While we’ve certainly been here before, it would appear the future still sadly looks grim for Faith No More. The pioneering alternative metal outfit first fell dormant back in 1998, taking an eleven year break before roaring back in 2009. That unexpected reunion lasted until 2021, when the wheels fell off amid the pandemic.
Numerous shows were scrapped, with vocalist Mike Patton later opening up about his struggles with agoraphobia. While Patton went on to seek help for his condition and has since managed to get back out on the road with the likes of Mr. Bungle, Faith No More did not follow suit.
His Faith No More bandmate in drummer Mike “Puffy” Bordin has previously made clear that Patton was the holdout in the band getting back on track, stating this past April that Patton had gone from, “being unable to do the shows to clearly being unwilling to do shows with us.”
Now, while doing the press rounds for his upcoming memoir ‘The Royal We‘ (due November 04th), Faith No More keyboardist/vocalist, etc. Roddy Bottum recently spoke further on the band’s impasse, revealing it’s no longer just Patton that is uninterested in once again getting the band back together. Speaking with with Alternative Nation, Bottum confirmed he keeps in touch with his Faith No More bandmates, but went on to state that he didn’t think he would consider playing shows with the band again. When asked why, he offered:
“It’s not just me. I don’t think anyone’s sort of up for it at this point. We had a bunch of shows that we were gonna play, and they got canceled, just for various reasons. But I don’t think the course that we were on has fixed itself. I just don’t see it happening again, honestly. I think we did a really good job. We played a bunch of reunion tours, and I think we did what we kind of set out to do.
So I don’t think anyone’s upset about it or anything. But I mean, for sure, getting back together would mean a big paycheck, but I think all of us are pretty good with what we did, sort of just like, artistically with the band and committing to ourselves and playing with each other. I think we’re all pretty good with the decisions that we’ve made up to now, and I don’t see what could really happen more getting back together and doing more shows.”
When asked if that stance would change if the band hypothetically ever made it into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, Bottum responded:
“I don’t see that happening. I mean, we were such a weird band. I don’t really see a big institution like that taking us on. We were very offbeat and weird and unorthodox, and we never played by the rules. I don’t see an institution like that accepting us into their sort of spectrum.”
