In an extensive Kerrang! article outlining Faith No More's history and the current activities of the group's former members, bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Roddy Bottum and drummer Mike Bordin discussed the possibility of a band reunion at some point in the future. Here are their comments as they appear in the magazine:
Mike Bordin: “I was in Faith No More for 15 years. We were a good, honest band, and I was only ashamed to be in that band on a couple of occasions. Now if you're talking about [Mike Patton], he'd probably say that there were only a couple of occasions in his 10 years in the band that he wasn't ashamed to be there. Patton probably didn't see any difference between us and Hanson, for instance.
“Patton will probably work with every single person in the world rather than come back to us. In his head, he's got it all worked out, and he feels superior about it. But you know what the bottom fucking line is? I don't care. I've played with Ozzy and Korn and Jerry Cantrell, I play drums, and I'm not 'Mike Bordin of Faith No More.' But every time I see Patton mentioned in the local papers wherever, he's still 'Mike Patton, ex-Faith No More,' and that's the huge irony. Patton won't go back and [be part of a reunion], but he's still making a living off it. And you know what, that'll probably torture him to the end of his days."
Billy Gould: “If [Patton] said an emphatic 'No' to a reunion, that's fine with me. Patton was in the band for half the lifespan of Faith No More, so his relationship with that band is different from ours. The hard work was done when he joined.
“If I look back on the whole experience, I have a really unpleasant feeling. From day one, it wasn't that fun in a lot of ways. If it wasn't for the fact that people still appreciate what we did, I'd say all those years in Faith No More weren't worth it.”
kloghog - 11/14/2003 5:05:23 AM I wonder how many posters on this site have ever heard of Situationism. Type the word into your fave browser and read your arse into zeitgeist. Mike Patton has never done one thing in his artistic existence and that was to comprimise his vision (we all have one - would you like to share?). He will simply not waste his time on a project that is in danger of not stimulating either himself or the art that he partakes in. My advice to anyone is to try and create anything that challenges them and their way of thinking. Ideas need to be tested or else they are in danger of becoming beliefs. Patton is, i believe, a situationist. He knows that modern lives and modern identities arrive where they are as a result of certain abuses (some subtle, some not) and if he sounds or acts like a prick then he is likely to be attempting to highlight an already pricking situation (the prick is the wake-up call!!). In a nutshell, why compromise when you can accept? Embrace contradictions, they are in you. Grow, grow, grow.
flippy2b - 10/17/2003 11:01:24 AM It's amazing how much positive and negative things are said about Mike in these rants. I too have read many Patton interviews and the one thing I can say he has been since the FNM break up, is a progressive, experimental, hard working, regular guy. Unlike slobs like Marilyn Manson or Fred Durst, Mike seems to keep his past behind him and focus on the more important things like creating something new and innovative. That satisfies him and anyone who is willing to accept that. Patton doesn't seem to care who likes him and who doesn't. Imagine how much joy that must bring him in creating music and collaberating with unknowns and the not too famous (but brilliant) artists. His music is refreshing and will continue to be so well after he hangs his hat up. Saying Mike was a brat or a selfish prick while in FNM is so subjective (obviously). However, Mike didn't seem like he enjoyed bending over backwards for their record labels, or fans, or managers, or band members for that matter. That's why Mike meshes so well doing projects that only "He" creates. He's his own boss and does what he pleases, which for me, makes the music experience more enjoyable. Finally, FNM is still on a lot of old fans' minds and still doesn't sound like anything Mike puts out today for good reason. One shouldn't expect to hear that today because it's already been done. Why do it again? How boring and uncreative. Mike rules for that reason. He is the king of songwriting and vocals.
underwaterginny - 8/10/2003 12:47:21 AM The BAND Faith No More is and will always be a time in my life that I can look back to and see happiness. They were cutting edge artists that were over looked by the "Glam Rock Scene". The band itself offered so much to people looking for musical talent. "FNM" as you would say, was a "breath of fresh air" They offered melodical sounds along with vocal talent. They are my favorite band and always will be. When
I heard Zombie Eaters, after having a child, I could relate to the words and music expressed. I only wish that I could meet the members of the band to see how such musical genius prevailed.
todhackett - 11/18/2002 1:14:32 PM I love FNM's work, as a band, and recognize their respective talents seperate from Mike Patton's. But the fact is, until Patton joined FNM and lent his incredible vocal range and ability (not to mention his interest in blending musical genres) to the band, they were little more than amusingly okay, and Mosley's vocals were just plain fucking godawful.
I've read numerous interviews with Patton, and he just doesn't come off as the prick that everyone says he is, although I know he can be. I've read nearly all of his remarks about Faith No More and have never detected any enmity from him about the band at all. (Irony, sure, but not enmity.)
So the vitriol that is DEFINITELY being spewed by Bordin, Bottum and Gould is especially perplexing; either it's a publicity stunt (Which I hope to god it is) or it's the loser sour grapes resentment bullshit that it seems on the surface to be (in which case, oy, there goes my respect for the REST of Faith No More).
