Mike Patton, the iconic vocalist behind Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, and countless other projects, recently opened up about the sense of closure the band’s reunion brought him. Speaking with Kyle Meredith, Patton reflected on the 2009–2021 Faith No More reunion run, which ended abruptly.
“I didn’t really think so at the time, but, yeah, maybe. And I think that we all kind of felt it, but it was unspoken,” Patton said.
“It’s funny—just when you’ve been in a band or a musical situation for a period of time, you always, in the back of your head, you’re kind of thinking, ‘Well, maybe this is it.’ And I don’t mind that feeling. I don’t see it as a sad thing. I see it as being present and being able to really appreciate it while it’s happening.”
Patton also reflected on how he views Faith No More alongside his other projects:
“I’d never really understood… the concept of a side project, that’s assuming that there’s a main one. For me, I really never had one. There were projects like Faith No More where I spent more time on, in terms of touring and promoting, quote-unquote. But everything that I’ve done was of equal importance to me. They just weren’t viewed that way. And the public… needs to have a hierarchy built in there, just to make themselves feel better about it, I guess.”
Faith No More’s current status remains uncertain. The band’s last activity was a canceled tour during the pandemic, coinciding with Patton’s struggle with agoraphobia. While Patton has returned to performing with Mr. Bungle, Faith No More has remained largely inactive amid reported tension between members.
Drummer Mike “Puffy” Bordin commented on the dynamic earlier this year:
“He’s gone from being unable to do the shows to clearly being unwilling to do shows with us. And that’s heavy.”
Keyboardist Roddy Bottum also weighed in last October, reflecting on the band’s reunion legacy:
“It’s not just me. I don’t think anyone’s sort of up for it at this point… I think we did what we kind of set out to do… we’re all pretty good with the decisions that we’ve made up to now, and I don’t see what could really happen more getting back together and doing more shows.”
While a full return seems unlikely, Patton’s reflections reveal a quietly shared sense of completion—even if it was never formally expressed.
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No I think it’s just you.
Jeremy Frazier literally everybody else in the band has reflected the same sentiment. It’s not just him. 
Coreh Adams Not from the recent interviews I’ve read. They said he basically ghosted them during the Covid tour and has been nearly unreachable since.
Jeremy Frazier and he said that he thinks they don’t want to talk to him. What I think is happening is that there is just simply a miscommunication, but also it doesn’t sound like any of them are interested in the project at the moment which is what I’m talking about. 
Coreh Adams Yeah call me crazy it’s easier than ever to reach people and I don’t think Bordin Gould and Bottum are big ego guys. None of them seem tough to work with. Particularly Bordin.
Jeremy Frazier it depends on how they are reaching out. Are they doing it personally or are they having “their guy reach out to his guy” because Mike seems to be the type of person to prefer direct communication rather than having people go through the channels of XYZ PR person which could be how the rest of the guys are because they are more “industry“ than Mike is if that makes sense 
Coreh Adams pretty much zero chance a guy like Gould or Bordin would have “his guys” reach out.
Not gonna lie, Mike Patton is a massive factor in Faith No Mores continued legacy, but with his numerous projects and spread out availability, I’d actually be ok if they found another collaborator to sing in live performances. Hell I’d even accept another album if they vibed together. Also be fine if they started a totally new group in the same vein as Audioslave. It’s just a shame when talent like that wants to perform and one person holds them hostage.
Mark Gaydosh Now who do you think would be the best replacement for Mike Patton?
Jason Maier back in 1998 when they split the first time they planned to work with Whitfield Crane of Ugly Kid Joe. It’d be a very different beast but I’d love to hear what they could come up with with him. I agree it’s a huge shame that a bunch of talented musicians could be on the stage but one person doesn’t want to.
Luke Patrick He did a good job in Life of Agony
Ok I’ve got three ideas.
1: Todd Smith of Dog Fashion Disco and Polkadot Cadaver. His bands have a lot in common with Mr. Bungle and he is skilled in screams, growls, and singing.
2. Greg Puchiato ex- Dillinger Escape Plan. Hes got a wild preence, great vocal skill, and it would be funny to see him join FNM after Patton was a part of DEP.
3. Eric Nally of Foxy Shazam. He’d probably piss off the fans, but I also think his weird operatic eccentricities would make all the songs sound cool and a new unique way.
Jason Maier Brandon Boyd or Greg Puciato, probably.
