Top 24 Quotes & Sayings by Pat Smear

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Last updated on November 18, 2024.

Georg Albert Ruthenberg, or 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 the rock bands Nirvana, where he played live band appearances, and Foo Fighters, with whom he has recorded six studio albums. Pat was a founding member of punk band the Germs and was the touring guitarist for the grunge band Nirvana from 1993 to 1994. After Nirvana disbanded following the suicide of its frontman Kurt Cobain, drummer Dave Grohl went on to become the frontman of rock band Foo Fighters, with Pat soon joining on guitar. He left Foo Fighters in 1997, before rejoining as a touring guitarist in 2005, and has been a full-time member since 2010.

American - Musician | Born: August 5, 1959

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When we did the 'Skin and Bones' tour I didn't even own an acoustic guitar, I had to borrow one from my friend.

Pat Smear

I had heard all the rumors and controversy swirling about the 'In Utero' recordings - there was a lot of, 'Oh, the record label hates it,' it was going to ruin the band, that kind of stuff.

Pat Smear

The Germs' contribution to history sucks as far as I'm concerned.

Pat Smear

I've always been attracted to the gayish side of fashion. It's just more interesting.

Pat Smear

With the Germs, every night's a little mini-riot, bottles flying at my head.

Pat Smear

I've only ever been in bands where I can be the punk rock guitar player in the band because that's all I want to do. I don't even know if I could do anything else.

Pat Smear

I've always liked to dress up. I'd choose a halter top over a Led Zeppelin T-shirt when I was in high school.

Pat Smear

I remember when I was a kid and I used to go and see Queen play live. It was like there was Queen the album band, and then Queen the four dudes on stage playing the songs on stage, and it never lacked anything to me when it was just the four dudes playing the big songs.

Pat Smear

I learned a long time ago with guitars and amps or anything else, whatever band I'm in, I'm just going to sound like me anyway, so I just stay true to that.

Pat Smear

I'm just really interested, when a band plays and they think they sucked from a band perspective.

Pat Smear

We'll always play different venues. We'll play small clubs or stadiums or things in between.

Pat Smear

I've actually done bands where it was my band and it was never fun and it wasn't the right place for me and, whatever, it felt weird.

Pat Smear

A band's best and worst shows really aren't that far apart.

Pat Smear

I know Nirvana's a strange thing. It means a lot of things to a lot of people.

Pat Smear

I've always been in a band where it's been somebody else's band - or pretty much always.

Pat Smear

I didn't own a guitar when I was in the Germs. I would just borrow one from the opening band.

Pat Smear

I really liked falling in love with cities that I had actively disliked before.

Pat Smear

I probably own 100 guitars and all of them are electric.

Pat Smear

I'd like the records to be remembered just for the music.

Pat Smear

Drummers are like sharks. They have to move all the time or they die.

Pat Smear

I just feel like bands with the same people, no matter how different the band themselves thinks it is, the listeners go, 'Oh, yeah, it's another Nirvana record.'

Pat Smear

My parents didn't allow rock music in the house. I actually didn't even know it existed until I was probably eleven years old.

Pat Smear

My Nirvana experience was much different than the other three guys. For me, it was really new and exciting. I was just a guy from a punk rock band, thrown into this huge thing. There were dark periods, too. But there wasn't a dark cloud over the whole thing.

Pat Smear

Interviewing is fun. You get to learn things about people other than yourself. When you're being interviewed, you're talking about things you've already lived. I've already done that, so what fun is that?

Pat Smear

Top 24 Quotes & Sayings by Pat Smear

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