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What Is Pat Smear's Net Worth?

Pat Smear is an American musician who has a net worth of $45 million. Pat Smear is best known for being the guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters. He was also a founding member of the punk band the Germs and played with Nirvana.

Smear formed the Germs with Lorna Doom, Darby Crash, andBelinda Carlislein 1977. Their debut album was produced byJoan Jettin 1979 and is looked at as a milestone in the history of punk rock music. Smear released the solo albums "Ruthensmear" in 1987 and "So You Fell in Love with a Musician…" in 1992. He played on the Nirvana albums "MTV Unplugged in New York," "From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah," "Nirvana," and "With the Lights Out." Pat has also played on many Foo Fighters albums. He was a member of Foo Fighters from 1994 to 1997, rejoined in 2005, then became a full-time member in 2010. In April 2014, he performed Nirvana songs when the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Early Life

Pat Smear was born Georg Albert Ruthenberg on August 5, 1959, in Los Angeles, California. His mother heritage is African-American and Native American, and his father is a German Jewish immigrant. At a young age, Pat began playing the piano and then taught himself the guitar a few years later. He was raised in a religious household and considered himself religious before becoming a professional musician. When he was 13 years old, Smear left home to join a commune. He later attended Innovative Program School, an alternate school within University High School in Los Angeles. While there, he met Darby Crash, his future bandmate in the Germs. Both Smear and Crash were expelled from IPS due to concerns they were responsible for inciting unruly behavior among the students.

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Career

As teenagers in 1976, Smear and Crash formed the Germs along with bassist Lorna Doom and drummer Dottie Danger. At the time, Smear was the only band member who had any musical knowledge or proficiency. He had been listening to musicians like Joan Jett, Brian James,Brian May, Steven Jones,Steve Howe, and John McKay while becoming more and more proficient on the guitar. However, for much of his time playing with the Germs, he did not actually own a guitar but rather just borrowed instruments from whomever he was playing with.

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