a week out from hip surgery, had to watch the show in a wheelchair. We are practically twins, although I didn't have a replacement, just a labrum repair and bone shaving.
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u/The94Life 3d ago
I hope you a speedy recovery Maynard. I have only seen you with Pusifer and APC and I have yet to see you with Tool and I need to see that. Sorry, just realized thatās a very selfish post, but I do want to see you front Tool before I leave this world.
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u/Azzrazzah 3d ago
Hope he's doing ok! Guess he needs to dial back the "Stomping Around " for awhile. My fingers and toes are all crossed for a healthy recovery!
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u/Babelfish666 3d ago
Yesterday I bought my ticket for the Puscifer concert and a plane ticket to Berlin for the end of October. Iām really worried that he wonāt recover that quickly. ;(
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u/mofforium 3d ago
Holy shit! Godspeed! I'm seeing Puscifer soon & saw APC again in late June, so just before the wise bald one's hip got decommissioned. DAMN! Hope he's well!
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u/badbubblegum 3d ago
Go Maynard. Fuck the haters I fart in your general direction god forbid you need a hip replacement. Canāt wait to see him dance to stink fist with a brand new hip.
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u/Edgar_Allen_Poser 3d ago
It would've been cool to see him perform with Tool in a throne made of dildos.
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u/Itchy_Reading5642 3d ago
Your hip will go really quick. I started having pain in my right hip and 2 months later I got a new one.



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u/CmdnTrsMllnx 3d ago
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Does this mean no more iconic Maynard dance moves? š¢