Eric Scott Melvin (born July 9, 1966) is an American musician and founding member of the

punk rock Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...

band

NOFX NOFX () was an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. Bassist/lead vocalist Fat Mike, rhythm guitarist Eric Melvin and drummer Erik Sandin were original founding and longest-serving members of the band, who have appeared on every ...

. Throughout the band's existence, he and

Fat Mike Michael John Burkett (born January 16, 1967), known professionally as Fat Mike, is an American musician and producer. He was the bassist and lead vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX and the cofounder and bassist of the punk rock supergroup cov ...

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 Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...

and

Taoism Taoism or Daoism (, ) is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao ( zh, p=dào, w=tao4). With a range of meaning in Chinese philosophy, translations of Tao include 'way', 'road', ' ...

. He also practices meditation, breath work, and yoga.

Albums with NOFX

*1985 '' Maximum Rocknroll'' *1988 '' Liberal Animation'' *1989 '' S&M Airlines'' *1991 '' Ribbed'' *1992 '' The Longest Line'' *1992 '' White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean'' *1994 ''

Punk in Drublic ''Punk in Drublic'' is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band NOFX. It was released on July 19, 1994, through Epitaph Records. The title is a spoonerism of "Drunk in Public". ''Punk in Drublic'' is NOFX's most successful albu ...

'' *1995 '' I Heard They Suck Live!!'' *1996 '' Heavy Petting Zoo'' *1997 '' So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes'' *1999 '' The Decline'' *2000 '' Pump Up the Valuum'' *2002 '' 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records'' *2003 '' The War on Errorism'' *2006 '' Never Trust a Hippy'' *2006 '' Wolves in Wolves' Clothing'' *2007 '' They've Actually Gotten Worse Live!'' *2009 '' Coaster'' *2009 '' Cokie the Clown'' *2012 '' Self Entitled'' *2013 '' Stoke Extinguisher'' *2014 '' Backstage Passport Soundtrack'' *2016 '' First Ditch Effort'' *2018 '' Ribbed: Live in a Dive'' *2021 '' Single Album'' *2022 '' Double Album''

References

External links

NOFX official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Melvin, Eric 1966 births Living people American punk rock guitarists Jewish American musicians Jews in punk rock American male singers American punk rock singers American male guitarists 20th-century American guitarists NOFX members Punk Rock Karaoke members American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent