If they're acting like a dog, sometimes you're forced to treat people like dogs. — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
Touring is a weird thing. It's like getting married to four different people. — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
I guess I'm getting to the age where a lot of other people my age have real jobs, and when they're hard-up… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
I think that too many people think too much about my lyrics. I am more a person who works with the sound… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
I'm at a point now where I crave healthy musical environments, where there is a genuine exchange of ideas without repressed envy… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
A lot of people assume that musicians are comrades by nature. It's cutthroat like anything else. — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
I remember playing with John Zorn and Ikue Mori in Taiwan in a school classroom. There were, like, 15 people there, maybe,… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
I'm not a poet. I'm not up onstage to get something off my chest. I'm making musical statements, or, most of the… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
I learned what I could do with my voice on stages and because of the people that I was around. It wasn't… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
I know that whatever I put out, whether people think it's pop or noise or whatever, it's always going to be some… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
Diamanda Galás, the avant-weird performance artist... 'The devil's wife,' someone calls her. Faith No More loves Diamanda Galás. — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
I am constantly amazed at the musicians that are able to do the same thing over and over for 20 or more years. That… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
I have to make an effort about things like going to the grocery store. That stuff reminds me that I don't live in the… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
I'm at a point now where I crave healthy musical environments, where there is a genuine exchange of ideas without repressed envy or resentment,… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
I lived in Italy for quite a while and married an Italian woman. While there, I immersed myself in the complete culture: the music,… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
There has to be an element of danger, or at least an element of intrigue, for a band to be interesting. — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
