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Pat Smear

Real Name:
Georg Ruthenberg
Profile:
Born Georg Ruthenberg in Los Angeles, CA, on August 5, 1959, Smear ran away from home at the age of 13 to join a Jesus commune. Smear then attended an academic program for youths who were ostracized by public education. One of his classmates was vocalist Darby Crash, with whom he formed Germs in the late '70s. Also including Lorna Doom (bass) and Don Bolles (drums), the Germs became one of the most influential punk groups to emerge from L.A.'s underground scene. However, Crash died from a heroin overdose in 1980, abruptly ending the Germs' incendiary existence. Smear released his first solo album, Ruthensmear, on SST Records in 1987; he recorded the follow-up, So You Fell in Love With a Musician, in 1992. A year later, Smear was asked by the Red Hot Chili Peppers to replace guitarist John Frusciante; however, he turned them down. Instead, Smear toured as a member of Nirvana, establishing a close friendship with frontman Kurt Cobain and his wife Courtney Love. Smear briefly joined former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl's band Foo Fighters, playing on the group's 1997 album The Colour and the Shape. Smear may not be as familiar as his former bandmates, but he is a punk icon. Sonic Youth paid homage to him in the chorus of "Screaming Skull"; in addition, Grohl idolized him as a teen. Balancing his musical contributions with acting, Smear can be seen in the videos for Prince's "Raspberry Beret" and No Doubt's "Don't Speak." Moreover, he was often featured on MTV's House of Style.
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Releases:
So You Fell In Love With A Musician... (CD, Album)   SST Records 1992
Remixes:
What We Do Is Secret (LP)   Slash Records 1981
Appears On:
Forming (7")   What Records? 1977
(GI) (Album) (3 versions)   Slash Records ... 1979
The Decline Of Western Civilization (Album, Comp) (3 versions) Manimal Slash Records ... 1980
Germicide (LP, Album, RE)   Mohawk Records (3) 1981
What We Do Is Secret (3 versions)   Expanded Music ... 1981
Autopsy (CD, Comp)   Restless Records, Restless Records 1987
Black Cross (7", Single, RP) Wax Goldar Records 1988
Gone Away (CD, Comp) Land Of Treason Touch And Go 1990
Classic Girl (CD, Maxi) Lexicon Devil Warner Bros. Records 1991
(DCC) (7") Forming, What We Do Is... Rockville 1993
(Germs) (7") Circle 1 Gasatanka Records 1993
(MIA) The Complete Anthology (CD, Album)   Slash Records 1993
Hooch (CD, Single) Lexicon Devil Atlantic, Warner Music (Australia) 1993
Motherfuckin' Covers (7", EP) Media Blitz Subterfuge Records 1993
13 Years Of Losing Money (Box + 5x7")   Gasatanka Records, Gasatanka Records, Gasatanka Records, Gasatanka Records, Gasatanka Records 1994
Lizzy (CD, Maxi, Promo) Lexicon Devil Atlantic 1994
MTV Unplugged In New York (Album, Comp) (22 versions)   Geffen Records ... 1994
Ball-Hog Or Tugboat? (Album) (5 versions) Forever - One Reporter... Columbia 1995
The Man Who Sold The World (CD, Single, Promo)   Geffen Records 1995
From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah (Album) (10 versions) Sliver, Scentless Appr... Geffen Records ... 1996
Germs (Tribute) - A Small Circle Of Friends (Vinyl, Comp) Circle One Grass Records 1996
The Colour And The Shape (Album, EP) (9 versions)   Capitol Records ... 1997
Varsity Blues - Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture (CD, Comp) My Hero Hollywood Records 1998
Nirvana (Album, Comp) (6 versions)   Geffen Records ... 2002
Punk And Disorderly (2xCD, Comp) Forming Cleopatra 2003
Bacchus Archive Presents (LP)   Dionysus Records 2004
Patchouli & Echoes (2xCDr, Comp) Forming Beast 777, Chocolate Monk 2004
Twisted Roots (CD, Comp)   Dionysus Records 2004
We Fenced Other Gardens With The Bones Of Our Own (2 versions) Sex Boy Mute Records Ltd. ... 2004
With The Lights Out (2 versions) Jesus Don't Want Me Fo... Geffen Records 2004
Sliver: The Best Of The Box (CD) Do Re Mi (Home Demo) Geffen Records 2005
At The Speed Of Twisted Thought... (CD, Comp) Media Blitz (Live) Touch And Go 2006
Never Trust A Hippy (CD, Maxi) Golden Boys Fat Wreck Chords 2006
Skin And Bones (Album) (5 versions)   RCA ... 2006
Skin And Bones + Hyde Park (2xDVD-V)   RCA, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Roswell Records 2006
Bodies Need Rest (LP, Album, Ltd) Our Way Conspiracy Records (2) 2007
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (Album) (7 versions) Let It Die RCA ... 2007
Live At Wembley Stadium (4 versions)   Roswell Records ... 2008
The Whisky/The Hong Kong Cafe - 79-79 (LP, Ltd)   Cleopatra 2008
Constant Stranger (Cass, Ltd, C47) Get A Grip Digitalis Limited 2009
The Germs (GI) (7")   CRASH! Recs  
Tracks Appear On:
Every Band Has A Shonen Knife Who Loves Them (Album) (4 versions) Lazybones Giant Records (2) 1989
Unofficial Releases:
American Electric Tour (CD)   Not On Label (Nirvana) 1994
Beautiful Demise (2xCD)   Primadonna 1994
In Scope (2 versions)   Swindle Records 1994
MTV Unplugged In New York (LP, Pic)   El Disco Es Cultura 1994
Tour Over Europe (CD, Unofficial)   Home Records 1994
XXII II MCMXCIV (CD)   Octopus 1994
(GI) (LP, Album, RE, Unofficial)   Slash Records 2005
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