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| birth_place = San Antonio, Texas, U.S.| instrument = Guitar, keyboards| occupation = Musician, producer| genre = Alternative rock, punk rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, noise rock, hardcore punk, industrial metal| years_active = 1981–presentButthole Surfers, Melvins, John Paul Jones (musician)>John Paul Jones, Stone Temple Pilots}}Paul Leary Walthall (born May 7, 1957), known as Paul Leary, is an American musician and music producer from Austin, Texas, best known as the lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist for the rock band Butthole Surfers. He is also the producer of a number of songs and albums by other bands, including U2, Sublime, Meat Puppets, Daniel Johnston, The Reverend Horton Heat, Pepper, Maggie Walters, Bad Livers, Slightly Stoopid, and The Refreshments. Leary produced Sublime with Rome’s debut album, Yours Truly.WEB,www.sublimewithrome.com/, Sublime With Rome, Sublime With Rome, July 16, 2014, In 1991, Leary released a solo album entitled The History of Dogs.WEB, Pearis, Bill, Butthole Surfers’ Paul Leary reissuing his 1991 solo debut ‘The History of Dogs’ on vinyl,www.brooklynvegan.com/butthole-surfers-paul-leary-reissuing-his-1991-solo-debut-the-history-of-dogs-on-vinyl/, 2024-04-03, BrooklynVegan, en-US, In 1994, he appeared on the song “Lounge Fly” from the multi-platinum album Purple by Stone Temple Pilots. He also performed backing vocals on the Meat Puppets and Bad Livers respective renditions of his song “Pee Pee the Sailor”. Leary appeared on one track on the 1999 John Paul Jones (ex-Led Zeppelin) solo album Zooma. He formed a new band called The Cocky BitchesWEB, November 20, 2018, Album Review: The Cocky Bitches – Mercy,newnoisemagazine.com/review-the-cocky-bitches-mercy/, April 12, 2021, New Noise Magazine, en-US, (formerly Carny) and in 2014 contributed three songs to the Melvins album Hold It In.WEB, James Wood, 2014-09-30, Melvins Guitarists Buzz Osborne and Paul Leary Talk New Album, ‘Hold It In’,www.guitarworld.com/features/melvins-guitarists-buzz-osborne-and-paul-leary-talk-new-album-hold-it, 2024-04-03, guitarworld, en, WEB, Hold It In is out today!,www.themelvins.net/8-melvins-news/149-hold-it-in-is-out-today, 2024-04-03, www.themelvins.net, Leary released Born Stupid, his second solo album, on February 12, 2021, via Shimmy-Disc.WEB, Tom Beaujour, 2021-09-02, Paul Leary: “My 1978 Les Paul Custom was so heavy, I was having to go to massage therapy every week just to work the knots out of my back!”,www.guitarworld.com/features/paul-leary-born-stupid, 2024-04-03, guitarworld, en, WEB, Levi, 2021-01-06, Paul Leary (Butthole Surfers) Announces LP, Shares “Born Stupid” Track + Video,tonedefsound.com/paul-leary-butthole-surfers-announces-lp-shares-born-stupid-track-video/, 2024-04-03, Tone Def Sound, en-US, He released a newly re-mastered LP of The History of Dogs as The History of Dogs, Revisted (with two additional bonus songs from the original 1990 sessions that were not included on the original LP) on June 17, 2022, also via Shimmy-Disc.NEWS, Pearis, Bill, Butthole Surfers’ Paul Leary preps ‘Born Stupid’ (listen to the title track),www.brooklynvegan.com/the-butthole-surfers-paul-leary-preps-born-stupid-listen-to-the-title-track/, February 2, 2021, Brooklyn Vegan, January 5, 2021,

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External links

• U2.com News
• Buttholesurfers.org

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