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{{Short description|American punk musician}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-eric-melvin-sf-house-20170210-story.html</ref><ref>http://exclaim.ca/music/article/13_things_we_learned_from_the_new_nofx_autobiography</ref>,|title=Musician aEric groupMelvin thatof hasNOFX soldlists overSan 6Francisco millionhome recordsfor worldwide,$3.6 makingmillion|date=10 themFebruary one2017|newspaper=[[Los ofAngeles theTimes]]|accessdate=6 mostFebruary successful independent bands of all time2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://punkexclaim.fandom.comca/wikimusic/NOFX<article/ref>.13_things_we_learned_from_the_new_nofx_autobiography|title=13 Though most recognized forThings hisWe abilityLearned to playfrom the guitar,New MelvinNOFX alsoAutobiography|website=Exclaim.ca|accessdate=6 playsFebruary the [[accordion]].2021}}</ref>
 
Melvin sings backup vocals on most NOFX songs and wrote the guitar riffs onfor NOFX songs such as the intro for "[[Leave It Alone (NOFX song)|Leave It Alone]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eric-melvin-mn0001662704|title=Eric Melvin &#124; Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=6 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fatwreck.com/pages/nofx-press-information|title=NOFX Press Information|website=Fatwreck.com|accessdate=6 February 2021}}</ref> His vocal style is iconically called the "Mel Yell".
 
MelvinHe is also a founding member of [[Punk Rock Karaoke]] with [[Steve Soto]] and [[Greg Hetson]] , though he rarely performs with them. Melvin is an irregular touring member of [[Me First and the Gimme Gimmes]] playing bass when [[Fat Mike]] was not available.
 
Melvin also has his own solo punk rock/EDM project, going under the name ''Melvinator''.
Melvin is an irregular touring member of [[Me First and the Gimme Gimmes]] playing bass when [[Fat Mike]] was not available.
 
==Personal life==
Melvin is of Ukrainian and Jewish descent and grew up in Hollywood.<ref>[https://smile.amazon.com/NOFX-Hepatitis-Bathtub-Other-Stories/dp/0306824779/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M0BFFVFM89AV&keywords=hepatitis+bathtub&qid=1569345691&s=gateway&sprefix=hepatitis+bath,aps,194&sr=8-1] {{dead link|date=February 2021}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abebooks.com/servlet9780306824777/BookDetailsPL?bi=30081902731&searchurl=an%3Dnofx%2Bjeff%26sortby%3D17%26tn%3Dhepatitis%2Bbathtub%2Bstories&cm_sp=snippetNOFX-_Hepatitis-srp1Bathtub-_Stories-title1Alulis-0306824779/plp|title=NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories by NOFX; Alulis, Jeff: Good (2016) &#124; GlassFrogBooks|website=Abebooks.com|accessdate=6 February 2021}}</ref>
 
According to the band's autobiography, Melvin was engaged to the singer of a band that also played the Warped Tour in the late 1990s. While Melvin changed both the name of his former fiancee as well as her band for the book, it is heavily implied by all the other details - 1998's Warped Tour, her band being a ska band, bright red hair - to be Monique Powell of [[Save Ferris]].
In 2016 Melvin married Australian born artist Sarah Melvin and they have identical twin daughters together: Ivy Laine Melvin and Phaedra Rose Melvin, born 21 minutes apart. Melvin has two boys, Eli Melvin & Caspian Melvin and lives with his wife Sarah and all 4 children in the Encinitas area of Southern California.<ref>https://heavymag.com.au/nofx-interview/</ref>
 
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heavymag.com.au/nofx-interview/|title=NOFX Interview &#124; HEAVY Magazine|first=Dave|last=Griffiths|date=19 March 2018|website=Heavymag.com.au|accessdate=6 February 2021}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Robertson |first=Michelle |date=February 2, 2017 |title=A punk rocker's Edwardian in Noe Valley hits the market |url=https://www.sfgate.com/realestate/article/A-punk-rocker-s-family-abode-in-Noe-Valley-hits-10891714.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105230754/https://www.sfgate.com/realestate/article/A-punk-rocker-s-family-abode-in-Noe-Valley-hits-10891714.php |archive-date=January 5, 2018 |access-date=May 2, 2024 |work=SFGATE |language=en}}</ref>
Melvin was raised Jewish, but also relates to Buddhism & Taoism. He also practices meditation and yoga.<ref>https://musicfeeds.com.au/features/nofx-guitarist-eric-melvin-fatherhood-blink-182-soundwave-festivals-aj-maddah/amp/</ref>▼
 
▲Melvin was raised Jewish, but also relates to [[Buddhism]] &and [[Taoism]]. He also practices meditation and yoga.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/features/nofx-guitarist-eric-melvin-fatherhood-blink-182-soundwave-festivals-aj-maddah/amp/|title=NOFX Guitarist Eric Melvin On Fatherhood, Blink-182 & Soundwave Festival's AJ Maddah|date=21 March 2018|website=Musicfeeds.com.au|accessdate=6 February 2021}}</ref>
 
==Albums with NOFX==
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*1996 ''[[Heavy Petting Zoo]]''
*1997 ''[[So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes]]''
*1999 ''[[The Decline (EP)|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 (album)|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 (NOFX Album)|Double Album]]''
 
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.nofxofficialwebsite.com NOFX official website]
 
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