Jason Maier
Steve Rauckhorst.
Former Integrity bassist.
He did a Patton Tribute band called Garmonboozia, which is pretty much a Mr. Bungle sounding band, they did an album called Feature Presentation.
I can’t give too much details about him since he’s currently the lead singer of a band everyone hates and i might get shit for it., but technically he sings like a young 89 Patton mixed with a bit of Brandon Boyd and Chino Moreno.
I didn’t know anyone else knew about Garmonbozia! They’re a fun time. Saw them way back in the day
Jason Maier kin formerly of twelve foot ninja
Luke Patrick Truth they are too good to be not making music with each other, because of one person.
Jason Maier no one, that’s why you don’t try to redo what he did.
You release new stuff with a new dude.
Jason Maier Nils Frykdahl of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum.
Mark Gaydosh gonna have to check them out!
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Josué Vargas Ramírez cuál es la banda que todos odian? 😬 quiero saber
Florencia Carballo Cba Es Mushroomhead, otra banda con un sonido muy inspirado en Faith No More. Esa si es un poquito más conocida ahora.
Josué Vargas Ramírez gracias!!
Florencia Carballo Cba Con gusto. Esa es mi banda favorita. Los llevo siguiendo desde el 2009.
Mark Gaydosh I’d rather it be the end then finding someone else. It’s the writing style that would suffer with new material.
Shane Gilbert not necessarily if someone really understands the job. Plus, they wrote some great stuff with Mosley.
Travis Lowell well it’s my opinion so..
Shane Gilbert of course. But point being, even though he’s my favorite singer/front man of all time, there are other exceptionally talented people out there.
Mark Gaydosh they are also free to make music other than faith no more. He’s not holding anything hostage. If they want to play and create, they can do it. It’s not like they’re not allowed to play unless Patton is there.
Mark Gaydosh there is no equivalent to Patton. He is Faith No More.
Just because Patton is awesome doesn’t make him Faith No More.
Matt Maziarz imo We care a lot is one of their best songs and that was Chuck
Richard Reeves that’s your opinion.
Matt Maziarz hence the ” IMO”
Matt Maziarz Don’t agree at all.
Matt Maziarz chuck mosley came first. Introduce yourself is a stellar album. It and Angel Dust are FNM’s two best.
Bob Coldicott actually… Courtney Love was their first singer..
https://youtu.be/iMTGlAPGmnM?si=TRMOn1h0oOU_x-Hp
Shawn Weathers actually…it was a revolving door of singers. She was just one of them.
Matt Maziarz No. He is Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, Tomahawk, Mondo Cane, Dead Cross, etc. Faith No More is Billy Gould, Roddy Bottum and Mike Bordin.
Shawn Weathers no she was not, she was like their 4th one….
Josué Vargas Ramírez amen
Josué Vargas Ramírez 100%
Steph Benoti well.. still blew my mind.. now I get the little love triangle with their keyboardist..
Mark Gaydosh God no. If no Patton and they want to continue, they should change the name. – and I suspect they’d feel the same. It would be karaoke at this point to get a soundalike.
Allan Buchanan Why? He wasn’t their first vocalist and he wants to quite.
Saartje Lief Their best stuff by far was done with Patton, plus he’s been associated with the band for nearly 40 years. Other singers who try to do his shtick are generally embarrassing.
Allan Buchanan We will see how this plays out. I will be around whatever they decide. Patton quits and that’s his right. He is not a founding member so it’s not his band.
Mark Gaydosh I dunno man, he’s been their singer for near 40 years. Them rehashing the band with a different singer and the same name… this ain’t Journey. FNM guys do just fine financially and creatively too. It’s OK to let a band from the past be a band from the past.
Hal Conick he was their singer for a little less than 10 years. Then, he was their singer again for about 7 years. Then, he led them on this start-stop thing for a couple of years, with no practices or shows.
Courtney Love FNM EP can’t be worse than Nu-Bungle
Is the best singer ever .
There’s no other .
Any musicians ever work on music and complete an album feeling like you spent two seconds on something you’ll never get back?
Maybe you could try talking to the other band members about this…
Travis Lowell exactly
Travis Lowell That’s the truth.
Travis Lowell Im sure never considered this, thank god you spoke up….
Ron Albert I guess he didn’t, considering Mike B. has publicly stated as much.
Travis Lowell Honest question. Is FNM the best Mike Patton has done?
