Interview: Mike Patton (2003)

Telephone interview from 2003, done as background for a brief “studio report” blurb for Alternative Press on a few of Patton’s then-active bands (Tomahawk, Fantômas, and Peeping Tom). Of all the people I’ve interviewed, Patton is the closest to what I imagine a professional athlete to be like, speaking in canned phrases and being careful not to reveal too much. He seemed kind of annoyed–not so much by me specifically, but by the whole process.

Fantômas. L-R: Dave Lombardo, Patton, Trevor Dunn, Buzz Osborne. (Photographer unknown.)