When you come into a pre-existing situation, you gotta have your own thing going. You gotta be really strong about it, and you gotta look at the older material in an aggressive way – ‘I’m gonna make this mine somehow.’ You need to put your imprint on the situation that you’re in. Mike Patton Read Quote
In earlier years, I was more of a clown with a big bag of tricks. I’d show up in the studio and kind of go, ‘Well, what do you want? Do you want the screaming banshee or the howling owl?’ Mike Patton Read Quote
I know where my bread is buttered, and for the most part, I’m better off doing my own thing. Mike Patton Read Quote
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 real world, and you know what? I’m thankful. Mike Patton Read Quote
Hearing other peoples’ interpretations of your lyrics, to me, is just a total kick in the pants. Half the time, they’re better. Mike Patton Read Quote
