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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.
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Jul 12, 2023 · The Purple One was looking for punk rock “weirdos” to appear in the Raspberry Beret video and he found one in a future member of the Foo Fighters. (Image credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)) Back in the mid-80s, Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear’s music career was in danger of petering out.
Jul 16, 2023 · The Foo Fighters’ Pat Smear was in Prince’s ‘Raspberry Beret’ video because he was punk. During a 2020 interview with Loudersound, Smear said he used to work as an extra in his early career. He...
Aug 29, 2023 · Pat Smear's appearance in the 1985 music video for Prince's "Raspberry Beret" may hardly be considered a milestone in the famed guitarist's impressive career. Still, it makes for a funny and rare deviation from his usual punk and alternative rock projects.
TIL - Pat Smear was an extra in Prince's Raspberry Beret music video. Fan Content. feelnumb.com. Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Sort by: PudaRex. • 2 yr. ago. This little factoid just made my day. ricker182. • 2 yr. ago. He's also in the 'Don't Speak' music video. Invisible96. • 2 yr. ago.
Guitarist Pat Smear of Germs and Foo Fighters fame, appears as one of the background dancers in the video but, according to bandmate Dave Grohl, he was nearly fired. In the 2010 book I Want My MTV, Grohl elaborates further: "everyone has to do a synchronized dance. Pat [couldn’t] dance so they sent him home[...] Prince whispers in the ...
The Foo Fighters’ Pat Smear was in Prince’s ‘Raspberry Beret’ video because he was punk. During a 2020 interview with Loudersound, Smear said he used to work as an extra in his early career. He got cast in film, television shows, and music videos when directors needed punk rockers for a scene.