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Paul Leary

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Paul Leary
Birth namePaul Leary Walthall[1][2]
Born (1957-05-07) May 7, 1957 (age 67)
San Antonio, Texas, United States[1]
GenresAlternative rock, punk rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, noise rock, hardcore punk, industrial metal
Instrument(s)Guitar, keyboards
Years active1981–present

Paul Leary Walthall (born May 7, 1957),[2] known as Paul Leary, is an American musician and music producer from Austin, Texas, best known as the lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist for the American rock band Butthole Surfers.[1] He is also the producer of a number of songs and albums by other bands, including U2, Sublime, Meat Puppets, Daniel Johnston, The Reverend Horton Heat, Pepper, Maggie Walters, Bad Livers, Slightly Stoopid, and The Refreshments. Leary produced Sublime with Rome's debut album, Yours Truly.[3]

In 1991, Leary released a solo album entitled The History of Dogs. In 1994, he appeared on the song "Lounge Fly" from the multi-platinum album Purple by Stone Temple Pilots. He also performed backing vocals on the Meat Puppets and Bad Livers respective renditions of his song "Pee Pee the Sailor". Leary appeared on one track on the 1999 John Paul Jones (ex-Led Zeppelin) solo album Zooma. He formed a new band called The Cocky Bitches[4] (formerly Carny) and in 2014 contributed three songs to the Melvins album Hold It In.

Leary released Born Stupid, his second solo album, on February 12, 2021 via Shimmy-Disc. In an interview with the Austin Chronicle released in May of 2021, Leary stated Bradley Nowell of Sublime would grab Louie 'Lou' Dog's tail and stick his thumb in the dogs anus as a joke, additionally recounting Bradley would masturbate the dog as well, Nowell claiming the dog consented. [5] He released a newly re-Mastered LP of The History of Dogs as The History of Dogs, Revisted (with two additional bonus songs from the original 1990 sessions that were not included on the original LP) on June 17, 2022 also via Shimmy-Disc. [6]

References

  1. ^ a b c AllMusic Biography, "A native of San Antonio, TX, Leary (whose full name is Paul Leary Walthall)..."
  2. ^ a b Texas Births, 1926-1995, Paul Leary Walthall, Birth Date: 1957-05-07
  3. ^ "Sublime With Rome". Sublime With Rome. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  4. ^ "Album Review: The Cocky Bitches - Mercy". New Noise Magazine. 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  5. ^ "Down Here at the Paw'n Shop: Dog Tales From Sublime's Time in Austin, 25 Years Ago". austinchronicle.com. 6 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2023. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 18 June 2021 suggested (help)
  6. ^ Pearis, Bill (January 5, 2021). "Butthole Surfers' Paul Leary preps 'Born Stupid' (listen to the title track)". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

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