Unfortunately, it’s looking like all signs are pointing to the sun setting on any possible Faith No More return. In a recent interview with Kyle Meredith, frontman Mike Patton spoke about how there’s been a sense of closure in regards to the band’s final tours, which took place a decade ago:
“...I think that we all kind of felt it, but it was unspoken. And it’s funny, when you’ve been in a band or musical situation for a period of time, you always, in the back of your head, you’re thinking: ‘well, maybe this is it’. And I don’t mind that feeling … I see it as being present and being able to really appreciate it while it was happening.”
Patton’s not the only one who’s spoken about the band’s current fate, either. Keyboardist Roddy Bottum mentioned in an interview that he’s not considering playing shows again with the group, and he’s not the only one:
“I don’t think anyone’s sort of up for it at this point … 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.”
When asked about plans last year, bassist Billy Gould told Radio Futuro the band was in a “really weird spot”, and drummer Mike Bourdin’s spoke about their cancelled 2021 shows, due to issues Patton was experiencing at the time that rendered him unable to perform, stating that the band felt it best to give him as much support as possible.
It’s certainly not the end of the Faith guys musically. A Tomahawk reunion was announced through Ipecac Recording’s instagram, and his collaborative project with AVTT/PTTN is gearing up to go on a huge tour here pretty soon. Bottum has multiple projects of his own, the most recently active being Man on Man, a rock band consisting of him and his partner Joey Holman. So while Faith itself seems to be finally closing the curtain, you certainly won’t be hearing the last of them.
Check out the full interview with Kyle Meredith below:
