Mike Patton

It was in 97 when I enter a song in my ears: “Ashes to Ashes” by Faith No More. At the same time I heard a radio program that night was called “La Galería Nocturna” , with Rolando Ramos. I remember starting to listen to music more seriously, trying to learn more about music. In those days there was no Internet or YouTube or Wikipedia, and radio was virtually the only means of concerted new music. At that time a new band came into my ears: Mr. Bungle. I remember, I set aside some money to buy a disc of them. I remember going with a friend and listen to the album all afternoon, finding details, understanding the lyrics, etc.. Good times. Faith No More was still getting in my ears and began to learn more about them. I take a big surprise when I learned that Mike Patton, Faith No More vocalist, sing in Mr.Bungle (on record on behalf of the singer appeared as Vlac Drac) Since then I began to search all your music, and had a lot to find . Around the same time Faith No More was separated and deprived the world of music, a great loss.

Since then I feel that my ear was becoming more demanding and at the same time, more eclectic. Mike Patton had and has, in my opinion the most versatile and beautiful voice of the music today, and on nearly all possible styles. Since moving to the harder rock metal, hip hop, opera, and lately the classic popular song. Would be born in 1999 another of his big band, Fantomas and a record I'd blow my brains: “Amenaza al Mundo”. An experimental album with samples of films and no lyrics, just shouting and devilish rhythms.
Then there were more bands: Tomahawk, Peeping Tom, Lovage, etc. Mike Patton was always involved in new things, exploring unknown territory. So years passed and I continued to grow, listening to new music, new rhythms, new scenes. I opened my ear much more towards the folk music, hip hop music, indie music, but Mike Patton continued as my mainstay on the music.

The year 2009 for the first time I saw him with one of his new projects, Zu, an experimental metal band from Italy. It was a magnificent concert. But even if samples Some scenes from Alejandro Jodorowsky. For the first time I saw one of the most important character of my life. And it would not be the first.
Before separating, Faith no more reach to give two concerts in Chile in the years 91 and 95. In those days, I was too small to have gone to see them. And it was a shame for all my generation, children of Faith No More. But last year God hear our prayers and a miracle occurred (¡what irony!) And Faith No More was reconvened, making two memorable concerts in Chile.
Strange things happen all the time, and in just one year, I saw Mike Patton 3 times. I could never have guessed.

Mike Patton is currently touring Europe with his new project, Mondo Cane, accompanied by a symphony and performing covers of Italian ballads of the '60s. a true delight!

Regards!
LuchO