Roddy Bottum, keyboardist for Faith No More, admitted in an interview
Roddy Bottum said he has been making new music with his Faith No More . The reunions with Mike Bordin and Billy Gould come three years after the release of the album Sol Invictus .
The influential alternative metal band initially reunited in 2009 for a tour, 12 years after their then-latest album, Album Of The Year .
In a new interview with Chandler Sorrels , Bottum was asked if there was anything he could share about the status of Faith No More.
“The last album was a real struggle to make,” admitted the keyboardist. “We felt really good and it was a great exercise in taking our creative process to the next level. It was something we needed to make Sol Invictus . We spent a lot of time getting together and getting to know each other again and playing old songs. Then, it got to the point where it felt dirty just doing what we were doing. Just playing these shows with old songs. So we took the next step and it was great. It was a very difficult process to finish this record. But I think everyone came away with really positive and optimistic perspectives.”
He continued: “I periodically go to San Francisco to make music with these guys. What we do is really special, unique. We share this. Especially me, Mike Bordin, and Billy… We were super young – 18 or 19 years old – when we started making music. So when we’re together, we have a language that speaks really loud and clear. We’re a family. Nobody wants to turn their back on that. So, hoping to move things forward and make new music, we continue to do it. We get together and create new sounds. We talk about the music and where we’re going in the future.”
Roddy was asked if this meant that he and his colleagues had been improvising and playing around with song ideas but didn't know what would come of it. "Yes, it's fair to say that. Yes. Absolutely," he replied.
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