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Mike Patton

Mike Patton

American Musician

Born: Jan 27, 1968

Band Me Music People Think You

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I've had at least a couple botched surgeries. Mike Patton

Had Couple Least

To me, the stage is like the free zone. That's what makes it exhilarating. For whatever reason, there's this weird little square where it's kind of a romper room for adults. Mike Patton

Me Free Whatever Stage Kind Adult Weird Like Makes Exhilarating Square Where Little Room Reason Zone

Relationships are complicated - put it that way, okay? Mike Patton

Complicated Relationships Way Okay Put

I think you create your own freedom. Mike Patton

Freedom You Own Think Create Your

I write lyrics based on music, on a musical flow, and what sounds good at the time. Mike Patton

Music Time Good Lyrics Musical Write Sounds Based Flow

I always forget about some of the things I've done, because you do 'em, and sometimes they don't come out, and... most of it's almost like daily chores or something. You check it off your list, and then it's gone. Mike Patton

I'm not a trained musician. Mike Patton

Musician Trained

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. Mike Patton

Faith Best Remember Old Men Our Though Some About More Sort Audience Bunch Confrontation Old Men Even Shows

I had never been taken in like I was in Italy just by saying a few words. That made me feel like I had to put in the effort, and I want to be one of them. Mike Patton

Saying Me Words Made Few Never Had Taken Put Feel Like Been Italy Effort Just Want Them

The only way I can make sense of my music is to compartmentalize it as opposed to having one band that I have to throw everything into. For me, it's just more fun and more challenging to create little worlds where a song or a piece can make sense. Mike Patton

We're constantly being fed images and being told what to like and what is good, and for the most part, I think people enjoy living that way. It takes a lot of the thinking out of it. Mike Patton

Good People Enjoy Living Think Thinking Way Out Constantly Fed Part Takes Like Most Lot Being Images

I saw G.G. Allin live once. Mike Patton

Live Once Saw

The career high would be putting out a Kids of Widney High CD on my label, Ipecac Recordings. Mike Patton

Kids Out High Would Would-Be Recordings Putting Label Career

More traditional guitar, bass, drums - it's not something completely natural to me. It's, in a way, exotic. Mike Patton

Me Natural Guitar Bass Way Something More Drums Traditional Exotic

You don't want to eat haute cuisine all the time; it's not healthy. Mike Patton

Time You Healthy Eat Cuisine Want

I've got a comfortable home for my music where I can put out whatever the hell I want, and I feel like the slate is really clean, and I can get away with anything. It's a nice, free feeling. Mike Patton

I know that whatever I put out, whether people think it's pop or noise or whatever, it's always going to be some kind of a freak or mutation. It's not going to be anything pure that a lot of people will relate to. And that's fine. Mike Patton

A lot of people assume that musicians are comrades by nature. It's cutthroat like anything else. Mike Patton

Nature Musicians People Comrades Assume Else Like Lot Anything Anything Else

Some artists can work under one guise, whether it's a name or a band or doing film soundtracks, put all of their ideas in one pot and move on. Me, I need to compartmentalize. Mike Patton

Work Me Band Move On Guise Some Pot Put Name Ideas Doing Soundtracks Move Artists Whether Film Need

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