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| 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 artistsU2's The Edge. 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, While Patrick was nicknamed "not inducted into the [[PiggyRock And Roll Hall Of Fame]]" during his time along with Nine Inch NailsNIN, he attended the Rock Hall's special NIN fan day that took place in 2022. According to [[Brian Liesegang]], [[Trent Reznor]] was very upset when Patrick left the stated during a livestreamed band and wrote the song "Piggy" about it shortly thereafter interview[https://www.facebookyoutube.com/Filter/photos/a.186150516351/10155799437926352/watch?typev=3&permPage=1yOlqBkaY6YY] that he wanted Patrick and [[Charlie Clouser]]to be included, but that he was only allowed so many band members.

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 Trent 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 (song)|Head Like A Hole]]" and "[[Down In It (song)|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 because he felt that he was unable to Reznor focus on his own burgeoning musical creations while working as a hired gun for Nine Inch Nails. He also was not allowing him any creative input or musical contributionshappy about the amount of money he was being paid, and was offended when [[John Malm]] suggested that he work as well as often taking a lot of onstage physical abuse from Reznorpizza delivery driver to supplement his income. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS-zdH5K0hw]

At that same time, I was reaching out to my band for input. I called up Rich and he was working on his project but he was like, "Okay, I’ll I'll come out." He had been out here for a month and had never asked to hear a demo of the songs! I’m I'm hurt, and I’m I'm kind of insulted. Okay, everybody wanted to be part of this project and my goal is to make it more of a band thing. But I’m I'm not going to beg for someone to help me. Then find out he has a manager and he‘s he's shopping for a deal. When confronted and his bluff was called, he admitted to it. We're friends, man, I wouldn’t wouldn't have minded if you just told me, I’m I'm trying to do what you wanted to do but there‘s there's more to being in the band than, here‘s here's your itinerary, here‘s here's your check, be on the bus next week. 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 spoke about his exit:<blockquote>I hated the frustration involved with being in that band. I was talking to [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, "Yeah, like who?" "Trent." Trent was always supportive. I think it was being caught in the machine of Nine Inch Nails that broke me down.

I have no problems with him. HeIt wasn's a great performert Trent, he looks good onstageit wasn't [[John Malm, and he worked wellJr. Musically, it’s not hard to replace him|John]]. But as a personality who brewed in the stew of four guys on the bus, he It was my best friend. Somehow in the course of last yearme saying, he‘s gone from being my best friend to somebody who hates my guts because somehow "I don't know if I stopped him from realizing his potential as can be a singer/songwriter when all hired gun anymore." I've done is give him a salary wanted to live off of for the last few yearsbe creative, and encouraged Trent extended his hand and said, "Come on." I'd be with him and we'd try to do itwrite. I wish him all the best'd look into his eyes and it was like, but all "I want to don't know iswhere you are going, I don't know what I want."Why He knew it, I knew it and we still said that we gotta try harder, but it wasn't gonna happen. I had my way of being creative on my own and I did you do it that with ''Short Bus''. And he has a way?"</blockquote>all of his own.

Patrick went on to form his own industrial rock band, [[Filter]], with fellow NIN collaborator Brian Liesegang, though Liesegang left in 1997. Patrick made It was a live guest appearance with NIN in 1996 frustrating thing for [[1996/09/05_New_York,_NY|one date]] of the [[Nights Of Nothing Tour]]me. I didn't know what I was mad at. He I didn't know why it was later considered by Trent Reznor hard for me to contribute to the [[Tapeworm]] projectbe in that band.[http://shoutengineI realized that it couldn't go on.com/UnderneathItAllANineInchNailsPodcast/episode-05-surprise-an-interview-with-richard-patr-1078] In 2005 Patrick also formed the band Army of Anyone with I couldn't go on the DeLeo brothers of Stone Temple Pilots road and in late 2006 be the band released their eponymous albumguitar player that couldn't write what he plays. The band split a year later and Patrick returned It was frustrating because I had to come to Filterthat realization. Brian Liesegang rejoined Filter in 2018. Utilizing PledgeMusicEven though Trent really did try to work it out with me, the pair began working on a musical sequel to ''Short Bus'' entitled ''reBus'I couldn't even face him anymore. This It was shelved in the wake one of the PledgeMusic scandal and Patrick stated that he was working on another new Filter album, titled ''Murica''. The album is expected to contain three tracks from the aborted ''reBus'' sessionsmost difficult times in my life.</blockquote>