Nate Mendel was born December 2,1968 in Richland, Washington.
He began his musical career in the punk band Diddly Squat, then played in the bands Christ on a Crutch, Brotherhood, Galleons Lap. He was a member of Sunny Day Real Estate and Juno before joining the Foo Fighters in 1995. Nate and Dave Grohl are the only original members of Foo Fighters, and they've been playing for almost 15 years , releasing 6 Studio albums.