Patrick Matthews
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Patrick Matthews (born November 29, 1975) is the former bassist of Australian garage rock band The Vines, and currently the bassist of Youth Group. Matthews founded The Vines with his good friend, Craig Nicholls. The two met while working at McDonalds in Sydney. Matthews stayed with the band for their first two albums. It wasn't until the tour following their 2004 release Winning Days that he famously left the stage and the band after Nicholls, who has Asperger Syndrome, had a breakdown at Sydney's Annandale Hotel. Craig broke his guitar, insulted members of the crowd and fell to the ground while screaming[citation needed]. Despite the fact that he no longer plays with the Vines, Patrick remains friends with Nicholls. He is now the official bassist of the Australian band Youth Group who have experienced commercial success as an indie rock band in not just Australia, but the UK and US as well.
Older brother of John Matthews, the former drummer for Sydney group - theredsunband.
Patrick and his brother John both attended Sydney Technical High School, Bexley.
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