Eric Erlandson
| Eric Erlandson | |
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Erlandson performing in 2012, Brooklyn, New York.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eric Theodore Erlandson |
| Born |
January 9, 1963 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative rock, experimental rock, noise rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer, author |
| Instruments | Guitar, banjo, synthesizer |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Sympathy for the Record Industry, Caroline, City Slang, DGC/Geffen |
| Associated acts | Hole, Rodney & the Tube Tops, Vincent Gallo, Melissa Auf der Maur, RRIICCEE, White Flag |
| Notable instruments | |
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Fender Jaguar Fender Telecaster Veleno Turner |
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Eric Theodore Erlandson (born January 9, 1963) is an American musician, guitarist, and writer, primarily known as founding member, songwriter and lead guitarist of alternative rock band Hole from 1989 to 2002. He has also had several musical side projects, including Rodney & the Tube Tops, which he formed with Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, and RRIICCEE with Vincent Gallo.
While studying creative writing, Erlandson published a book titled Letters to Kurt in 2012, consisting of free-form and stream-of-consciousness poetry.
Erlandson was born on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood and raised in San Pedro, California. He is of Swedish, German, and Irish descent and related to Martin Luther. During his college years, he worked for the now-defunct Licorice Pizza record store chain. Erlandson studied economics with a minor in marketing at Loyola Marymount University, where his father, Theodore Erlandson, served as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree.
In the early days of Hole, Erlandson worked for Capitol Records, where he managed Paul McCartney's, Tina Turner's, and various other artists' royalties. In 1988, Erlandson travelled Europe for a number of months "trying to decide what he wanted to do with his life."
In mid-1989, Erlandson responded to an advertisement placed by Courtney Love in Recycler, a local classified ad paper. Erlandson describes the band's first rehearsal session, which featured original bassist Lisa Roberts, as:
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