Interesting Faith No More Stories

This section includes stories sent to me from the survey. With a band as unpredictable as Faith No More, it's not surprising that many fans have witnessed or taken part in, an interesting or bizarre event at some point. The accuracy of these accounts rely on the integrity of the people who submitted them in the survey.

Name: Dave
Story: "FNM Was playing at Mojo Music festival in New Orleans august of 97, and in the middle of Last Cup Of Sorrow, Mike Broke a drumstick, and quickly discarded it off the front of the 30' high stage, and as i was surfing the pit way down in front, i was hit by the errant stick, but some ass decided to filch it for himself, so i was souvenierless. But it was still cool."

Name: Ninjaboy007
Story: "I met Patton outside the metro in Chicago on the California tour...he was just sitting in front BSing w/ fans while wearing a Hawiian shirt & seemed really really normal. Kinda scary...it was tough to believe that this guy was THE true weirdenss behind so much freaky ass music. You'd never know it to look at him...appearances are decieving huh?"

Name: Dave
Story: "Ok, well this isn't a FNM sort of thing...it was at a Mr. Bungle concert. I know this is going to be nothing special compared to what others will write, but i don't really care. They played "I Feel For You" and throughout the entire freakin' song Mike P. was staring right at me and pointing when he sang the chorus. it was pretty freakin' cool."

Name: Ben
Story:: "I saw FNM live in Cleveland, OH in 1997. In the middle of the show, someone threw a very large sausage up onto the stage. Patton picked it up, took a few bites, and said something like, "A little spicy...thanks!"

Name: Frank
Story: "Last year on the first Mr. Bungle "california" tour, w/ Dillenger Escape Plan, before the show me and my friends went to eat at a foriegn restaurant... i believe it was Romanian? anyway we sat down and who do you think waled in and sat down for a steak...... Mike Patton.... no big deal it was just weird to eat dinner in the same room with him."

Name: Jessica
Story: "faith no more's appearance on saturday night live when michael tried to climb into the fan"

Name: Alessandro
Story: "when fnm play in my town (Brasmlia, Brasil) mike in the last song (war pigs) jump over the bench of soccer players, and fuck the shit!! hehehe.. i think he hurts!!"

Name: anonymous
Story: "RUMOR: I went to college at Humboldt State and was told by a girl who grew up in the area that she saw Patton piss in his shoe and drink it onstage with Mr. Bungle."

Name: Laura
Story: "i met mike patton three times. i got on stage at a n angel dust show the second time he remembered me from the first time. and recently i talked to him for 15 min. his hair touched myface and his lips touched my ear!!!!!"

Name: Darren
Story: "Mike Patton and Big Jim Martin have a pissed fight outside a pub in Brixton, shortly after the show."

Name: anonymous
Story: "mike patton with john zorn and ikue mori at the knitting factory....stunning.... mike patton with marc ribot, kato hideki and sim cain at the knitting factory...equally as amazing."

Name: anonymous
Story: "at one show someone threw a beer bottle of piss on the stage ...and mike patton took it and dumped it all over his head ..and the crowd just like stood there and stared they didnt know how to react"

Name: Glenn
Story: "I have an interview that clearly states that Jim did not play guitar on War Pigs

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What Is Faith No More's Appeal?

• "they make very creative music that can't be specified into one type of music and they like to shit in the face of critics with great music"
  
  
• "Their diverse musical sensibilities."
  
  
• "the whole damn band!"
  
  
• "Mike Patton's voice."
  
  
• "Originality. They have a unique sound that I have yet to hear from any other band."
  
  
• "They are so unpredictable and they play any kind of music they want"
  
  
• "Uniqueness. They have an original style and Mike Pattons vocals are enigmatic"
  
  
• "the intelligent sarcasm.. their interesting way of performing their charactectic ways. the imaginative brains. always trying to perfect and imperfect the sound that fnm can only do. showed me that passion and love to something can overcome anything."
  
  
• "they are diverse and great and they blend together perfectly plus they rule!!!!!!"
  
  
• "michael patton's weirdness"
  
  
• "the beautiful music"
  
  
• "The variance in their music, Mike Pattons odd vocals, and that funky bass."
  
  
• "The fact that they're different to other shitty mainstream"
  
  
• "They weren't posers."
  
  
• "The sound. And Mike Patton has a god like voice."
  
  
• "FNM is one of the more "normal" groups that i listen to, however they are a great rock band...and oh yeah, Patton is God"
  
  
• "Diversity in music; were never afraid to piss ppl off!"
  
  
• "their attitude"
  
  
• "The way they can play all different styles of songs and still sound incredible"
  
  
• "their expertise in vocals, keyboards,guitars, and drums, and the fact they make all kinds of songs"
  
  
• "Unique sound"
  
  
• "So many different things."
  
  
• "The music!"
  
  
• "they sound like nothing else and proved that experimenting in music is worth doing"
  
  
• "awesome songs, and mike patton!!!"
  
  
• "how fucking grand they are"
  
  
• "everything from disfunctional relationships to the best different everytime music and the great lord mike patton who is crazy but also has best male voice for his shit"
  
  
• "Their musical diversity, and the fact that they don't get on. They should re-group."
  
  
• "Their utter refusal to be labeled as simply an 'alternative' band."
  
  
• "they weren't really like any onther band. and bungle is even less like any other band!!!"
  
  
• "MIKE PATTON SINGING ANYTHING"
  
  
• "at first: Patton's look, voice, and attitide...now: their music, and great stage performances!"
  
  
• "Chuck Mosely's lyrics and 2nd Mike Patton's lyrics and both of their choice of clothing"
  
  
• "EVERYTHING!"
  
  
• "fresh, unique sound - lyrics I relate to"
  
  
• "they just don't give a shit"
  
  
• "Good Hard Rockin Music"
  
  
• "how much different stuff they did"
  
  
• "lyrics and unique sound"
  
  
• "the style of the guitar and bass work, very origional and that they touched many music genras"
  
  
• "mike patton's vocals are amazing! He has more diversity in his voice than anyone i have ever heard!!"
  
  
• "The music and the feelings they conjure"
  
  
• "their originality"
  
  
• "Their uniquness and ability to avoid being categorized as anything. They are simply FUCKIN FANTASTIC!!!"
  
  
• "They are different. Their music is like none of I've ever heard."
  
  

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