Filter: The Disturbing Story Behind 'Hey Man Nice Shot.' Was It About Kurt Cobain of Nirvana?

The story behind Filter's big hit 'Hey Man Nice Shot.'
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Prior to forming the band Filter in the early 90’s Richard Patrick would play guitar in the band Nine Inch Nails. While Trent Reznor would lead the band, Patrick would play on their debut album, appear in their early music videos and tour with the band over the course of 4 years from 1989 to 1993. After leaving Nine Inch Nails Patrick would go to form Filter and the band’s first hit song would have a truly disturbing source of inspiration. Today let’s talk about the history behind hey man nice shot.
Living in Cleavland in the 80’s Richard Patrick become a member of the Cleveland music scene playing in a nu-wave band called The Act. He would soon have a chance meeting with another local musician named Trent Reznor at a local music store who was playing a new wave pop act called Exotic Birds. Patrick’s band would end up opening for Exotic birds at a gig and the two musicians struck up a friendship going to concerts together seeing groups Skinny Puppy and Ministry. Patrick would recall that Reznor expressed his desire to start his own band and do his own music telling Spin Magazine “Trent had a collection of songs he was fishing around. He was curious; he tried things. He was like, “I think I can rap a little,” and so he does on “Down in It.” He was like, “I like Depeche Mode,” and he writes “Terrible Lie.”. Reznor would end up signing a record deal with TVT Records who would put out the band’s debut record Pretty Hate Machine in 1989.
Reznor asked Patrick to join the band and the guitarist would contribute on the band's debut record, even if it was minimal, playing the guitar feedback part at the end of track “Sanctified”.
Patrick also appeared in the Nine Inch Nails videos "Down in It", "Head Like a Hole" and Wish. and tour with the band, . Pretty Hate Machine would also set a record becoming one of the first independently released album at the time, to go platinum selling in excess of 3 million copies.
While Nine Inch Nails was riding high off the success of their debut album and playing the first lollapalooza in 1991, Patrick soon realized their was a great amount of inequality and disparity in the band. He would tell Billboard Magazine.
there was a point in time where Trent just kind of looked at me, and I said, ‘Wow, you’re going down to New Orleans to go live in this beautiful house that you’re getting, and I’m gonna go back to my mom and dad’s house.’ Patrick would reveal to author jon wiederhornin his book Louder Than Hell The Definitive Oral History of Heavy Metal that he was making about $400 a month playing in Nine Inch Nails, Meanwhile he would frequently see Reznor destroy tens of thousands of dollars of equipment on tour each night.
When Patrick revealed his concerns about not making enough money, Reznor told the guitarist according to Stop, Drop and Talk Podcast, ‘Hey, listen, Rich, I know you need some extra cash. Listen. Down at the end of [the street], there’s a little pizzeria, and they need drivers. So maybe you can go make some extra cash over there. And I’m, like, ‘Wow!’
At the same time, Reznor would urge Patrick to write his own record to get out of his awful financial situation and not solely rely on Nine Inch Nails. Patrick would take that advice and started to record his own music. He would add in the same interview
I got close to kind of getting a record deal, and [Trent] didn’t know it at the time, but I had already lined up Warner Brothers. And I was in Los Angeles to kind of work on [Nine Inch Nails‘] ‘The Downward Spiral‘ [album]. I’m only getting on this ball one time, and if I don’t step out on my own now, I’m never gonna do it.
According to the book Louder Than Hell, It was during Patrick’s final days in Nine Inch Nails around 1993 that the guitarist wrote the song Hey man, Nice Shot. He originally presented the song to Reznor, who took a liking to it and wanted to work on it. However, one day later Patrick received a call from Reznor’s manager who

[@rnrtruestories]

More Filter coming….also as several people pointed out in 2010 the prosecution’s key witness admitted to lying about Dwyer to get a shorter sentence

[@TJ-id6ee]

Didn't know this story. I was lucky to see Filter at The beautiful Showbox Theater in Downtown Seattle back in 2000! What a kick ass show it was. Looking forward to more Filter videos.

