Pat Smear (born Georg Ruthenberg, August 5, 1959) is a rock musician who has been a guitarist in several well-known bands including the Germs and Nirvana. He is currently a guitarist for the Foo Fighters. He is also known for appearing regularly on the MTV fashion show House of Style with friend and supermodel Cindy Crawford.
He was born and raised in West Los Angeles. He was born to an African-American/Native American mother and a German/Jewish ...
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Pat Smear (born Georg Ruthenberg, August 5, 1959) is a rock musician who has been a guitarist in several well-known bands including the Germs and Nirvana. He is currently a guitarist for the Foo Fighters. He is also known for appearing regularly on the MTV fashion show House of Style with friend and supermodel Cindy Crawford.
He was born and raised in West Los Angeles. He was born to an African-American/Native American mother and a German/Jewish immigrant father. His parents forced him to take piano lessons at a young age, and a few years later, he began teaching himself to play guitar. He lists his influences as Joan Jett, Brian James, Brian May, and Steve Jones.
As a teenager in 1977, Smear and Darby Crash formed the Germs with bassist Lorna Doom and drummer Dottie Danger (the pseudonym of Belinda Carlisle, who went on to front The Go-Go's).
Carlisle was soon replaced by Don Bolles and, in 1979, the band released their first album, (GI). Produced by Joan Jett, the record is now...
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