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The end of the band came when Crash, who had become increasingly impatient with drummer Bolles' antics, fired him and replaced him with his friend and lover Rob Henley a fellow heroin addict. Shortly after the Germs split, Crash and Smear formed the short-lived Darby Crash Band.
- Darby Crash’s real name was Jan Paul Beahm.
- He was said by many to be openly gay, or at least bisexual.
- When the Germs went on hiatus in 1980, Darby started his own band dubbed simply Darby Crash Band, which featured Circle Jerks drummer Lucky Lehrer. The Darby Crash Band only played a few live shows and never released an album.
- Crash died of an intentional heroin overdose four days after The Germs played their final reunion show at The Starwood Night Club in Hollywood. His girlfriend was meant to have killed herself with him in the same fashion but she survived.
Jun 22, 2007 · The fast, furious and enigmatic career of late-’70s punk rocker Darby Crash, who died of a heroin overdose Dec. 7, 1980, at the age of 22, remains a half-buried L.A. legend.
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Sep 10, 2008 · After a scene where future Germs drummer/crush object Rob Henley (Ashton Holmes) rebuffs his attempted kiss, Crash retreats to the bathroom and looks forlornly in the mirror — until Henley...
Just as the Germs were emerging at the top of the heap, Darby meets up with young Rob Henley ( Ashton Holmes ), a tousle-headed kid with bad acne who seems at first to be coming on to...
Jan 19, 2019 · The end of the band came when Crash, who had become increasingly impatient with drummer Bolles’ antics, fired him and replaced him with his friend Rob Henley. Shortly after the Germs split, Crash and Smear formed the short-lived Darby Crash Band.
The end of the band came when Crash, who had become increasingly impatient with drummer Bolles' antics, fired him and replaced him with his friend Rob Henley. Shortly after the Germs split, Crash and Smear formed the short-lived Darby Crash Band.