[@TJ-id6ee]

@@sstaners1234 Wow, the Shoebox is such a cool place too, Thanks for sharing that experience. I'm in Olympia so Seattle was always a special occasion. I'm glad I got to see Chris Cornell at Benaroya Hall in 2015 also.

[@creamydistortion]

What a cokehead.

[@dtcdtc8328]

@@sstaners1234 yea those are rare occasions. I saw Godsmack open for Ozzy and shew they blew everyone there that day. Pantera opened for GS , they were good as was Ozzy but wow Godsmack was on a whoooole nother Level . I think it was Ozfest '99 in NJ.. I've been to so many concerts in my youth it's all such a blur lol there was another Seether opened for , Cornell and Nickleback. Seether crushed em.

[@bigmidget117]

Nah, Dwyer was actually guilty of what he did.

[@hippie3504]

The sad thing about the Budd Dwyer story is the key witness who helped get him convicted admitted many years later that he actually lied. So the line "you fight and you were right. But they were just too strong." Hits a bit harder than it should've.

[@poindextertunes]

I’m sure Budd’s death haunts him

[@b1llygo4t]

I hope so

[@anthonysiler4938]

Yeah that was a fu%ked up video man, Holy God..

[@blackjesus804]

Budd was super obviously guilty. His friend was also guilty. Also they were scammers previous to this one. But luckily there was a huge paper trail and many witnesses and evidence of post crime coverup.

[@LogicHatesMe]

I agree

[@Cool_Papa_Funk]

The Budd Dwyer thing was messed up, because all of our parents were following the story. We only had a few local channels back then, and everyone was watching TV when the live newsbreak cut in. The adults rushed over and turned up the volume so they could hear the press conference. Then it happened live, and we all saw it. Everyone in elementary school was talking about it the next day. Kids were running around spraying squirt guns into theirs mouths joking, "I'm Budd Dwyer," which would instantly get you in big trouble.

[@DanielleWhite]

I remember a lot of "where do you store your gun? In the Dwyer" jokes among classmates which the adults received about as well

[@WinterInTheForest]

The Dwyer footage has been on the internet for years and is not difficult to find. It's chilling how he did it in front of the world like that. I can understand why it became inspirational for a song.

[@emt5330]

He did it because if he were to die while in office, his wife would get his pension. If he were sentenced to prison and removed from office, she would not.

[@PinkyJujubean]

I remember seeing that on the news with my parents when I was about ten. When I asked my dad why he did that he said "because he wanted to save taxpayers money".

[@bobthebear1246]

@@emt5330 This. And his kids.

[@crowkiller0668]

It still blows my mind that Richard Patrick’s real-life brother is the freaking T-1000 from Terminator 2(Robert Patrick).

[@KattMurr]

I just learned that myself! Lol...there is a resemblance though...

[@throbbinwoodofcoxley6830]

Never knew that, but indeed there is a resemblance.

[@Mr_Clean]

You mean Davey Scatino the degenerate gambler Tony Soprano cleaned out 🤣

[@poopsmith6853]

He was in xfiles for awhile too

[@mattmaberry]

Interesting tie-in Filter's music was featured in an early episode of the X-Files (which is where I first heard them). In the later seasons, Robert Patrick plays one of the protagonists.

[@toddself5838]

Richard Patrick is a very nice individual. Met him in Shreveport at a radiopalooza including Sevendust. We were staying at the same hotel, he signed autographs, took pics, and chit chatted. Good dude.

[@graemewhite9606]

Yeah, top guy... I met him after a Filter gig in Edinburgh 2013. He was just about to get in the tour bus, but he stopped to chat, got my photo with him and he signed some memorabilia for me. Great guy 👍🏻

[@EdmundKempersDartboard]

Don't let curiosity get the best of you. Don't look for the Dwyer video. That shit stays with you. It's not even the gore itself that's so hard to watch. It's his demeanor leading up to it. You are watching a man who is totally broken and it's devastating knowing how it ends.

[@xWIREDOGx]

Yeah man, I remember when it happened. I was in 6th grade. They had two images of Budd in the paper - yeah, in the f’ing Washington post. One just before and one a split second after. I remember my dad looking at it in the morning at the kitchen table. I kept telling him that he didn’t look dead in the second one. Just his hair was messed up. My dad was like, “no son, he’s definitely dead in this one.” Sticks with you? You ain’t kidding. I’m almost 50.

