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| imgname = Richardpatrick.jpg
| instruments = Guitar, Backing Vocals
| years = 1989-1993, 1996| tours = [[Pretty Hate Machine Tour]], [[Nights Of Nothing Tour]]
}}'''Richard Patrick''' (born May 10, 1968) is a former guitarist for [[Nine Inch Nails]] and leader of the band Filter. He has played the guitar since the age of nine and names The Cure, U2, and Stone Temple Pilots as primary musical influences, specifically the inventive use of technology and flood sounds used by those artists. His actor brother, Robert Patrick, was often seen wearing NIN shirts and pins while Richard was a member, as evidenced by his headshots from the time. This can also be seen on the behind-the-scenes footage for ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day''.
According to the biography on the official Filter website, Patrick was nicknamed "[[Piggy#Meaning|Piggy]]" during his time with Nine Inch Nails. According to Brian Liesegang, [[Trent Reznor]] was very upset when Patrick left the band and wrote the song "Piggy" about it shortly thereafter.[https://www.facebook.com/Filter/photos/a.186150516351/10155799437926352/?type=3&permPage=1] The Filter track "Captain Bligh" was originally rumored to be about Reznor, though but Patrick has since debunked this.[https://loudwire.com/filter-richard-patrick-wikipedia-fact-or-fiction/] Though their relationship was semi-acrimonious in the past, Reznor and Patrick are on good terms.[https://www.spin.com/2019/10/filter-richard-patrick-nine-inch-nails-pretty-hate-machine/] Patrick made a live guest appearance with NIN in 1996 for [[1996/09/05_New_York,_NY|one date]] of the [[Nights Of Nothing Tour]]. He (along with [[Danny Lohner]], [[Charlie Clouser]] and [[Chris Vrenna]]) also joined NIN onstage for six songs at the [[2022/09/24_Cleveland,_OH|Cleveland show]] of the [[NIN 2022]] tour, one of the songs being a cover of Filter's "[[Hey Man Nice Shot]]".
==Career==
Patrick spent two has stated that he began working on his own music, and attempted to secure a record deal, during the 80s. He briefly met Reznor in Cleveland in 1985 when his band, The Akt, was invited to open for the [[Exotic Birds]]. They later met again at Pi Keyboards and Audio, where Reznor worked. [https://vwmusicrocks.com/an-interview-with-richard-patrick-of-filter/] He was then briefly in a half years as band called [[Kollaps]], prior to NIN, which also included Reznor.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDT4UWJ14s4] After The Akt disbanded in 1989, Reznor asked him to listen to some of the songs he'd recorded including "Head Like A Hole" and "Down In It" and asked him to become the touring guitarist in NIN , which he did for two and half years. [https://vwmusicrocks.com/an-interview-with-richard-patrick-of-filter/] He can be seen in the [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music videos]] for "[[Down In It (song)|Down In It]]," "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]," "[[Wish (song)|Wish]]," and "[[Gave Up]]." His only recorded contribution—a droning guitar sound—can be heard at the end of "[[Sanctified]]" on ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]].'' He chose to leave the band during the recording of ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]'' in 1993 due in part to Reznor not allowing him any creative input or musical contributions, as well as often taking a lot of onstage physical abuse from Reznor.
Patrick went on to form his own industrial rock band, [[Filter]], with fellow NIN collaborator Brian Liesegang, though Liesegang left in 1997. He was later considered by Trent Reznor to contribute to the [[Tapeworm]] project.[http://shoutengine.com/UnderneathItAllANineInchNailsPodcast/episode-05-surprise-an-interview-with-richard-patr-1078] In 2005, with both Filter and Stone Temple Pilots on hiatus, Patrick joined with the DeLeo brothers to form the supergroup band Army of Anyone, and in late 2006 the band released their eponymous album. The band split a year later, and Patrick returned to working on Filter and continued to release albums. Brian Liesegang rejoined Filter in 2018 and, utilizing the PledgeMusic platform, the pair began working on a musical sequel to ''Short Bus'' entitled ''reBus''. This was shelved in the wake of the PledgeMusic bankruptcy, Liesegang left Filter, and Patrick stated that he was working on another new Filter album. It was eventually released as ''The Algorithm'' in 2023 and contained two songs written with Liesegang.
