Eric Melvin

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American punk musician

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birth_nameEric Scott Melvin
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years_active1983–present
labelFat Wreck Chords, Epitaph, Mystic
associated_actsNOFX, Punk Rock Karaoke, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
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Eric Scott Melvin (born July 9, 1966) is an American musician and founding member of the punk rock band NOFX. Throughout the band's existence, he and Fat Mike were the only band members who stayed since the beginning.

NOFX

Melvin plays guitar and sings backup vocals on most NOFX songs and wrote the guitar riffs for NOFX songs such as the intro for "Leave It Alone". His vocal style is iconically called the "Mel Yell".

Music

Melvin is a founding member of Punk Rock Karaoke with Greg Hetson and Steve Soto, though he rarely performs with them. Melvin is an irregular touring member of Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.

Personal life

Melvin is of Ukrainian and Jewish descent and grew up in Hollywood.

In 2016, Melvin married Australian-born artist Sarah Melvin. They have identical twin daughters together: Ivy Laine Melvin and Phaedra Rose Melvin, born 21 minutes apart. Melvin also has two boys, Eli Melvin and Caspian Melvin, and lives with his wife Sarah and all four children in the Encinitas area of Southern California. In 2017, he sold his home in San Francisco with some who viewed the home stating "This can't be a punk rocker's house. It's really tasteful."

Melvin was raised Jewish, but also relates to Buddhism and Taoism. He also practices meditation, breath work, and yoga.

Albums with NOFX

References

References

  1. (10 February 2017). "Musician Eric Melvin of NOFX lists San Francisco home for $3.6 million". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  2. "13 Things We Learned from the New NOFX Autobiography".
  3. "Eric Melvin | Credits".
  4. "NOFX Press Information".
  5. (February 2021)
  6. "NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories by NOFX; Alulis, Jeff: Good (2016) | GlassFrogBooks".
  7. Griffiths, Dave. (19 March 2018). "NOFX Interview | HEAVY Magazine".
  8. Robertson, Michelle. (February 2, 2017). "A punk rocker's Edwardian in Noe Valley hits the market". SFGATE.
  9. (21 March 2018). "NOFX Guitarist Eric Melvin On Fatherhood, Blink-182 & Soundwave Festival's AJ Maddah".

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