🎤 Pat Smear // collaborations · IMUDB
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Pat Smear
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Instruments
guitar
IMUDB Ranking
8.0/10
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🎧 1,053 listeners
▶ 10,164 plays
Wikipedia
Georg Albert Ruthenberg (born August 5, 1959), better known by his stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician who plays guitar for Foo Fighters. He was the lead guitarist and co-founder of the Los Angeles–based punk band Germs and a touring guitarist for Nirvana. He joined Foo Fighters in 1994 and left the band in 1997, before rejoining as a touring guitarist in 2005 and once again becoming a full-time member in 2010.
🤝 Collaborations (11)
MusicBrainz credits combined with Genius song credits from top 15 tracks
Pat Smear has 11 credited collaborators on IMUDB — 8 bandmates, 3 other. Active 1959–present.
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📅 Collaboration Timeline
8 dated credits, by decade
1970s
1
1980s
2
1990s
2
2000s
1
2010s
2
⭐ Known For
So You Fell In Love With A Musician
▶ 6,060
Ruthensmear
▶ 982
So You Fell In Love With A Musician...
▶ 1,632
Los Angeles Post-Punk Comp. Vol. 6 New
▶ 36
Sound City - Real to Reel
▶ 87
Los Angeles Post Punk, Vol. 10
▶ 41
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So You Fell in Love With a Musician
1992
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