[@Dontlicktheballoons]

And while you're not looking up things, definitely do not look up 1 man 1 screwdriver much less 1 man 1 jar. I've never heard glass break the same way again.

[@RNJuiceable]

I agree. I refuse to watch it. I don't like seeing people at their lowest levels of despair. It's depressing. You wish there were a way to help them ..

[@maxxxmodelz4061]

Yeah I saw it happen live when I was in 8th grade. Crazy. Then the image of him with the gun in his mouth was on the front page of the newspaper that same day.

[@marklynch1305]

Saw it when I was like 14 or 15 and haven’t watched it since. The thing that stuck with me the most was everyone telling him no but he kept assuring everyone that it was ok. Pretty much telling them all he’s okay with what he’s about to do.

[@gileadbot19]

He's right, it's not Faces of Death, it was on Traces of Death, a discount version of the same thing. I know this because I made the mistake of renting it when I was 16. I have never, EVER forgotten the sound of the blood pouring out all over the podium, or the image of it pouring out as though a hose was turned on. I couldn't believe our heads had so much blood in them. Here I am now 45 and it's still seared into my memory as I write this. Quite possibly one of, if not *THE* most disturbing thing I've ever seen. Probably because I was only 16 and it wasn't even a resemblance of the movies.

[@andydhillon1977]

You're my age. I remember my brother rented Faces of Death VHS in like 1991-1992. I couldn't watch it.

[@MrTuubster]

Although Faces had fake stuff in between the video's, Traces was all real. Short video's of death and pain. And we all made the mistake of renting both series, because the videocassette was legendary amongst youth.

[@ronaldgum6409]

I remember an incident from faces of death. The guy sitting in the gas chamber trying to hold his breath.😮

[@DC-zd5ej]

The part I remember is the thief in Iran or some other Middle East shit country that knelt down ,put his head on a stump and whack !! They chopped his head off.

[@robynsegg]

Even the front page of The Philadelpia Inquier was disturbing, because the next day they had his picture right up there with the gun in his mouth, forever frozen in time forever hovering between life and death. I still remember that. To this day, just remembering it feels so surreal.

[@StevenEveral]

Another interesting story about Budd Dwyer's suicide: The band CKY used a stylized picture of Budd Dwyer holding the gun in his mouth for their original cover of their first record. After CKY signed an endorsement deal with Volcom in 2001, it was changed. Imagine the shock of seeing that Budd Dwyer press conference live. Apparently it was a snow day and most of the schools were closed, so more people were watching it than normal. You're just flipping through the channels looking for something to watch and suddenly you see some guy *just fucking off himself* on TV.

[@emt5330]

Yes, I was home from school due to snow and remember the conference. The TV station I was watching cut away before he pulled the trigger, but the anchors could obviously see what was going on and the looks on their faces told the whole story.

[@kevinclark6438]

I don't think Filter has released a bad album. I've loved everything they've done, and they're definitely one of my go to bands.

[@brianstiles1701]

When I saw them live in Seattle, he repeated three times "THIS SONG WAS WRITTEN IN 1991" before they played it

[@PalkosHorrorCollection]

There's a really good documentary titled "Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer" that I'd recommend watching. It can be pretty depressing at times, but also gives some great insight into his story.

[@creamydistortion]

All American people are so depressing. Pennsylvania politicians are all dirty.

[@Cobrajet1971]

May I ask what programming this is located on?

[@PalkosHorrorCollection]

@@Cobrajet1971 I own a copy on DVD, but would imagine it would be available on one of the many streaming services.

[@liquidbraino]

@@Cobrajet1971 try any one of the Putlocker alternatives.

[@blackjesus804]

I wouldn't call it a good documentary by the misleading title.

[@Whytemonkee]

You have to "Filter" out someone with a cigarette in there hand. 😆 Society is Broken.

