Corey Feldman says he originally wanted Faith No More and Mr. Bungle frontman Mike Patton to appear on an upcoming song before ultimately deciding against reaching out due to what he described as concerns over Patton’s alleged “cult” associations.
The comments came during Feldman’s appearance on Jamie Kennedy’s ‘Hate To Break It To Ya’ podcast, where the actor and musician discussed his forthcoming track ‘Paranoia (I’m Not Trippin)’, which features Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst.
While explaining how the collaboration came together, Feldman revealed that Patton was initially his first choice for a guest appearance.
“Fred [Durst] and I have a new song… I put out a teaser for it. It’s sick… I was going through the names and I actually thought of Mike Patton. He was the one that I wanted first, and I’m a fan of his work, but he’s a little bit tied to, you know, those things that I…”
After Kennedy interrupted to ask if there was any “smoke” surrounding Patton, Feldman expanded on his reasoning.
“Not smoke. Just the stuff you’re talking about, the cult stuff. Yeah. So, it looked a little dark. So, I was like, I don’t think that’s the best marriage. But I like his work, but just not his message, maybe.
So, anyway, so I thought, well, that might be a little dark. So, then I was like, ‘Who’s a great rapper that’s not going to go dark on me? Oh, I know, Fred!’
So, I called Fred and I said, ‘I got this new jam. What do you think?’ And he’s like, ‘Oh, I don’t know. Let’s hear it.’ So, I sent it to him. He’s like, ‘Dude, that’s badass.’ I was like, ‘All right, you want to do it?’ He was like, ‘Yeah, let’s do it.'”
Feldman did not provide any evidence or further explanation for his comments regarding Patton, nor did he specify what he meant by the alleged “cult” concerns.
Earlier in the podcast, Feldman and Kennedy discussed conspiracy theories involving satanic cults, Hollywood, and other speculative topics. During that conversation, Feldman claimed he had heard that some individuals in Hollywood worship an ancient deity known as Baal, while both hosts also discussed musicians who have incorporated satanic imagery into their public personas.
Mike Patton has not publicly responded to Feldman’s remarks.
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