Melissa Auf der Maur
- Actress
- Producer
- Composer
Melissa Auf der Maur was born in Montreal, Canada to Linda Gaboriau, a
DJ, and Nick Auf der Maur, a rock
journalist. She has described her father as being "absent" in her life.
She attended F.A.C.E., a performing arts school in Montreal. At school,
she was active in choir, piano and trumpet before having dream about
the band, Kyuss, that inspired her to learn how to
play the bass. She joined a band called Tinker
and was friends with Billy Corgan
and, when Hole's bassist
Kristen Pfaff died of a heroin overdose in
June 1994, Billy suggested she take over her position. She left
Hole in October 1999 for the
The Smashing Pumpkins. She now works on
photography, one of her first loves.