[@rnrtruestories]

It’s getting ridiculous. I had a video flagged for showing Gwen stefani in a bikini

[@creamydistortion]

They made me put tape over a cigarette on an Everclear t shirt in 1998...

[@triple6758]

@@rnrtruestories KZbin is killing itself.

[@vanessaa7602]

​@rnrtruestories Well THAT is gross & should be censored!

[@nrood3821]

not many know that it later came out that Budd Dwyer was innocent of the crime and he was framed. and others did the crime and made it look like dwyer did it.

[@couchwarrior2449]

R.I.P Budd Dwyer. May GOD have mercy on your soul.

[@blackjesus804]

He was not innocent he was super obviously guilty and proven so easily. A garbage documentary tried to retcon he was innocent with his family. Nobody could have framed him though others shared blame with him but he was the one in control of the contract.

[@Davivd2]

The worst part is that it was just petty payback for Dwyer simply doing his job.

[@blackjesus804]

@@Davivd2 Also Dwyer wasn't doing his job he was overpaying his unqualified friend for kickbacks then covering it up.

[@foxwhitemore3931]

This is not true. All evidence shows quite clearly that Budd was guilty.

[@douglaspierce7031]

Dwyer killed himself so his wife could collect his pension. Had he been sentenced; he would have been terminated immediately and lost his pension. Because he died before that could happen, his wife was able to collect on it

[@foxwhitemore3931]

Exactly, he didn't kill himself because he knew he was innocent. He killed himself because he knew he wasn't. And his family would have lost everything because of it.

[@continentalaquatics2725]

The dive into the story is important for the sake of examining the media machine and the consequences of sensationalism. He wasn’t the first on-air perpetrator of such an act, but his story is a sobering reminder that we celebrate and jeer those whom so the machine wills us. Brave in a way; sad for his loved ones.

[@jessehutchings]

It's funny you made this video because I was listening to this song and wondering about its meaning a month or so ago. I started realizing that it reminds me a lot of tragic singers who are struggling in life, insulted by the media and misunderstood for their lyrics

[@ericchin739]

No, not about Kurt It's about Bud Dwyer... a PA politician who was framed with corruption and knew the ONLY way his family would be okay is of he died while in office.... So that's precisely what he did during a press conference.

[@kevincampbell9526]

I remember seeing a Motley Crue concert where they actually showed the footage of Dwyer's suicide. Crazy.

[@blessed73]

It’s all over the internet still. It used to be on here too. Idk if it is anymore. It’s not just a 5 sec clip either. And graphic, nothing blurred out.

[@rodrunion8899]

That's because Motley Crue sucks and needed something to entertain the crowd.....the titty cam had to be a better choice🙄

[@johnnyrottenpiss]

I remember the R. Budd Dwyer press conference when I was a kid. As an adult, I decided to revisit it. I have no idea why I did. It haunted me for a while. I know some people get off on gore. Not me. In the end, he was innocent. That's just as sad as what he did to himself.

[@Panoramicromantic1]

One thing that isn't mentioned here though is that if Dwyer had been convicted and gone to prison, his family would have received nothing. If he died in office, his family were still entitled to benefits. That's an important detail.

[@creamydistortion]

All American people are so depressing and all Pennsylvania politicians are dirty.

[@poindextertunes]

@@Panoramicromantic1 yarp

It's so unreal yet shocking. The gun popping doesn't sound as loud as you would expect (muffled by the mouth of course) and he drops too fast to see any immediate damage. But then the blood starts flowing and that's when you see how bad it was. It horrified me back then, still does today.

[@alexdelarge5373]

@@Panoramicromantic1 - I'm pretty sure that clause didn't extend to suicide though. They rarely do

[@thomasdavison7184]

I saw filter, white zombie and Pantera back when dinosaurs walked the earth and they were really damn good live. They sound really good and are tight live. Very solid band.

[@MdlAgedHeadbanger]

I saw that same tour. Patrick had a broken leg and had to sit on a stool the whole show. When they played "Hey Man" a bunch of strippers came out and Pat was surrounded by them so he couldn't move away. He just said "this is officially a Warrant show" and sang the chorus of Cherry Pie.

