Eric Melvin

Eric Melvin, sometimes called Melvin for short, is one of two guitarists in the California punk band NOFX. He has been in the band from its beginnings in the early 1980s to the present day. Eric has been called a "true punk" in terms of his style, with dreadlocks that vary in color each time NOFX performs. Though most recognized for his ability to play the guitar, Melvin can also play the accordion.

Sings backup vocals on most NOFX songs and wrote guitar riffs on NOFX songs such as the intro for "Leave it Alone" . His vocal style is called the "Mel Yell."

Eric also plays in Punk Rock Karaoke with Steve Soto, Derek O'Brien and Greg Hetson where the motto is "We Play... You Sing!" On Me First and the Gimme Gimmes' tour of Europe in 2007 Melvin filled in for Fat Mike on bass.

Trivia

• The NOFX album White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean was originally going to be named White Trash, Two Kikes and a Spic (Melvin and Mike are both Jewish and Hefe is Hispanic) but Melvin's mother was offended and threatened to tell his grandmother, so they changed it.
• Is a big fan of sci-fi novels and has a tattoo of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
• Used to own a coffee shop called Melvin's

External links

• NOFX official website
• Punk Rock Karaoke