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The Germs were an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, originally active from 1976 to 1980. The band's "classic" lineup consisted of singer Darby Crash, guitarist Pat Smear, bassist Lorna Doom and drummer Don Bolles.


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Darby Crash, the enigmatic frontman of the influential punk rock band, The Germs, burst onto the Los Angeles music scene in the late 1970s, leaving an indelible mark on the genre. Known for his raw energy and unpredictable stage presence, Crash quickly became a symbol of punk rebellion.


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Crash and Burn. By ALLISON ADATO. Dec. 3, 2000 12 AM PT. Twenty years ago this week, Darby Crash, lead singer of the Germs, killed himself in a premeditated, drug-facilitated suicide that many.


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Jan Paul Beahm (better known by his stage name Darby Crash, formerly Bobby Pyn; September 26, 1958 - December 7, 1980) [6] [7] was an American [8] punk rock vocalist who, along with longtime friend Pat Smear (born Georg Ruthenberg), co-founded the punk rock band the Germs. He committed suicide [9] by overdosing on heroin. [10]


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Crash and burn. Darby Crash's life was cut short on December 7, 1980, when he died of a heroin overdose at the age of 22. His death marked the end of The Germs and for many, the punk rock era in Los Angeles. Despite the brevity of his life and career, Darby Crash's impact on punk rock and the larger music scene is undeniable.


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On December 7, 1980 Darby Crash, who was born Jan Paul Beahm and was the lead singer of The Germs, overdosed on heroin here at the age of 22. The next day John Lennon was murdered so his death went largely unnoticed. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. Private Residence. 137 North Fuller Ave. Los Angeles CA 90036.


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Darby Crash presided over the birth of the LA punk scene in 1977 and signalled its demise with his own self-inflicted death three years later. His was a vision of chaos that would never come to pass but left in its wake a legacy of destruction and one fiery punk classic, the Germs' 1979 Joan Jett-produced album, G.I.


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Influential Los Angeles punk band, The Germs was formed by Darby Crash and Pat Smear after they were kicked out of their Scientology high school for convincing a large number of students that they actually were God and Jesus. Over just a few years until Crash's suicide in 1980, a number of female musicians were associated with him.


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June 22, 2007 12 AM PT. Special to The Times. The fast, furious and enigmatic career of late-'70s punk rocker Darby Crash, who died of a heroin overdose Dec. 7, 1980, at the age of 22, remains a.


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1.Darby Crash's real name was Jan Paul Beahm. 2. He was said by many to be openly gay, or at least bisexual. 3.When the Germs went on hiatus in 1980, Darby started his own band dubbed simply Darby Crash Band, which featured Circle Jerks drummer Lucky Lehrer. The Darby Crash Band only played a few live shows and never released an album. 4.


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A Punk Legacy Takes New Form. A scenario in which L.A. punk pioneers the Germs reunited and toured a quarter-century after the suicide of lead singer Darby Crash never entered Pat Smear's head.


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An Interview With Darby Crash And Michelle Explaining Incidents That Happend During Gigs, And Why Darby Does Not Sing Into The Mic, And Also Germs performanc.


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Darby Crash, real name Jan (or John?) Paul Beahm, was the lead singer of early hardcore punk band "The Germs". Known for his growling, slurred and and often indecipherable vocals (due to the.


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Darby Crash, lead singer of the influential '70s punk band the Germs, was gay -- and with the release of the new film What We Do Is Secret, the gay community may finally discover him as an.


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NEW YORK — Darby Crash, singer of the Germs and the most polarizing figure on the 1970s Hollywood punk scene, would tell anyone within earshot that his days were numbered. In 1975, at the age.