Singer and guitarist best known as a founding member of the post-punk duo Timbuk3, whose most popular single is The Future 's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades." After the band's breakup in 1995, he released solo albums like 1997's Pat MacDonald Sleeps With His Guitar. He was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin and formed the band Pat MacDonald & The Essentials in 1980.
