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Patty Schemel

Patty Schemel

Patty Schemel (born Patricia Theresa Schemel on born April 24, 1967) is an American drummer and musician who rose to prominence as the drummer of alternative rock band Hole from 1992 until 1998. Born in Los Angeles, Schemel was raised in rural Marysville, Washington, where she developed an interest in punk rock music as a teenager. She began drumming at age eleven, and while in high school, formed several bands with her brother, Larry. Schemel was recommended as a drummer to Hole frontwoman Courtney Love by her husband, Kurt Cobain, a friend of Schemel's. She formally joined the band in 1992, and performed on their critically acclaimed second album, Live Through This (1994). On the band's third release, Celebrity Skin (1998), Schemel was replaced by a session drummer after its producer, Michael Beinhorn, convinced Love that Schemel was unable to adequately perform during their recording sessions. Though she receives credit on the album, her drumming does not appear on the final tracks, and the event marked her departure from the band. For the band's subsequent tour, Schemel was replaced by Samantha Maloney. After leaving Hole, Schemel developed a significant crack cocaine addiction, and was homeless for a time. In the early 2000s, she became sober and reunited with Love, joining the short-lived group Bastard before drumming on Love's debut solo album, America's Sweetheart (2004). Schemel subsequently drummed for Juliette and the Licks, appearing on their EP ...Like a Bolt of Lightning (2004). In 2010, using concert and video diary footage from Hole's 1994–1995 Live Through This world tour, Schemel co-created Hit So Hard, a documentary chronicling her time in Hole, her overcoming substance abuse, as well her subsequent business operating a dog boarding business.

Personal information

Birthday

1967-04-24

Birth Place

Los Angeles, California, USA

Movies and TV shows :

Hit So Hard

Hit So Hard

2012

5.2

Movie
Hole - Live at The Metro (Chicago, 1994)

Hole - Live at The Metro (Chicago, 1994)

1995

0.0

Movie
Hole: MTV Unplugged

Hole: MTV Unplugged

1995

10.0

Movie
Itty Bitty Titty Committee

Itty Bitty Titty Committee

2007

5.6

Movie
poster

MTV Video Music Awards

1984

7.5

TV
Play Your Gender

Play Your Gender

2017

5.0

Movie
Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

2017

6.8

Movie
Rock N Roll Mobster Girls

Rock N Roll Mobster Girls

1988

0.0

Movie
poster

Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
poster

School of Doodle

2017

0.0

TV
The Glamour & the Squalor

The Glamour & the Squalor

2015

7.0

Movie