[@brokenhatemachine9]

Filter and Rob Zombie are going on tour this year, alongside Ministry and Alice Cooper

[@MdlAgedHeadbanger]

@@brokenhatemachine9 Got my tickets already! Going with the same guy I went with last time as well as my son. 4th time for him seeing Alice.

[@thomasdavison7184]

@@MdlAgedHeadbanger haha bad ass man.

[@dmanduff9108]

@@brokenhatemachine9 dude when??? That's so awesome

[@PinkyJujubean]

This song always makes me think of Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight. That was a really great soundtrack Also, you should do a video about great 90s soundtracks. There's a ton of them

[@LikeaRobotFrom1984]

For sure! There's the "Spawn" soundtrack, the "Crow" movies soundtrack, the Howard Stern movie soundtrack, etc. He gotta definetly do a video about it!

[@7Jstamper]

It’s what I always think of too!

[@yuothineyesasian]

Demon Knight kicks ass. William Sadler was in the first episode of Tales From the Crypt, he played an executioner who gets the electric chair.

[@PinkyJujubean]

@@yuothineyesasian he was also the grim reaper in Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey lol

[@PinkyJujubean]

@@LikeaRobotFrom1984 Johnny Mnemonic, Natural Born Killers, Judgement Night, Last Action Hero......I could do this all day. The 90s were a golden age for movie soundtracks

[@ninjaswordtothehead]

You'd think stuff like this would make people a little reluctant to condemn someone based on accusation alone.

[@Stasiaflonase]

I love this song so much, as much as my late sister. We always rocked out to it.

[@rnrtruestories]

Sorry to hear about your sister

[@IIISWILIII]

Filter's self titled orange album might be the most underrated rock record of the 90s. Much like Weezers Blue album, every single track slaps!

[@vgaportauthority9932]

Agree. The 90s had some stellar albums. Deftones could also do no wrong for a while there. Just pressing damn near perfect records. System of a Down, same thing, just incredible stuff. I miss the 90s a lot... There's great music today as well, but it's well hidden compared to the 90s when all the good stuff was on fricken MTV... Different time.

[@Jason_Maier]

In case anyone hasn't figured it out yet, the censored word from the interview excerpt is 'suicide'. And even I'm horrified by the footage/photographs of what Budd Dwyer did! And Sid, here's another Nine Inch Nails suggestion for you: The story of how the FBI investigated the music video for 'Down in It' as a snuff film.

[@rnrtruestories]

Done both here’s fbi one kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnzQp5xvpLyVbbs Here’s the broken film one kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHnZgaOFZq6Knrs

[@Jason_Maier]

@@rnrtruestories Thanks, I've been so busy with my job the last several months I haven't had time to watch some videos.

[@lydia5649]

@@rnrtruestories Now the Broken one 20 mn is available everywhere Uneasy to watch but as discovering NIN with Gave Up it'll be the first and last snuff I keep

[@rnrtruestories]

@@Jason_Maier no worries hopefully you’re enjoying your job

[@Whytemonkee]

Look at #19 trending on KZbin music. Name of Metallica's new song. Broken uneven system

[@theechothief5594]

Haven't we seen Rich talk at length about the song being about R. Bud Dwyer? I do believe he's telling the truth. I've spoken to Rich on a few occasions, and the guy is one of the most down to Earth people I have ever met. A total gentleman too. The Patrick family rocks.

[@jordansmith2255]

Cleveland is responsible for so much great rock music in the 90s. I really had no idea until recently

[@peterquinn7878]

The song always makes me think of The X-Files ep with Jack Black.

[@jbillareezy3223]

Are we really blocking out cigarette smoking on KZbin videos? Wtf???

[@floydsemlow8253]

Lollapalooza traveling music festival was probably the best ever! Mixing art with music and the diversities in the lineups made it iconic ❤️🎵💯

[@farv4207]

Filter is awesome. I was more of a Hard Rock / Metal fan but bands like Filter, Alice in Chains, STP & Nirvana pulled me into the Alt genre. Never really got into NIN or Ministry type bands. Patrick hope you're doing well!