Ron Albert loaded question. He has lots of projects that I love. That one might be the most consistent, but I love Mit Gas, California, etc. as much as about any FNM album.
Travis Lowell Fair enough. I’m not sure where Mike Pattons head is at, but I’m stoked to get to see Tomahawk. After Bungle and Dead Cross . I dont see the problem
Ron Albert I’m excited for Tomahawk as well, this summer. I’m less into Dead Cross, but I do like Seizure and Desist and a few others a lot. Hoping for more Bungle for sure. But that doesn’t mean I can’t love FNM and think he’s kind of a jackass for saying, “I think we all kind of knew” when literally his band says the opposite and that he ghosted them.
Is this closure?
“To say that we feel shattered by these cancellations would be a complete understatement. It has been a real challenge to return to this music after a 5 year absence, but we have been working hard for a few months now, and these last few rehearsals left no doubt that we were back to top form, which makes this statement very difficult to write.
Coming on almost two years of pandemic and lack of work, it has been heartbreaking to give our crew the news. We consider our crew like family. And then, equally importantly, we are aware of what this means to our fans, who have been patiently supporting us– waiting, as we have, for a break in this frustrating situation. Many folks have taken isolation quite hard, and patiently waited as shows have been postponed time and time again. This will be tough for them.
And yet in spite of all this, we have a family member who needs help. We believe that forging ahead with these dates would have had a profoundly destructive effect on Mike, whose value to us as a brother means more to us than his job as singer. He can count on our 100% support to do what he needs to do to get things right. Just as we also ask for your support right now.
Thank you for continuing to believe in us.”
-Bill, Jon, Mike B. & Roddy
Travis Lowell Yes I’m familiar with this conversation, but really, It’s art..It only works when it works right?
Ron Albert yes, but he bailed on an actual planned tour after the first one was canceled through no fault of his own. His bandmates rehearsed – a lot. He could at least speak with them.
FNM is one of my favorite bands, but I’d rather they not perform if they don’t feel it’s incumbent upon them to make fans happy, or just to earn a check, than play against their own wishes.
Rob Walsh Yep the audience can always tell.
Try and realise how much potential FNM has over the dumb bungle shit you’ve been putting your energy into..
Dan French You know he can’t hear you?
What i feel I’m directing to him, just how i wrote it.
Mike Is a Little toxic whit faith no More lol
Mikey isn’t making himself look too good by saying this. 🤔
Yeah regardless of the talent he’s always been a clown. I’m not quite sure there’d be all these other side projects without FNM. The only decent one is Tomahawk
Franklin Booth I disagree. Fantomas is his towering giant to me.
Franklin Booth Mr Bungle was before FNM though.
Ann Ette but they got a record deal only because FNM got so big.
Steph Benoti doesn’t negate the fact that he was in Mr Bungle before FNM and that “California” is the best album he will ever sing on.
Glenn Szymanski no, but without FNM, I’m not even sure we would have California to start with….
Steph Benoti I am a FNM fan, I got into them when “The Real Thing” came out. My fav album is “KfaF” followed by “Angel Dust”. I got see them in ’93 and ’98. I only heard a lfew songs from their reunion album and didn’t really like it. I feel the same way about the Mt Bungle reunion album. I think Mike would have peaked with something whether or not he was in FNM. Whether that would have been “California”, we’ll never know.
Franklin Booth he started Bungle at 16 and has hundreds of other projects under his belt. WTF are yammering on about???
Franklin Booth 💯
I don’t think the other members felt like that…
Pablo Scaldelai Rezende The article makes it seem like Roddy had similar feelings about it.
Ann Ette Roddy is now changing his tune.
Sounds like Patton and FNM just needed to talk more over the post-reunion years.
Just be thankful they made the catalog they did no point being in it if you ain’t gonna give 100%
They were rehearsing for a tour when he bailed. Not sure anyone else in the band thought it was over but ok Mike.
Matt Mitchell I’m pretty sure covid had to do with him bailing though.
Ann Ette they were going to tour after covid. He claimed he was having effects from the isolation which may be true but the rest of the band certainly wasn’t thinking this is over. They supported him and then the next time we heard from him he had a new version of Mr. Bungle.
Matt Mitchell he didn’t ‘claim’, he made an admission of physical, social and mental health issues and to this day,continues to get treatment. Yeah they prioritised his health by supporting his decision and it took well of a year or so for shit to sort out.Bungle also cancelled shows not just FNM.
