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James Keenan te fèt nan Ravenna, Ohio, sou avril 17, 1964, Se sèl pitit Judith Marie ak Michael Loren Keenan. Lè paran li divòse an 1968, papa l ', yon pwofesè lekòl segondè, demenaje ale rete nan Michigan ak Keenan ta sèlman wè l 'sou yon fwa chak ane pou pwochen an 12 ane. Manman l 'remarye, bringing Keenan into an "intolerant and unworldly household", kote ta entèlijans li, li ekspresyon kreyatif dwe étouffé. Lè Keenan te 11, manman l 'soufri yon paralize awòt serebral, ki ta pi ta sèvi kòm enspirasyon an pou anpil nan travay kreyatif l '. Yon kèk ane pita, li pran tèt Keenan ap viv ak papa l 'nan Michigan. Keenan considers this "the best move [li] janm fè fè yo."
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James Keenan was born in Ravenna, Ohio, on April 17, 1964, the only child of Judith Marie and Michael Loren Keenan. When his parents divorced in 1968, his father, a high school teacher, moved to Michigan and Keenan would only see him about once a year for the next 12 years. His mother remarried, bringing Keenan into an "intolerant and unworldly household", where his intelligence and creative expression would be stifled. When Keenan was 11, his mother suffered a paralyzing cerebral aneurysm, which would later serve as the inspiration for many of his creative works. A few years later, she persuaded Keenan to live with his father in Michigan. Keenan considers this "the best move [he] ever made."