In a way, sometimes collaborating is more difficult because you have to listen. — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
We're constantly being fed images and being told what to like and what is good, and for the most part, I think… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
I would like to do more film scoring, period. Whether it is a big film, a small film, or just anything. I… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
More traditional guitar, bass, drums - it's not something completely natural to me. It's, in a way, exotic. — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
That's one of the great things about touring. It makes you machinelike in a way that you can re-create this music not… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in film, so to get involved in any way in the genesis of making a film or music… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
The studio is my main compositional tool. And I used to be horrible in the studio. I didn't know any kind of… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
The song is based on a lot of observation and a lot of speculation. But in sort of a pointed way its… — 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
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
When you come into a pre-existing situation, you gotta have your own thing going. You gotta be really strong about it, and… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
Revenge is good. I think revenge is healthy too, and if you can use music in that way, a sort of therapeutic… — 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
