My Take
Mike Patton is genuinely one of the most jaw-dropping vocalists rock has ever produced, and I think he's criminally underrated outside of devoted music circles. The guy fronts Faith No More — already a hall-of-fame résumé right there — but then he turns around and leads Mr. Bungle into avant-garde chaos, explores Italian pop and film scores with Mondo Cane, does grinding noise-metal with Fantômas, and somehow it all feels like the same restless, fearless mind at work. His range (reportedly spanning six octaves) isn't a party trick; it's genuine musical intelligence applied across genres that shouldn't coexist. Growing up in Eureka, California and studying at Humboldt State, he never fit the LA rock mold, and that outsider energy fuels everything he touches. There's nobody quite like him, and that's exactly the point.
Overview
Michael Allan Patton (born January 27, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and voice actor, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock bands Faith No More and Mr. Bungle. He has also fronted and/or played with Tomahawk, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Fantômas, Moonchild Trio, Kaada/Patton, Dead Cross, Lovage, Mondo Cane, the X-ecutioners, The Avett Brothers, and Peeping Tom.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mike Patton
- Name (Japanese)
- マイク・パットン
- Reading
- まいく・ぱっとん
- Born
- January 27, 1968 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Eureka, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- voice actor / singer-songwriter / jazz musician / vocalist / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Eureka High School
- University
- California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Adult Themes for Voice | — | |
| Notable work | Pranzo Oltranzista | — | |
| Notable work | Mondo Cane | — | |
| Notable work | The Solitude of Prime Numbers | — | |
| Notable work | Crank High Voltage – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | — | |
| Notable work | A Perfect Place – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | — |
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.