Less than a year after the release of their 1997 album, Album of the Year, Faith No More went their separate ways. Bassist Billy Gould issued a statement via fax (it was a different time) stating that "the split will now enable each member to pursue his individual project(s) unhindered".
For the creatively restless frontman Mike Patton, this truly was a chance to pursue those myriad musical projects. In the years following the initial split, Patton fronted Tomahawk, Fantômas and Peeping Tom, while lending his talents to countless musical collaborations. This 2001 interview took place in the weeks leading up to the release of Tomahawk's self-titled debut and found Patton to be in splendid, combative form...
"I don't know how people perceive my music, and I don't honestly care," says ex-Faith No More frontman Mike Patton. "If you give that notion a moment's thought, you'll quickly realise it would be like fighting a losing battle. I learned that very early on. You just can't win."
