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aul Leary (Full Name: Paul Leary Walthall; born May 7, 1957) is an American musician and music producer from Austin, Texas, best known as the lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist for the American rock band Butthole Surfers. He has also been the producer of a number of songs and albums by other bands, including U2, Sublime, Meat Puppets, Daniel Johnston, The Reverend Horton Heat, Pepper, Maggie Walters, Bad Livers, Slightly Stoopid, The Refreshments, Tumbledryer Babies, and Sludge Buzzard. Leary produced Sublime with Rome's debut album, Yours Truly.

In 1991, Leary released the solo album, The History of Dogs. In 1994, he appeared on the song Lounge Fly from Purple by Stone Temple Pilots. He also performed backing vocals on the Meat Puppets and Bad Livers respective renditions of his song Pee Pee the Sailor.

Leary appeared on one track on the 1999 John Paul Jones (ex-Led Zeppelin) solo album Zooma.