Michael Allan Patton was born on the 27th January 1968 in Eureka, California, USA and a singer and composer. He is known for participation in various musical projects, especially with the rock band Faith No More. Patton founded the independent record label Ipecac Recordings in 1999. Patton has been active in the entertainment industry since 1985.
How much is the net worth of Mike Patton? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $6.5 million, as of the data reported in 2016. He earned his net worth through many engagements as follows musician, songwriter, actor and producer.
Mike Patton Net Worth $6.5 Million
In addition to being the frontman of Faith No More, Patton participated in projects like Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Peeping Tom, Tomahawk and is still involved in side projects with John Zorn, Dan the Automator, Kool Keith, The X-Ecutioners, Team Sleep, Björk, Subtle, Rahzel, Amon Tobin, Eyvind Kang, Lovage and Kaada. He was one of the founders of Ipecac Recordings in 1999. Mike Patton is also known for the use of various styles and vocal techniques. His shows always have among others falsetto’s crossings as well as guttural voices. Because of his vocal talent, Patton is often referred to as Mr. 1000 Voices. In the middle of 2006, he released the album “Peeping Tom” together with several guest musicians like Norah Jones, Bebel Gilberto, Kid Koala, Doseone, Massive Attack, Odd Nosdam, Jel and Dub Trio. Talking about the band Faith no More, it has been active from 1979 to 1998. Together with the band Patton has released 6 successful albums. After more than 10 years apart, in early 2009, Mike Patton and the members of Faith No More gathered and announced the return of the band to the stage. As they say it is not exactly a return of the band, just a meeting for a European tour, but in addition to these 32 shows this European tour also included concerts in South America, including 4 performances in Brazil. Still in his solo career, Patton launched a collection of his very own interpretations of various Italian pop hits entitled “Mondo Cane” (2010). The repertoire surprised audiences and critics.
In addition to this, he produced the soundtrack for the films “A Perfect Place” (2008) and “Crank: High Voltage” (2009) and “The Solitude of Prime Numbers” (2010). He appeared as protagonist in the film “Firecracker” (2006) as well as lent his voice to the characters of several films including “I am a Legent’ (2007), “Metalocalypse” (2008) and “The Absence of Eddy Table” (2016).
To conclude, Michael Allan Patton is by far one of the most versatile and talented rock singers in the history. He is considered to be one of the most important artists in the rock history. Moreover, his path was divided into three parts: the Faith No More, the Mr. Bungle and projects of experimental rock as well as nowadays projects. Patton has created music which surpassed generations. For his idiosyncrasies, innovative and experimental ideas, he is often compared to artists like Frank Zappa and John Zorn.
Finally, the personal life of Mike Patton, the musician was married to the Italian artist Titi Zuccatosta from 1994 to 2001 and lived in Italy. There he learned a flawless Italian as well as spoke Portuguese and Spanish.
