Pat Smear
Biography
Georg Albert Ruthenberg (born August 5, 1959), better known by the stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He is best known as a rhythm guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he has recorded six studio albums. Smear was a founding member of punk band the Germs and was the touring guitarist for 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 Smear 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.
Known For
Top 40 Movies
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
Studio 666
2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015
Citizen Tania
1989
Free Tibet
1998
The Decline of Western Civilization
1981
Nirvana - Unplugged In New York (MTV Version)
1993
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
2022
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
2018
Punk: Attitude
2005
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
1993
Kurt & Courtney
1998
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
2011
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
2021
Nirvana: Live And Loud
1993
Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
2008
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
2011
The Road to ACL
2016
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606
2011
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
2022
Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
2020
Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality
2022
Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones
2006
Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)
2021
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023
2023
Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019
2019
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
1993
Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro
2015
Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023
2023
Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021
2021
Foo Fighters -T in The Park
2011
Foo Fighters - Music Video Collection
N/A
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
2019
Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio
2019
Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
2009