[@dawnkobylarz7126]

One of my favorite songs of All Time!When I was in my late 20s I would play this song on the Jukebox while playing in a local pool tournament!I'm not kidding when I say,it pumped me up so much with Adrenaline,my focus became Razor Sharp ,I couldn't tell you how many times I Ran the Pool Table back in the day!!!

[@BenBen5501]

That was Hella interesting. You did amazing research. It's one of my favorite songs and I always wondered about the background of it. Thank you for this.

[@bciecko1]

Pretty hate machine is a killer album. Canton Michigan, that's not too far from me. Horrible traffic there. It was an uppity Detroit suburb, early white-flight for upper middle class type community at that time.

[@DiZZoLabs]

I concur. PHM will forever be in my collection

[@daBEAGLE1017]

Terrible what happened to the Detroit Auto Industry and the suburbs/workers that suffered in the aftermath.

[@bciecko1]

@@daBEAGLE1017 Yeah, for sure. Canton is still doing fine. It's got areas that are still thriving but definitely isn't the middle class utopia it was in the 80's and 90's. Detroit in general, the downtown area is really coming back but over all, the area sucks. It's a shell of what it once was, because of politics and leadership at the state level.

[@travismiles5885]

@@daBEAGLE1017 Check out the documentary "City of Dope" on Al Profit's KZbin channel. It covers the story of The D and the collapse of the auto industry there and all the things that came with it. It's pretty interesting. I grew up in Port Huron, just North of Detroit and have watched it a few times. Hard to believe it was once called The Paris of the Midwest.

[@daBEAGLE1017]

@@bciecko1 I agree the politics is what needs to change to reclaim the once thriving city. God bless Detroit from Milwaukee.

[@vante2129]

I found out about Budd Dwyer suicide because of this band and fans actually thought it was about Kurt Cobain suicide wasn't until the band themselves cleared up that rumor years later.

[@selfan2005]

In a somewhat morbid twist of irony, Kurt Cobain watched footage of the Dwyer suicide, at the end of 1992. According to the book, "Heavier Than Heaven" that's when he made the decision to kill himself that way. Dwyer's suicide actually inspired Kurt.

[@paulheap1982]

@Kevin Joseph yeah, I wouldn't trust the veracity of that, since the only person to confirm or debunk it is sadly unable to.

[@throbbinwoodofcoxley6830]

@@selfan2005 like I’ve always said, idiots always trying to make Kobain more relevant and important. The guy’s a footnote at best.

[@R0B3RTP4UL50N]

Those first 2 filter albums were straight flames.

[@MrGranitealchemist]

Love all the work you put into these

[@emt5330]

I remember the day of the R Budd Dwyer incident. I was at home because it was a snow day, watched the press conference on TV. I read that the bullet hole is still in the wall in the room where it happened.

[@heinous70]

That was long before the internet. It wasn't easy to be in the know. A lot of people thought Nine Inch Nails had gone metal. Richard and Trent not only look alike, they sound similar

[@tigerscott2966]

Sometimes rock musicians try to warn people about the wickedness in the music business thru their music...

[@Evocati-Augusti]

Trent Reznor and Billy Corgan were all sleeping with Courtney Love while she was still married, while Billy loved her and a lot of songs on Siamese Dream came from that affair, but Trent went through a nightmare, so there are over 6 songs about Courtney on Downward Spiral. Just like "Heart Shaped Box" from Nirvana, which looks like a warning video. "Hey Pig" "March of the Pigs" "Reptile" "Ruiner" and more..

[@michaelthomas1916]

I graduated in 95, and had bought the demon knight sound track to listen to while still in school. This was definitely one of my friends and i favorite songs on the CD.

[@Dirtnap_McDinglestuffer]

i remember that, i was in 5th grade when that news report came on. i was 1 year out of high school, when hey man came on the radio and it still rocks 🤘

What a fantastic band! Love all their albums.

[@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248]

APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND ALL YOU DO MAN. STAY METAL STAY SAFE RESPECT FROM DETROIT CITY THE 313

[@charlieryan1736]

I always wondered what that song was about . Thanks for another informative and interesting video

[@twofoots5955]

I actually learned about this on your channel a year or so ago. Worth repeating. Awesome content.

