What happened to Theo?
Theobald Brooks Lengyel left Mr. Bungle before California was released in 1999. Management cited “artistic differences” as the reason for his departure. • What is this about a feud between Mike Patton and Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers? Did it really get Mr. Bungle kicked off of a festival? Based on various interviews with the people involved, it seems to boil down to this: In 1989 Faith No More released an album called “The Real Thing,” and several singles from that album for which videos were made. The video for “Epic” became very popular, and Patton was suddenly seen in silly clothing, swinging his long hair around, rapping to Faith No More’s funk-metal sound, all over the world. Anthony Kiedis seems to have been oblivious to the fact that this sort of combination of funk, metal, and rap (always accompanied by bad clothing and hair) had been the trend on the West Coast for some time, and wasn’t actually invented by his band. Envious of Faith No More’s success, and angry
