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Edit] Joining Faith No More

Mike Patton

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Mike Patton
Background information
Birth name Michael Allan Patton
Born January 27, 1968 (1968-01-27) (age 42) Eureka, California, U.S.
Genres Heavy metal, experimental music, classical, avant-garde metal, trip hop, jazz, noise rock, various genres
Occupations Musician, songwriter, voice actor, producer
Instruments Vocals, various electronic instrumentation/programming, drums, percussions, bass, guitar, keyboards
Years active 1985–present
Labels Ipecac, Tzadik, Warner Bros. Records, Slash
Associated acts Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Tomahawk, Peeping Tom, Lovage, John Zorn, Kaada/Patton, Dillinger Escape Plan, Hemophiliac, Maldoror, General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners, Rahzel, Zu

Michael Allan "Mike" Patton (born January 27, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, producer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, film actor, and voice actor, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Faith No More. He has also handled lead vocals for Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Lovage, Fantômas, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Peeping Tom.

Known for his eclectic influences and experimental projects, Patton has earned critical praise for his diverse vocals, which touch on crooning, falsetto, death growls, screaming, rapping, chanting, mouth music, beatboxing and scatting, among other techniques; critic Greg Prato writes, "Patton could very well be one of the most versatile and talented singers in rock music."[1] While commenting on Patton's extended and diverse music groups, Allmusic called him "a complete and utter musical visionary and a mind-blowing and standard-warping genius."[2]

He has many producer or co-producer credits with artists such as John Zorn, Sepultura, Melvins, Melt-Banana and Kool Keith. He co-founded Ipecac Recordings with Greg Werckman in 1999, and has run the label since.

Contents [hide]
  • 1 Biography
    • 1.1 Early years
    • 1.2 Joining Faith No More
    • 1.3 Mr. Bungle and beyond
    • 1.4 Faith No More reunion
  • 2 Reactions to fame
  • 3 Personal life
  • 4 Discography
  • 5 Filmography
  • 6 Video games
  • 7 References
  • 8 External links

Edit] Biography

Edit] Early years

Patton was born and raised in Eureka, California, where he and his friends (including fellow long-time members Trey Spruance and Trevor Dunn) formed Mr. Bungle circa 1984. During the late 80s they recorded the cassette-only demos The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny, Goddammit I Love America, Bowel of Chiley and OU818 (featuring tracks that would appear on their first Warner Brothers album).

edit] Joining Faith No More

Patton joined Faith No More in January 1989 and filled the vocal void left by the recently-fired Chuck Mosley, who moved on to the band Cement.

Faith No More's The Real Thing was released later the same year. The album reached the top ten on the charts thanks largely to MTV's heavy rotation of the "Epic" music video (which featured Patton in a T-shirt promoting his own band Mr. Bungle[3]).



In the United States, Faith No More would not again match the commercial success of The Real Thing. After three more studio albums (Angel Dust, King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime, and Album of the Year) Faith No More officially disbanded in 1998.[citation needed]

When interviewed about his lyrical content with Faith No More, Patton responded, "I think that too many people think too much about my lyrics. I am more a person who works more with the sound of a word than with its meaning. Often I just choose the words because of the rhythm not because of the meaning".[4]


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