[@rnrtruestories]

Thanks

[@SteveFrench_420]

Strange thing is, it's hard to find the video of Bud's actions now. I used to have no problem finding it.

[@Hello_Fuckers0]

I remember my friend coming over straight from the music store with his copy of short bus. He said he'd been waiting for something like that for years lol

[@dhammaboy1203]

I love both bands but Reznor only paying Patrick $100 per week while smashing up $1000s of instruments is a dick move!

[@sethwilley9858]

Watched the Budd Dwyer footage on what I believe was 'Traces' of Death. If you haven't seen it, don't. If you have, I'm sorry.

[@jdraven0890]

Well, this has lowered my estimation of Trent Reznor

[@chizorama]

I remember the day it happened, we went to my buddy's girlfriend's house, her mother watched it & was shaking. After watching the video of it years later I can see why, it was as gruesome as gruesome gets. Beyond that, I still think Short Bus is the best "sleeper" album of the 90's, so much good material, Filter is one of the more underrated bands of that era.

[@throbbinwoodofcoxley6830]

It’s too bad they went sissy with “Picture” and ruined the momentum they had.

[@robynsegg]

You ain't lying! That scarred many of us, young and old for life back then. Also, I just wanna say that "Short Bus" is one of my all time favorite albums from the 90's. And, if you haven't already check out the remix single (with the blue cover), try listening to the "Nickle Bag" Remix. It's my all time favorite remix of that song! 💽

[@iclite3656]

Great vid💯. I had no Idea Richard was in NIN. I hear why Trent may have wanted the song tho, the PA homie side of it. Watched that vid on Mr Dwyer. Really something😬

[@jimrat201]

The video of him shooting himself, I will never forget seeing that 😬

[@flip65515]

I remember that clip in Faces of Death. Deeply disturbing

[@Rosario_Verano]

I remember finding about that incident through a song (I don't remember if it was HMNS or sth else). The footage is jaw-dropping.

[@bobthebear1246]

Pennsylvania forever has the blood of R. Budd Dwyer on its collective hands.

[@georgemallory797]

Budd Dwyer was actually a good man. He was innocent. His death video was gruesome and horrifying.

[@plzfollow]

Marilyn Manson sampled the Bud Dwyer press conference on "Get Your Gunn" released in 1994 (produced by Reznor)

[@natalie8212]

Which part? I've identified many of the samples they used but have only watched that press conference like twice. 😬

[@cloud9847]

The mere mention of those songs and the lyrics come right back... Pretty Hate Machine was a hell of a ride.

[@andydhillon1977]

So I guess I'm not crazy. This song came out before the listed release day of Oct 1995. I specifically remember hearing this so g a few months before high school graduation that year. This is one of my all-time favorite songs. So happy to hear Richard being able to move on from NIN and create his own success!

[@clicheguevara5282]

The anniversary of Dwyer's death was just 3 days ago..

[@myksaldar2995]

whatever it's inspired by, memories of X-files DPO and a pc built for Quake made this the vibe pre trenchcoat mafia

[@beat_avenger]

I never knew pat was in nails that’s wild

[@selfan2005]

Did you know he's Robert Patrick's (the T-1000 from Terminator 2: Judgement Day) brother?

[@zensei999]

First heard this song on an episode of x-files. Searched the lyrics I heard and found the song immediately, lol.

[@johnm8744]

That VHS tape was called Traces of Death.

[@aprilkurtz1589]

My former boss was a co-worker of Dwyer's. She was glad she called in sick that day, but she heard all about when she came back to work.

[@Gramsci]

Steve Albini wrote a song about Dwyer a few years earlier called Budd.

[@deansample3690]

Didn’t you do this video already? Am I wrong? Love the videos as Always.

[@TheMightyBubbs]

Mr. Patrick came into a little hotdog shop I worked in several years ago and he was super nice. Filter was playing at the venue down the street. Really cool guy.

[@Audioman45]

His brother was the T-1000.

[@throbbinwoodofcoxley6830]

And was on X Files while Mulder was gone. My guess is that’s why it was on an episode.

