FAITH NO MORE Singer Mike Patton - "...Even Though We're A Bunch Of Old Men, What I Remember About Our Best Shows Is Some Sort Of Confrontation With The Audience"
April 22, 2010, 14 years ago
LA Weekly's Erin Broadley recently spoke with FAITH NO MORE singer Mike Patton. The following is an excerpt from the article:
Prior to Coachella, I asked Patton some questions on the subject of audience interaction and about Faith No More's reunion during our interview for CAMP magazine, an exclusive put together by URB, Golden Voice and Vans, and distributed solely for die-hard campers at this year's music and arts festival.
"With Faith No More, even though we're a bunch of old men, what I remember about our best shows is some sort of confrontation with the audience," Patton said. "I didn't even have to think about it ... When we started doing these shows, that element about what I do when I perform came back. It's not planned, it's not thought out. I really even sometimes think to myself, 'Hey let's just play the show tonight, don't be an asshole, don't pick a fight, don't do this, don't do that...' and then things happen, you know?"?Patton continued, "Part of what Faith No More shows are is chaos and unpredictability. Just trying to keep that alive and survive at the same time. Let's just take FANTOMAS at Coachella [in 2005]. Really my issue was not to stir up any shit or even talk to the crowd or even acknowledge the crowd. I want to play the music as best as I can. I want to make it as perfect as I can. Really it's more like a classical music recital. It's a completely different approach and completely different results. With Faith No More I'm a little more free. To me it's more like rock and pop music so I've got a chance to 'entertain the crowd' or fuck with the crowd and I try and play that up."
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