I have to say that I love Patton's Fantomas (both albums) and Mr. Bungle, as well as his work with The Dillinger Escape Plan. I don't care too much for Tomahawk, although their first album still beats the hell out of The Real Thing (the only FNM album I have a truly hard time liking).
Also, guys, just for the record, if you think it's ironic that Patton will always be remembered as "the ex frontman of Faith No More" (a claim that is, to say the least, quite debatable), then also consider this: those same morons who continue to refer to Patton in this way NEVER KNEW WHO THE FUCK THE REST OF YOU WERE IN THE FIRST PLACE, and never WILL know or care who you are.
Like it or not, Patton made your band, and is still the most noteworthy member of it.
FANTOMAS RULES! BUNGLE RULES! PEEPING TOM RULES!
Faith No Who? :)
Ipecac2002 - 6/23/2002 3:45:06 PM Are you all real pain in the ass losers? Mike Patton is the most creative and innovative person in the music business. So he is a prick during interviews, but ever thought that is because of all the same lame questions? Like: "How was it like being in FNM?"
His bands of the present are really artistic and probably hard to listen to for you stupid, braindead fuckers!
Some_Girl - 6/22/2002 8:46:52 AM Yadda Yadda Yadda...................
4_note - 6/18/2002 1:27:27 PM Being a huge FNM/Bungle/Patton geek, I've read many interviews with Patton...and he has never expressed the kind of bitter resentment emanating from Puffy and Billy. Patton is a prick, but he's also a musician who wants to move forward rather wallow in the past. Can you blame him? And nither Puffy nor Mike would be getting the work they are now without the money AND the reputation they earned while in Faith No More.
insecthoriscope - 6/18/2002 11:26:28 AM FNM was a kick ass band...mike patton has a very remarkable range. he can sound evil and at the same time could easily sing on broadway...and i like pretty much all the bands patton has been in since his FNM days...maybe except "peeping tom"... but "tomahawk" kicks ass. mike bording is one of the best drummers ever...he's not playing with ozzy for any other reason
kingforaday - 5/31/2002 11:25:39 AM When FNM finished, I got really sad and I kept the faith about a future reunion. Well, it seems that will never be, and now that I think about it, I guess it`s better that way... It would have never been like it was before, and probably the moment they broke up was the right one, in all their glory.
Certainly, I don`t know what to think about the work that Patton is doing actually... That`s not the genius that I loved in FNM. For example, his first record with Fantomas is so weird and bizarre, that I can`t figure how a record company can give him money to do that... Patton NEEDS a band like FNM to keep his insane mind on line and give to his -sometimes- great ideas a sense. From his actual proyects, I only like Tomahawk, and Mr Bungle, of course, but I still prefer FNM... they were great. It`s a shame that Patton denies his glorious past with them in that "superior mind" atitude... Without FNM, he`d not have become who he is now.
P.D: sorry for my ashaming english, but I live in Chile and here we speak spanish, and I don`t study english since I graduated from school (4 years ago).
The_Prophet - 5/7/2002 3:38:52 AM Bungle and Fanthomas rocks!
Mike is a Cry winning baby, but the bastard keeps pumping out great music.How does he do it?
Fuck_Creed - 5/7/2002 1:25:16 AM 1)It is highly doubtful that Mike Bordin would have ever played with Ozzy, Korn, etc., if FNM hadn't hooked up with Mike Patton. Nobody cared a lot. Seriously.
2)Mike Patton has ego problems; he's a fucking baby sometimes.
3)They should all shut the fuck up 'cause a)Mike Patton has nothing relevant to say anymore and b)I don't give a fuck what the drummer from Ozzy has to say.
Fake*111 - 5/6/2002 8:22:07 PM classic...
SearsPoncho - 5/6/2002 5:05:03 PM Yeah, I'll bet they were thankin' their sweet asses he was in the band when they were all over MTV. Sour grapes if you ask me. Patton wanted something different, what is so wrong about that? Bungle blows away FNM if you ask me.
SFblag - 5/6/2002 3:49:01 PM too bad. Innovative band. Mike Patton was great singer for FNM, though his vocals on Epic are annoying. Angeldust is amazing album. Saw them on their last tour and they looked like they were having fun, joking around on stage. I haven't heard any of Pattons new stuff, but nobody seems to like it.
Original singer Chuck was terrible. I have Introduce Yourself and I can't listen to it. His singing is awful.
1988ShelbyZ - 5/6/2002 12:44:44 PM After I read this, a few things came to mind. First, I like old Faith No More. Cool stuff. Second, I guess it's too bad to see the other members of the band so friggin bitter about their days with Faith No More and Mike Patton. Third, I don't give a god damn what Mike Patton is up to, what goofy band he's in, or what the hell ever you'd fancy to tell me about him. Thank you.