[@whoathatsanicememe3093]

I always heard it was about Vince Foster but Budd Dwyer sounds right too...

[@absentstars474]

I believe thats the song “nice three shots man”. Easy mix up.

[@whoathatsanicememe3093]

@@absentstars474 lol true...one of the weirdest self deletes in history but not exactly surprising considering the crowd he was affiliated with.

[@ludwigiapilosa508]

There was also a band called Sponge. Did they ever tour together?

[@blackcoffeegasoline]

Patrick didn’t play on the NIN debut album, no one but Trent did. RP toured for the album though.

[@Celtic-Films]

One of the best music docs ever. Thanks for being Indie.

[@Fleshwound747]

The video like faces of death was call traces of death, I remember it from when I came home from collage around 97. The scene stood out to me for some reason. I had been told growing up that the song was about Kurt. I never thought much about it. It crazy that when you told who the song was actually about I still didn’t know but when you described how he killed himself I immediately knew what you were talking about

[@XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXXxXxxccx]

Great video

[@rnrtruestories]

Thanks

[@clascaulfieldjr3653]

I think I remember getting that demo CD at Lollapalooza ‘94. Damn, should have kept it.

[@jeffhoward1222]

Ultimately it was found that R Budd Dwyer was completely innocent of corruption charges...just shows the desperation in his actions to stand up against such a juggernaut.

[@LogicHatesMe]

For the longest time I had no idea what the story was behind this song. Very disturbing and sad.

[@Captain-Hooker]

I remember watching that video in the early internet days

[@aretnap3653]

After Hearing Dudes Tale About Reznor...🤔 I'm *HAPPY* Dude Got Some "PayBack"!

[@Naferner_Said]

it was originally recorded for a movie called, Tales from the Crypt: Demon Night. If you were Alive in the 90's youd know this. because the album wasnt released til after.

[@GreatCircle360]

I know right where that studio in Canton is. Did a few sessions there, playing bass.

[@davidpaul6656]

I saw that same video in the early 90s when my band was recording in a studio. While taking a break the engineer says "Wanna see something crazy!?" Then he throws a video tape in and this video starts. At the end we were all like WTF!?

[@KattMurr]

I learned about Dwyer's death because of GWAR. In their movie "Phallus in Wonderland", news character Dick Cox reenacts Budd's suicide....

[@Shawn666Hellion]

I remember when Budd did that on live tv,its something you will never forget

[@itsturbinetime]

5:58 was crazy

[@jowbloe4700]

Yep, you're Canadian. 😃 😆 🤣. Accent on a certain word gives it away.

[@kimberlyweaver1285]

I could really use some internet friends to message back and forth. I’m 45 and I’m still there.

[@Davivd2]

The documentary An Honest Man is on KZbin. It's very sad to see what happened to Bud Dwyer. RIP. You were a good man and you deserved better.

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

Saw it live during a snow day. I believe Smurf's was on.

[@digitalparadigms]

Pennsylvania did Budd DIRTY

[@NineteenEighty8]

Thr story behind TAKE A PICTURE is even more bizarre.

[@rnrtruestories]

yes, that is already done and coming soon

[@rpmcmurphy214]

I remember watching the Budd Dwyer resignation special report live on TV. I thought it was staged when it first happened.

[@ravenstownmusic]

The video tape was called "Traces of Death"... it was like a "Faces of Death" knock off... I remember because I saw it in the 90s when those tapes were a thing. Watching this video gave me a flashback of watching it, man the 90s were messed up!

[@throbbinwoodofcoxley6830]

The 90’s were pretty cool if you weren’t into degenerate shit.

[@moonlily1]

Coincidentally, according to 'Heavier Than Heaven', Kurt Cobain owned the video of Dwyer's suicide and was watching it on a loop.

[@brettcomstock1156]

I’ve seen the full unedited footage of the press conference. He pulls out the gun so casually. It was huge. And… I wish I hadn’t seen it. 😐

[@thenryb]

Hold on...is the word "suicide" now considered too taboo to type or even say? (6:35 in video). What the...? Maybe we should ban the word "feelings" since apparently no one knows how to control them.