With Mr. Bungle, I’d lay down a really rough demo of my vocals and then play them for the guys without telling them what I was saying. Our drummer at the time had the coolest takes on what he thought I was saying, so I’d ask him to write out what he thought the lyrics were. Mike Patton Read Quote
Golf is the only sport I’ve encountered where you can really suck but still have a good time. Mike Patton Read Quote
I don’t actually read that much. I like movies a bit more. That’s how I come up with ideas – by seeing things, hearing things, recycling things. Stealing things! Mike Patton Read Quote
To me, finding sounds, or even recording, is a compositional process. The studio is kind of an instrument. Mike Patton Read Quote
It feels really good to be the bad guy, and ‘The Darkness’ is as bad as it gets. Mike Patton Read Quote
Most solo artists go out on their own and put their name on the record. I prefer to create little alternative universes. Mike Patton Read Quote
Sometimes a certain project will have a smell… It will have a little stench about it. That is a warning signal. You know it’s going to be a nightmare. You know they are not going to like it, and it’s not worth it. Mike Patton Read Quote
I write lyrics based on music, on a musical flow, and what sounds good at the time. Mike Patton Read Quote
