Pat Badger | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Patrick John Badger |
| Born | July 22, 1967 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock, funk metal, blues-rock, heavy metal, glam metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | A&M |
| Associated acts | Extreme, Tribe of Judah |
| Website | www |
Patrick John “Pat” Badger (born July 22, 1967, in Boston, Massachusetts) is a musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the bassist in the band Extreme. He is also a former member of Daemon, In The Pink, Super Trans Atlantic, and Tribe of Judah.
Early life
Badger was born in Massachusetts to Al Badger and Lily Badger (née Aguilar).[1] He is of Irish and Honduran descent.[2]
Music
He sang backing vocals on both Dweezil Zappa's album Confessions and the Danger Danger album, Screw It!, along with his Extreme bandmates Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt. He has also sung back-up on a live version of the Van Halen song, "When It's Love" on Sammy Hagar's live album, Live: Hallelujah, on which Cherone sang co-lead vocals with Hagar.[3]
In 2013 Pat initiated a PledgeMusic campaign[4] to help him release his first solo record, offering exclusives to pledgers and updates related to the project as well as past rare Extreme footage. The pledge reached its goal and the record entitled "Time Will Tell" was released in late 2014.[5] In 2016 he followed up with a second PledgeMusic campaign for his second solo album Take What We Want (under the name Nasty Ass Honey Badgers).[6]
In 2017 he formed Dark Desert Eagles, a tribute to the Eagles, along with Extreme drummer Kevin Figueiredo.[7]
References
- ^ "Lily L. (Aguilar) Badger". Legacy.com. August 17, 2010.
- ^ Al Badger (2020). Voyages: An Unexpected Life. Conneaut Lake, PA: Page Publishing.
- ^ Herrmann, Brenda (July 18, 1991). "One Extreme A hit single forces a metal band to reassert its true identity". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
- ^ [1] Badger PledgeMusic updates
- ^ "Extreme's Pat Badger on 25 Years of Pornograffitti, His Solo Albums, and What's Next!!". Amps and Green Screens. December 4, 2016.
- ^ Mike Morsch (November 10, 2017). "Time travel to 1977 with the Dark Desert Eagles at Havana in New Hope". CentralJersey.com.