Since 2016, Patrick has been composing film scores alongside his work for Filter. His credits include ''Dark Crimes'' (2016), ''The Last Rampage'' (2017), ''Breathe, Nolan, Breathe'' (2019), ''The 2nd'' (2020), and ''Chariot'' (2022). In 2022, Patrick began a side project with Jim Louvau called A Place To Kill.
===Exit from NIN===
In a 1994 interview with ''Alternative Press''[http://www.nin-pages.de/1994_Alternative_Press_April_english.htm], Reznor spoke about Patrick's exit from the band:
<blockquote>Rich was working on a lot of his own stuff right at the time I was doing ''[[Broken]]''. I encouraged him to do that, and I asked him if he wanted an objective opinion good or bad, let me know. He felt that he had to express himself, understandably, and I encouraged him. During the course of separation I think he'd been around a lot of people with ulterior motives, including the guys that were playing with him. What's in it for them if Rich goes out on the road with me for a year? I noticed a great sense of animosity and competition.
I have no problems with him. He's a great performer, he looks good onstage, and he worked well. Musically, it's not hard to replace him. But as a personality who brewed in the stew of four guys on the bus, he was my best friend. Somehow in the course of last year, he's gone from being my best friend to somebody who hates my guts because somehow I stopped him from realizing his potential as a singer/songwriter when all I've done is give him a salary to live off of for the last few years, and encouraged him to do it. I wish him all the best, but all I want to know is, "Why did you do it that way?"</blockquote>
In a 1995 interview with ''Alternative Press''[http://www.nin-pages.de/englisch_ap_1995_filter.htm], Patrick went on to form spoke about his own industrial rock exit:<blockquote>I hated the frustration involved with being in that band, . I was talking to [[Filter]MTV VJ]Kennedy after I left, and she's like, "Well, you know a lot of people are saying good things about your demo." And I'm like, with fellow NIN collaborator Brian Liesegang"Yeah, though Liesegang left like who?" "Trent." Trent was always supportive. I think it was being caught in 1997the machine of Nine Inch Nails that broke me down. Patrick made a live guest appearance with NIN in 1996 for It wasn't Trent, it wasn't [[1996/09/05_New_YorkJohn Malm,_NYJr.|one date]] of the [[Nights Of Nothing TourJohn]]. He It was later considered by me saying, "I don't know if I can be a hired gun anymore." I wanted to be creative, and Trent Reznor to contribute to the [[Tapeworm]] projectextended his hand and said, "Come on.[http://shoutengine.com/UnderneathItAllANineInchNailsPodcast/episode-05-surprise-an-interview-with-richard-patr-1078] In 2005 Patrick also formed the band Army of Anyone " I'd be with the DeLeo brothers of Stone Temple Pilots him and in late 2006 the band released their eponymous albumwe'd try to write. The band split a year later I'd look into his eyes and Patrick returned to Filterit was like, "I don't know where you are going, I don't know what I want. Brian Liesegang rejoined Filter in 2018" He knew it, I knew it and we still said that we gotta try harder, but it wasn't gonna happen. Utilizing PledgeMusic, the pair began working I had my way of being creative on a musical sequel to my own and I did it with ''Short Bus'' entitled . And he has a way all of his own. It was a frustrating thing for me. I didn't know what I was mad at. I didn'reBust know why it was hard for me to be in that band. I realized that it couldn't go on. I couldn'. This was shelved in t go on the wake of road and be the PledgeMusic scandal and Patrick stated guitar player that couldn't write what he plays. It was working on another new Filter albumfrustrating because I had to come to that realization. Even though Trent really did try to work it out with me, titled ''Murica'I couldn't even face him anymore. The album is expected to contain three tracks from It was one of the aborted ''reBus'' sessionsmost difficult times in my life.</blockquote>
==Body Of Work==
*''The Sun Comes Out Tonight'' (2013)
*''Crazy Eyes'' (2016)
*''The Algorithm'' (2023)
===Army Of Anyone===