I had listened to a lot of similar punk music at the time but Pat's was the first time I had heard something so personal in the punk world. I had a lot of issues with mental health at the time, and a lot of issues with seeing myself in modern society and wondering if this world was for me. I first discovered Pat's music when I was in high school- actually at the same age he recorded it at, in the same area and dealing with the same issues. Born in '87, he's only 6 years older than myself yet he was such a role model to me. Pat has had a very large influence on my life, personally. And as anyone who has listened to Pat extensively knows, you can trace what stage of life Pat was in judging by which band/time period he was fronting. The topics of his music vary across multiple spectrums from addiction, love, DIY ethics, political issues, depression, suicide, hate, trainhopping. It's just about anything a young punk could want. What could be argued, however, is that Pat popularized folk punk, at least to a new generation, and inspired a rush of young bands/artists tying themselves to this label. Additionally, folk music historically has many ties to political issues and other aspects of punk. Punk is very much a DIY genre, and folk music is some of the most accessible music to play. Punk bands had woven elements of folk music into their own recordings since well before Pat was born. That is, by absolutely no means, accurate.
Many people attribute Pat to inventing the folk-punk genre. From there, Pat went on to lead roughly half a dozen folk-punk bands although by his own admission, it's hard to keep track of almost anything about his music career. When Pat was in high school, he started releasing music under the name "Johnny Hobo" initially by playing guitar, singing, and using a cheap drum machine to accompany himself. They were also exposed to the oddly harsh environment that is growing up in Vermont extreme wealth disparity and addiction. The son of a musician, him and his brother Michael grew up around music both dabbling with various instruments since a young age. Pat Schneeweis, also known as Pat the Bunny, is a (sadly) retired musician from my home state of Vermont, USA. Since moving over to HIVE, I have ceased to do so as much, but upon reading a few posts today, well, I was inspired. In the past I have written a couple dozen articles on different musicians, albums, songs and the histories behind them. Hello Music4Life community! I have seen a few "Music Monday" posts floating around, and I thought I would add my own little two cents.
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