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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 ...

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   Well if you didn't know his real name is Georg Ruthenberg. When he was in Germs they all had stage names - Darby Crash for example - which was fairly common in punk rock. I've no idea why he went with a funny/pun name though, but obviously decided to keep it.

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   Who is Pat Smear?

   • Georg Albert Ruthenberg (born August 5, 1959), better known by his stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician.

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   Why did Pat Smear leave foo fighter?

   • Constant travel, a complete lack of privacy, interviews, photo shoots, cameras, cameras, and more cameras. It can be hard to deal with. For Foo Fighter's guitarist Pat Smear (real name Georg Albert Ruthenberg), fame and fortune weren't worth the personal cost and, eventually, led to him leaving the band.

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   What band did Pat Smear play for?

   • Continuing his habit of playing with short-lived yet memorable bands, Pat Smear's next endeavor was handling guitar duties for the death rock outfit 45 Grave, most known for their song "Partytime," heard in the soundtrack for 1985's "Return of the Living Dead."

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   How did Pat Smear make himself immortal?

   • Brought up by an abusive single mother with her own mental health issues, Darby outlined to Ruthenberg, whom he now renamed Pat Smear, what he thought of as his five-year plan to make himself immortal. First off, form the most outrageous band ever. Next, record just one great album. Then kill himself, thus ensuring his legend would live for ever.

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4. thebiography.org › about-pat-smear-from-nirvanaAbout Pat Smear from Nirvana: Net Worth, Wife, Family, Height

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   Feb 6, 2024 · -Pat Smear (aka Georg Albert Ruthenberg) is an American musician born in 1959 in Los Angeles, California. -He was a rhythm guitarist in the rock ‘n’ roll band Nirvana and a founding member and guitarist of the punk band The Germs. -He currently plays rhythm guitar in the rock ‘n’ roll band Foo Fighters and has recorded six albums with them.

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   Feb 27, 2017 · Pat Smear — real name: Georg Albert Ruthenberg — had just celebrated his thirty-fourth birthday when he got the phone call from Kurt Cobain that would finally, after 15 years of trying, make...

6. biographypedia.org › pat-smear-the-punk-rockPat Smear: The Punk Rock Legend Who Played with Nirvana and ...

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   Aug 24, 2023 · Pat Smear. Georg Albert Ruthenberg, known to millions by his stage name Pat Smear, is one of the few musicians from the 1970s who is still performing today. Born on 5 th August 1959, in Los Angeles, California, USA, the guitar legend is best-known for his years playing for Nirvana, and for co-founding the punk band The Germs. Pat, who was ...

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8. www.grunge.com › 1379503Inside Pat Smear's Rock 'N' Roll Journey - Grunge

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   Aug 29, 2023 · Pat Smear's legacy with the Germs was already cemented in rock 'n' roll history by the time production began on the film about the band, 2007's "What We Do Is Secret." However, the film helped bring the Germs to a much wider audience, and shone a spotlight on the tumultuous story of the band's frontman Darby Crash, who tragically passed away in ...

9. www.grunge.com › 285739Why Pat Smear Once Left The Foo Fighters - Grunge

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   Apr 18, 2022 · For Foo Fighter's guitarist Pat Smear (real name Georg Albert Ruthenberg), fame and fortune weren't worth the personal cost and, eventually, led to him leaving the band. Around the time Smear departed in 1997, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl told ID magazine (via Rolling Stone ), "He told us early on this year that he didn't want to tour ...