Pat Smear Net Worth - Pulptastic
Andrew Mccoy
Published Apr 10, 2026
Pat Smear: A Musician with a $25 Million Net Worth
Pat Smear, an American musician born in Los Angeles, is known for his guitar skills and is a member of the rock band Foo Fighters. With a net worth of $25 million, he is a founder member of the punk band Germs and has played with Nirvana as well.
Smear taught himself to play guitar after being forced to take piano lessons. He formed the Germs with Lorna Doom, Darby Crash, and Belinda Carlisle in 1977. Their debut album produced by Joan Jett in 1979 is a milestone in the history of punk rock music.
Smear has also appeared regularly on the MTV fashion show House of Style with Cindy Crawford. He released his solo albums Ruthensmear in 1987 and So You Fell in Love with a Musician… in 1992.
Smear played on the Nirvana albums MTV Unplugged in New York, From the Muddy banks of the Wishkah, Nirvana, and With the Lights Out. He has also played on Foo Fighters albums The Colour and the Shape, Skin and Bones, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Wasting Light, and Sonic Highways.
In April 2014, he performed Nirvana songs when the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