His return probably had everything to do with Bungle coming together again. Remember why they (had to) split? Bungle coming back was his best medicine.He said in 98 or 99 they he would never reunite with FNM. WAY BACK THEN. Y’all got another almost 7 YEARS of him AND another album! In hindsight FNM are/were a tad toxic and so are their fundamentalist fans.
Great vocalist. But the songs deserve to be heard and the rest of the band deserves to play them. It would be understandable for them to get a new singer. He seems to have decided it himself. Won’t be the same. But the show must go on!
Al Perkins KING
Al Perkins I am for a new singer 100%
Steph Benoti me too.
I saw them
In Hyde park London with soulfly, Motörhead, soundgarden and a little band called black sabbath (they’re going somewhere!)
When they had the all white, flowers on the stage tour cycle.
It’s by far and away the greatest concert day of my life!
And that includes Pantera in 94 at their absolute peak
Michael Hinder i was there..red hot sunny day!!…dressed as clergymen.
Yes!!!
Michael Hinder 2015?
I think so yes
It was July from memory
I think it rained a bit when sabbath played
They did the air raid sirens!!
First and only time since WW2
Michael Hinder I was there too. Was a good day.
We Care A Lot?
He said all his projects are important, nothing is a side project. He just so happened to spend more time with fnm. I think that states he has never truly commited himself to fnm.
FNM should get KIN
Mr Bunghole is a D bag
Find a new singer
Is this closure?
“To say that we feel shattered by these cancellations would be a complete understatement. It has been a real challenge to return to this music after a 5 year absence, but we have been working hard for a few months now, and these last few rehearsals left no doubt that we were back to top form, which makes this statement very difficult to write.
Coming on almost two years of pandemic and lack of work, it has been heartbreaking to give our crew the news. We consider our crew like family. And then, equally importantly, we are aware of what this means to our fans, who have been patiently supporting us– waiting, as we have, for a break in this frustrating situation. Many folks have taken isolation quite hard, and patiently waited as shows have been postponed time and time again. This will be tough for them.
And yet in spite of all this, we have a family member who needs help. We believe that forging ahead with these dates would have had a profoundly destructive effect on Mike, whose value to us as a brother means more to us than his job as singer. He can count on our 100% support to do what he needs to do to get things right. Just as we also ask for your support right now.
Thank you for continuing to believe in us.”
-Bill, Jon, Mike B. & Roddy
Why do the rest of them sit around waiting for Mike
Luke Lawrence I always think this, FNM existed before he joined so why wait around for him? Of course it’ll be different and he’d be very difficult to replace but I’m open to a new chapter with someone else.
Luke Patrick exactly
I love all his stuff
I love FNM but it’s time to move on
I’d love Mike, but he’s so full of shit. He canceled the tour on the last minute with some bullshit excuse only to go out on tour with Mr. bungle he left his guys high and dry.
remember
Mike was a replacement to begin with, and can be replaced again if Faith No More really wants to cut tracks
is the guitarist who looks like he could karaoke a mean Sexy And I Know It no longer with them?
Just give it time yall.
Mike is Mike, not who we want him to be.
He doesnt want to play with FNM anymore, and beyond that is not our business.
Plus, Chuck Mosely passing away was heavy.
In my opinion, their last album just wasn’t right. It didn’t feel like Faith No More.
It didn’t sound like Faith No More.
Just my opinion.
This is how im quitting my job.
It was a massive let down when FNM (or Mike!) cancelled their tour-guess I’ll never see them live 🤷♀️
He’s talking rubbish.
Had tickets to finally see them right as covid hit. Then the show was cancelled and refunded. 😣
Es una gran pena que Faith no more desaparezca, redios!!!!
Miss fnm amazing group
I just want another album
I wish FNM would just find a new singer, get some practice in, and make a new chapter, I like MP, and can’t wait for Tomahawk, but come on…
Tucson AZ…
Bring ya asses here…
Standard FNM. They don’t talk to each other unless it’s through the media.
You dont sing like you used to anymore..
Get off the horse miguel…
You know, I don’t think the rest of the band was actually done there Mike. I personally love Patton’s work throughout his whole career and FNM is one of my all time favorite bands. However, with that being said, it wouldn’t break my heart if they found another singer and moved forward without Patton. Not sure how most people would vibe with that, but I’d certainly be open minded enough to give it a listen.
😭😭😭