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Georg Albert Ruthenberg (born August 5, 1959), better known by his stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He is best known for being the lead guitarist and co-founder of Los Angeles–based punk band The Germs and for being a rhythm guitarist for grunge band Nirvana (which he joined as a touring guitarist in 1993), and Foo Fighters ...
Apr 24, 2022 · Just after finishing the band's second album 'The Colour and the Shape', Pat Smear opted to leave the Foo Fighters just as they were about to embark on a tour.
Jun 15, 2024 · Pat Smear will always be an essential part of Foo Fighters, but this gig marked the end of his first era with the hard rock icons. Read more here.
Jun 23, 2024 · Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Steve Albini once discussed how Pat Smear helped to save Nirvana with his musical excellence and his technical ability.
Aug 5, 2014 · In one of the coolest exits from a band ever, Pat Smear walked away from the Foos during a live MTV performance in New York, on September 4, 1997. After performing Monkey Wrench with the band on the roof of the iconic Radio City Music Hall, Smear walked over to the mic, announced his departure and handed his guitar over to his replacement ...
Feb 5, 2021 · It’s been over a quarter of a century since Foo Fighters was born as a vehicle for Dave Grohl’s unheard solo material. Now, as they celebrate 10th LP, Medicine At Midnight, we caught up with Pat Smear and Chris Shiflett to look back at the guitarists’ journeys as part of the biggest band on earth.
Apr 15, 2022 · Foo Fighter Pat Smear initially failed a 1985 audition for Prince's 'Raspberry Beret' video but was called back for one single reason.
Pat Smear was a comparative unknown in the early ‘90s, at least to grunge-loving teens tuned into the sounds emitting from the Pacific Northwest. But a phone call changed everything for the Los Angeles punk, largely off-radar since the dissolution of his first band, the Germs, in 1980.
The (initially hypothetical) first line-up consisted of Beahm (then known as Bobby Pyn, and later as Darby Crash) on vocals, Ruthenberg (under the name Pat Smear) on guitar, an early member named "Dinky" (Diana Grant) on bass, and Michelle Baer playing drums.
Sep 9, 2013 · Pat Smear joined the band around this time. Nirvana were fresh off the success of being dubbed everybody’s favourite band and playing guitar in America’s biggest rock band was a wild ride for...
