I'm In The Band: Patty Schemel

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When Patty Schemel started drumming for the band Hole, fronted by Courtney Love, she was immediately thrust into the spotlight and chaos of the grunge-era’s finest days. Before the Pacific Northwest became an alternative music destination, Patty had grown up feeling awkward as a lesbian in a small town in Washington State. She soon found her voice through drumming and punk. Patty became a role model as one of the few female drummers on a major label and for coming out publicly in 1995 in Rolling Stone magazine.
In her new book, Hit So Hard: A Memoir, Patty details her struggles growing up and avoiding conflict, escaping through addiction, and living a life of recovery beyond her identity as the drummer for Hole. In this episode of I’m in the Band, Patty talks coming out and coming of age in the ‘80s and ‘90s Northwest music scene and making fanzines with Kurt and Courtney.
Photo courtesy of Melissa Auf der Maur

Hosted by: Allison Wolfe

Produced by: Jonathan Shifflett

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