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Paul Leary

Paul Leary

Born: 1957-05-07 • San Antonio, Texas

Paul Leary Walthall (born May 7, 1957), known as Paul Leary, is an American musician and music producer from San Antonio, Texas, best known as the lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist for the rock band Butthole Surfers. He is also the producer of a number of songs and albums by other bands, including U2, Sublime, Meat Puppets, Daniel Johnston, The Reverend Horton Heat, Pepper, Maggie Walters, Bad Livers, Slightly Stoopid, and The Refreshments. Leary produced Sublime with Rome's debut album, Yours Truly.

Filmography
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt poster
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025 • Self
The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale poster
The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale
2016 • Self
CB4 poster
CB4
1993 • Self (uncredited)
Bar-B-Que Movie poster
Bar-B-Que Movie
1988
Blind Eye Sees All poster
Blind Eye Sees All
1986 • Self