Roddy Bottum has no faith in Faith No More reuniting.
In a new interview, the multi-instrumentalist and longtime member of the band was less than optimistic about the possibility of FNM getting back together. The group hasn’t been active in nearly a decade and most recently canceled a run of 2021 concerts due to Mike Patton’s mental health issues in the wake of COVID lockdowns.
In the conversation with Greg Prato of Alternative Nation, Bottum was asked if he would consider playing more shows with Faith No More, to which he replied: “I don’t think so. No.” This after drummer Mike Bordin said frontman Mike Patton was “unwilling” to do anymore FNM shows back in April.
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“It’s not just me,” Bottum elaborated. “I don’t think anyone’s sort of up for it at this point. We had a bunch of shows that we were gonna play, and they got canceled, just for various reasons. But I don’t think the course that we were on has fixed itself. I just don’t see it happening again, honestly.”
Bottum then looked back on Faith No More’s original reunion run beginning in 2009 and culminating with the release of the band’s final studio album, 2015’s Sol Invictus, with FNM last performing in support of the album in 2016 before going on hiatus.
“I think we did a really good job,” Bottum said. “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. But I mean, for sure, getting back together would mean a big paycheck, but I think all of us are pretty good with what we did, sort of just, like, artistically with the band and committing to ourselves and playing with each other.”
He added: “I think we’re all pretty good with the decisions that we’ve made up to now.”
As it stands, Faith No More’s last show remains an August 20th concert at the Troubadour in Los Angeles.
In the meantime, Bottum has remained active with his queer-pop project Man on Man and is currently promoting his new memoir, The Royal We, which is set for release on November 4th (pre-order here). As for Mike Patton, the singer is set to release a collaborative album with the Avett Brothers in November.