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.
The most frustrating thing for me is that people view most female artists as this single person. The thing is, I know for a fact that we're more of a band, and we've always been more of a band. I don't want to be in a 'backing band,' and Courtney doesn't want that either. That's not the way we work. - July 1995
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We've always been more interested in the feeling of a song than in technical performance. - June 1994
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Fact
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Was the only member of Hole, besides Courtney Love, to stay in the band for all 10 years.
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His girlfriend, Hole bassist Kristen Pfaff, died of a heroin overdose in 1994.
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Was the guitarist for the band, Hole, from 1989-1999.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Glee
2012
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Bridesmaids
2011/I
writer: "Violet"
Hop
2011
writer: "Celebrity Skin"
Detention
2011
writer: "Violet"
20 to 1
2010
TV Series documentary writer - 2 episodes
Jennifer's Body
2009
writer: "Violet"
The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain
2007
TV Movie documentary writer: "Miss World" - uncredited
Rock Band
2007
Video Game writer: "Celebrity Skin"
SingStar Rocks!
2006
Video Game writer: "Celebrity Skin"
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
2003
Documentary writer: "Malibu"
Any Given Sunday
1999
writer: "BE A MAN"
American Pie
1999
writer: "Celebrity Skin"
Never Been Kissed
1999
writer: "Heaven Tonight"
Top of the Pops
1995
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
S.F.W.
1994
writer: "Teenage Whore"
Blackhats
2015
writer: "360 Talking" - as Eric Erlanderson
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Turn of the Century
2009
Guest Musician
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hole: Be a Man
2000
Video short uncredited
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015
Documentary archival footage and audio courtesy of
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