Nate Mendel

About Nate Mendel

Bassist for Sunny Day Real Estate and a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning rock band Foo Fighters.

Nathan ‍Gregor ‍Mendel is an American musician for the groups Foo Fighters, The J jealous Sound, Sunny Day Real Estate and The Fire Theft. In 2015, he announced himself as the singer, songwriter and guitarist of his new project, Lieutenant.

Born	December 02, 1968, Richland, Washington, U.S.
Instruments	‍Bass, guitar, vocals
Years active	1982–present
Birth name	Nathan Gregor Mendel
Associated acts	Foo Fighters, Sunny Day Real Estate, Juno, The Fire Theft, The Jealous Sound, Lieutenant, Christ on a Crutch, Brotherhood, Galleons Lap, Diddly Squat
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer, songwriter
Genres	Alternative rock, post-grunge, grunge, hardcore punk, punk rock, indie rock, post-hardcore, emo

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Trivia

He started out wanting to just "play lots of notes really fast" and, later on, learned melodic technique.

Nate Mendel before fame

He began his career with the hardcore band Diddly Squat after previously being a member of the satirical punk band Product of Rape.

Achievement of Nate Mendel

He started out merely wanting to"play a lot of notes extremely fast", but he ultimately learned melodic technique.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$40 Million

Nate Mendel family life

He had a son from a previous relationship. He married Kate Jackson in 2014.

Associations of Nate Mendel

Dave Grohl, the main singer of the Foo Fighters, persuaded him to join the band when they were just getting started.

Nate Mendel Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	173 cm
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