Mike Bordin

Michael A. Bordin
Background information
Birth name	Michael Andrew Bordin
Born	(1962-11-27) November 27, 1962 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres	Alternative metal, funk metal, alternative rock, heavy metal, hard rock
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Drums percussion, congas, bongos, vocals
Years active	1979–present
Labels	Slash, London, Reprise, Mordam
Associated acts	EZ-Street, Faith No More, Ozzy Osbourne, Jerry Cantrell, Korn, Black Label Society, Black Sabbath

Mike Bordin (born November 27, 1962 in San Francisco, California) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for rock band Faith No More. He is also known for playing with Ozzy Osbourne. As a left-handed drummer, he notably plays with a right-handed kit with his ride cymbal on the left. He is noted for his distinctive long dreadlocks, and for playing in shorts while shirtless at concerts.

Biography

Early years

In the late 1970s, while still in high school, Mike Bordin played in the band EZ-Street^[1] with future Metallica bassist Cliff Burton and future Faith No More guitarist Jim Martin.

In 1981, Bordin formed Faith No Man with bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, and frontman Mike Morris. A year later the group replaced Wade Worthington with keyboardist Roddy Bottum, removed Mike Morris, and changed their name to Faith No More. Bordin's former bandmate Jim Martin joined the fold the following year as guitarist.

Faith No More

Faith No More released their first album, We Care a Lot, in 1985. After releasing several more albums, including the Grammy-nominated The Real Thing, Faith No More disbanded in 1998.

In 2009, Faith No More reformed and performed a series of festival shows in Europe, leading to several shows in select American cities.

With Ozzy Osbourne

In 1997, Bordin began performing with Ozzy Osbourne's band.^[2]

After Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward was unfortunately plagued with health issues during tour, Bordin had a brief stretch playing with the other original members of Black Sabbath. Notably he played the closing segments of Ozzy Osbourne's 1997 headlining concerts during the Ozzfest tour.

Bordin re-recorded the drum tracks on Osbourne's solo albums, Blizzard of Ozz, and Diary of a Madman, for the controversial remasters released in 2002. The re-recordings were the result of a lawsuit brought by original drummer Lee Kerslake and original bassist Bob Daisley (whose part was re-recorded by Robert Trujillo) for unpaid royalties. The remakes have received very poor reviews from fans on online retail stores such as Amazon.com.

Other appearances

In 2000, Bordin toured with KoЯn when their drummer David Silveria was injured.

Bordin also performs on Jerry Cantrell's 2002 album, Degradation Trip.

In 2001, Bordin competed on television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.^[3] He missed the $32,000 question, walking away with $1,000. Former bandmate Robert Trujillo, now of Metallica, attended live.

Setup

Previous (Ca. 1992)

Drums

Yamaha Drums Recording Custom in Black Finish

• 14x6.5 maple snare
• 15x13 rack tom
• 16x14 rack tom
• 18x16 floor tom
• 26x14 bass drum

Cymbals

All Zildjian Cymbals

• 15" New beat hi-hats
• 19" K China Boy
• 18" K Crash/Ride
• 21" Z Light/Power Ride
• 19" K Dark Crash
• 18" K Medium Crash

Hardware

Yamaha, including their rack system. Bass drum pedal is a strap-drive Drum Workshop model.

Heads

Remo coated Pinstripe on top of snare, coated Emperors on tops of toms with clear Ambassadors on bottoms. Clear Pinstripe on bass batter head with painted head on front.

Sticks

Vic Firth American Classic Rock played with butt end.

Current (2009)

^[4]

Drums

Yamaha Oak Custom

• 14x6.5 Mike Bordin Signature Snare
• 14x12 Mounted Tom
• 15x13 Mounted Tom
• 18x16 Floor Tom
• 24x17 Bass Drum

Cymbals

Zildjian

• 15" Rock Hi-Hat Bottom (used as top hat)
• 15" A Mastersound Hi-Hat Bottom (used as bottom hat)
• 19" K Medium Thin Dark Crash or K Thin Dark Crash
• 20" A Medium Crash
• 21" A Sweet Ride
• 22" Z Heavy Power Ride
• 19" K China

Hardware

Yamaha rack and stands
Drum Workshop 5000 Delta Series Strap Drive Double Pedals

Heads

Remo

• Mounted and Floor Toms - Coated Emperor (top), Clear Ambassador (bottom)
• Snare - Emperor-X (batter)
• Bass - P3 Clear

Sticks

Vic Firth Rock^[5]

Discography

Faith No More

• We Care a Lot (1985)
• Introduce Yourself (1987)
• The Real Thing (1989)
• Live at the Brixton Academy (1991)
• Angel Dust (1992)
• King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime (1995)
• Album of the Year (1997)

Jerry Cantrell

• Degradation Trip (2002)

Ozzy Osbourne

• Down to Earth (2001)
• Live at Budokan (2002)
• Blizzard of Ozz (Re-recording) (2002)
• Diary of a Madman (Re-recording) (2002)
• Under Cover (2005)
• Black Rain (2007)

Mass Mental

• How To Write Love Songs (1999)
• Live In Tokyo (1999)

References