The Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin, who also worked with Ozzy Osbourne on his solo career, explained in an interview with Metal Hammer how Black Sabbath saved his life. The musician recalled that was the music of the Heavy Metal band that gave him the necessary support after his mother’s death when he was young. He recalled that later on, he told Ozzy about it, and the singer got really emotional.
Mike Bordin explains how Black Sabbath saved his life
When Faith No More was promoting the praised album “The Real Thing” (1989), Ozzy Osbourne approached Mike to question him about the bonus track of the record, which was a cover of Sabbath’s “War Pigs”. “He said to me, ‘Why did you guys do War Pigs on the album? Are you taking the piss? It caught me off guard. It was the last thing I’d ever think for someone who’s responsible for such iconic music might say.”
“He’d been through some rough times and looked so sad, man. I launched into this long story about how when I was young my mom killed herself, I didn’t have much of a family… Things changed for me when I heard Sabbath. I found this music that wasn’t singing about stuff that was pleasant – it’s powerful, dark and the message is you’re not alone. So I told him, ‘You saved my life.’ It really fucking hit him. I had to tell him what he meant though,” Mike Bordin said.
The drummer was part of Ozzy’s band from 1996 until 2010. He was part of the albums: “Down to Earth” (2001), “Live at Budokan” (2002), “Blizzard of Ozz” (Re-recording) (2002), “Diary of a Madman” (re-recording) (2002), “Under Cover” (2005) and “Black Rain” (2007).
Faith No More is inactive since the pandemic and Bordin recently revealed that it’s basically because the vocalist Mike Patton doesn’t want to tour with them.
