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| years = 1989-1993
| tours = [[Pretty Hate Machine Tour]]
}}'''Richard Patrick''' (born May 10, 1968) is a former guitarist for [[Nine Inch Nails]] and leader of the band Filter. He has played the guitar since the age of nine and names The Cure, U2, and Stone Temple Pilots as primary musical influences, specifically the inventive use of technology and flood sounds used by those artistsU2's The Edge. His actor brother, Robert Patrick, was often seen wearing NIN shirts and pins while Richard was a member, as evidenced by his headshots from the time. This can also be seen on the behind-the-scenes footage for ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day''.
According to the biography on the official Filter website, Patrick was nicknamed "[[Piggy#Meaning|Piggy]]" during his time with Nine Inch Nails. According to Brian Liesegang, [[Trent Reznor]] was very upset when Patrick left the band and wrote the song "Piggy" about it shortly thereafter.[https://www.facebook.com/Filter/photos/a.186150516351/10155799437926352/?type=3&permPage=1] The Filter track "Captain Bligh" was originally rumored to be about Reznor, but Patrick has since debunked this.[https://loudwire.com/filter-richard-patrick-wikipedia-fact-or-fiction/] Though their relationship was semi-acrimonious in the past, Reznor and Patrick are on good terms.[https://www.spin.com/2019/10/filter-richard-patrick-nine-inch-nails-pretty-hate-machine/]