ģ0 second sample from Faith No More's "Epic". Two weeks after joining Faith No More, he had written all the lyrics for the songs that would make up the Grammy award-nominated The Real Thing. According to Patton, he first met the band during a 1986 gig at "a pizza parlour" in his hometown of Eureka, California. Bungle, was recruited at Martin's suggestion after he heard a demo of Mr. Patton, who was singing with his high school band, Mr. It was another one of these ‘firing somebody without firing them’ scenarios." Mike Patton joins and The Real Thing (1989–1991)Ĭhuck Mosley was replaced with singer Mike Patton in 1988. The same day, I talked to Bordin, and he said: ‘Well, I still want to play with you’. I Just said: ‘I’m done – I can’t take this any longer. The upshot was that I got up, walked out and quit the band. Billy Gould reflected "There was a certain point when I went to rehearsal, and Chuck wanted to do all acoustic guitar songs. Mosley was eventually fired after the band returned home from Europe. Incidents include him allegedly punching Billy Gould on stage, the release party for the album Introduce Yourself - during which he fell asleep on stage - and one of Mosley's roadies getting into a fist fight with guitarist Jim Martin during the European tour.
Mosley's behaviour had started to become increasingly erratic, particularly during a troubled tour of Europe in 1988. Introduce Yourself was released in 1987, and a revamped version of their debut album's title track "We Care a Lot" saw minor success on MTV. The label had recently been sold to the Warner Music Group subsidiary London Records, ensuring a widespread release for the band's following albums. In late 1986, Faith No More was signed to Los Angeles label Slash Records by Anna Statman. Problems playing this file? See media help. ģ0 second sample of the We Care a Lot song "Why Do You Bother". It was the first official release for both the band and the label. This gained the attention of Ruth Schwartz, who was then forming the independent label Mordam Records, under which the band, after getting the necessary financial support, finished and released the album. We Care a Lot and Introduce Yourself (1985–1988)Īfter the name change, the band initially started recording We Care a Lot without backing from a record label and, after pooling their money, recorded five songs. They didn't have any constant guitarists or vocalists until they eventually settled on Chuck Mosley in 1983 and later Jim Martin. They chose the name to accentuate the fact that "The Man" (Mike Morris) was "No More". Bottum, Gould and Bordin quit the band shortly after and formed Faith No More. They changed their name to Faith No Man for the release of the single, which featured two of the three songs recorded in Wallace's garage, and hired Roddy Bottum to replace Worthington. The songs were recorded in Matt Wallace's parents' garage, where Wallace had set up and been running a recording studio while the band was still recording under the name Sharp Young Men, with Mike Morris, Billy Gould, Mike Bordin and Wade Worthington.
They recorded "Quiet in Heaven/Song of Liberty", released in 1983. Mike Morris described the name as "a piss-take on all the ‘elegant’ groups at the time." Later on, Morris proposed the name Faith In No Man, but, eventually, the band settled on Bordin's suggestion Faith No Man (stylized as Faith. įaith No More was originally formed as Sharp Young Men in 1979 by bassist Billy Gould, drummer Mike Bordin, vocalist Mike Morris, and keyboardist Wade Worthington. They have since reunited, embarked on The Second Coming Tour from 2009 to 2012, and released their seventh studio album, Sol Invictus, in May 2015. The current lineup of Faith No More consists of Gould, Bordin, keyboardist Roddy Bottum, guitarist Jon Hudson and vocalist Mike Patton.Īfter releasing six studio albums, including their best-selling records The Real Thing (1989) and Angel Dust (1992), Faith No More officially announced their breakup on April 20, 1998. The band underwent several lineup changes early in their career, along with some major changes later on. Bassist Billy Gould and drummer Mike Bordin are the longest remaining members of the band, having been involved with Faith No More since its inception. Before settling on their current name in 1982, the band performed under the names Sharp Young Men and later Faith No Man. Faith No More (sometimes abbreviated as FNM) is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1979.
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