Pat Smear

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Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume Seventy-Seven 06/19/2009

Before discovering punk rock, guitarist Pat Smear found God. 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 the Germs in the late '70s. Also including Lorna ...more