Is darby crash part of a rock band or the rock bands name?”
Darby Crash (born Jan Paul Beahm) (September 26, 1958 – December 7, 1980) was an American punk musician who, along with long time friend Pat Smear (born Georg Ruthenberg), co-founded The Germs. Though never explicitly public about it during his life, Crash was gay. Shortly after the Germs split, Darby went on to form the short-lived Darby Crash Band. Circle Jerks drummer Lucky Lehrer joined the band on the eve of their first (sold-out) live performance, when during soundcheck, Darby kicked out the drummer they’d rehearsed with and convinced Pat Smear to help out on guitar. The band, described by Smear as “like the Germs, but with worse players”, played only a few gigs to lukewarm reaction before splitting up.
