Steve "Human" Pfauter (November 7, 1963 – June 12, 2022) was an American musician and

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and former bass guitarist for the

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band

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, from 1980 until 1984.

Biography

Steve Pfauter was born to German immigrants and attended Los Alamitos High. He joined The Vandals in 1980 and played bass guitar on their debut EP, '' Peace thru Vandalism''. Pfauter designed T-shirts for

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and created artwork for the

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. He also played bass in the original Los Angeles punk rock band Detox, making two full-length albums which featured six songs he wrote while touring the US and Canada. Later he joined Ken All Night Rocker. Human also roadied for

on their first two nationwide tours in 1980-1982. Once known for T-shirt designs, he owned his own silkscreen shop at age sixteen. He worked in the film industry as a

and worked on productions such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Discography

The Vandals

*'' Peace Thru Vandalism'' (1982)

Detox

* ''Detox'' (1985) * ''We Don't Like You Either'' (1988)

References

External links

Detox (2) - We Don't Like You Either, DiscogsSteven “Stevo” Jensen of the Vandals (1959-2005) ''punknews.org''
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pfauter, Steve American punk rock musicians 1963 births 2022 deaths Musicians from San Francisco The Vandals members