Roddy Bottum Shuts Down Hopes For Another Faith No More Reunion

Faith No More co-founder and keyboardist Roddy Bottum has delivered a definitive and disappointing update for fans hoping to see the band perform again, stating that he does not “see it happening again, honestly.”

In a new interview with Greg Prato of Alternative Nation while promoting his upcoming memoir, The Royal We, Bottum was asked about the possibility of another reunion. His initial response was blunt: “I don’t think so. No.”

When pressed for a reason, Bottum explained the sentiment is shared among his bandmates following a string of canceled comeback shows in 2021.

“It’s not just me. I don’t think anyone’s sort of up for it at this point,” he said. “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 elaborated that the band feels they have already accomplished what they needed to with their previous reunion, which began in 2009.

“I think we did a really good job. We played a bunch of reunion tours, and I think we did what we kind of set out to do,” he explained, acknowledging they would be walking away from a significant payday. “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… I think we’re all pretty good with the decisions that we’ve made up to now.”

Faith No More last performed live in 2016. The band’s 2009 reunion, which followed a 12-year split after 1997’s Album of the Year, eventually led to their 2015 comeback album, Sol Invictus. Their planned 2021 shows were ultimately scrapped after frontman Mike Patton cited mental health struggles.

Reflecting on the 2009 reunion, Bottum recalled the surreal feeling of returning after 15 years, comparing it to a recurring anxiety dream.

“I kept having these dreams that I would show up, ‘Oh my God. Faith No More was doing a reunion tour, and I forgot to learn the songs.’ It became this thing that sort of replaced that dream scenario for me,” he said.

“That was a nightmare I kept having,” Bottum continued. “And then we structured a whole tour and learned the songs and played the songs and did the tour, and it’s, like, I was able to address that nightmare in a real, actual physical sense… Plus, it was just really fun. Billy [Gould, Faith No More bassist] and I have been friends since we were, like… nine or 10 years old. So, it was fun to sort of tap back into that friendship and just hang out.”