247: Mike Bordin (Faith No More, Ozzy Osborne)

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

Joewong, Drums, Comedy, Performing Arts, Arts, Drummers

4.8 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2020

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

Mike Bordin delivers trance inducing rhythmic patterns with earth-shattering power. This inimitable style places him in the pantheon of all-time great rock drummers. Mike and Joe discuss: Mike's journalist grandfather who worked as editor of The Milwaukee Sentinel; how Mike and his childhood friend, legendary bassist Cliff Burton, began playing their respective instruments together; how music saved Mike's life; how he developed his explosive drum technique; the steady trajectory of Faith No More; hanging out around Tony Williams; playing with Ozzy; and Mike's preference for living in the present.

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is Joe Wong.
0:14.7	Welcome to the Trap Set.
0:17.3	During the age of social distancing, we're recording by phone and releasing new episodes every day. Today's guest is Mike Borden, a drummer best known as a founding member of Faith No More, and for his tenure with Ozzy Osbourne.
0:52.4	Mike delivers remarkably unique rhythmic patterns with unparalleled power.
0:57.6	In short, he's one of the all-time greats.
1:01.0	I reached Mike at his home in the Bay Area.
1:08.0	Oh, well, I say that when I'm supposed to be singing, I love really doing it.
1:19.6	Hello.
1:20.8	Hey, Mike.
1:21.8	How are you?
1:22.7	I'm doing fine.
1:23.8	How you doing?
1:24.7	I'm doing okay.
1:25.9	I wanted to mention this to you, and I think I did when we first met a few years ago, but I was born in 1980. So I started being able to have a little bit of disposable income around 1990, 89, 90, because I had, you know, an allowance and I had chores to do around the house.
1:48.5	And one of the first things that I ever bought with my own money was the epic Kisingle with
1:55.2	edge of the world on the B side.
1:57.5	And it was absolutely life-changing at the time.
2:01.7	And I basically wore that tape out.
2:04.9	I told this story to Roddy because I played a show, like an improv show with him last summer.
2:11.7	He rolled his eyes at me.
2:15.2	But I wonder.
2:18.2	I'll say this.
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