Eric Kretz
Grunge, Drummer
1966 –
Who is Eric Kretz?
Eric Kretz is an American musician and producer, best known as the drummer for the rock band Stone Temple Pilots. He has also played for Talk Show and Spiralarms. Eric, who was born in San Jose, California, attended and graduated from Willow Glen High School in San Jose in 1984. He currently owns and operates Bomb Shelter Studios in Los Angeles. While in STP, Kretz has kept somewhat of a low profile but still contributed to the band's songwriting, most notably writing the music to the band's 1996 hit "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart." Along with lead vocalist Scott Weiland, Kretz also wrote the lyrics to the Grammy Award-winning hit "Plush" off STP's 1992 debut Core. Kretz has worked with several notable artists, particularly engineering and mixing the live recordings for The Henry Rollins Show of songs by artists such as Thom Yorke, Ben Harper, Damian Marley, Slayer, Jurassic 5, Death Cab for Cutie, and more.
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- Born
- Jun 7, 1966
San Jose - Also known as
- Kretz, Eric
- Erik Kretz
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- San Jose
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on July 23, 2013
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