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Eric Kretz

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Musician

The Resume

    (February 2, 1966- )
    Born in San Jose, California
    Drummer for Stone Temple Pilots
    Owner of Bomb Shelter Studios (Los Angeles, 2004– )

Why he might be annoying:

    It’s not difficult to mess up the actual spelling of his name.
    Between working on The Henry Rollins Show (on IFC), fatherhood, and the first few years of Bomb Shelter, he wasn’t able to be as active with the Pilots as he liked.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He lists Bill Bruford, Neil Peart, and John Bonham as his core influences.
    Despite a low profile among the Pilots, especially after Scott Weiland’s death, he worked on much of their music (particularly ‘Trippin’ on a Hole in a Paper Heart’) and even the words to ‘Plush.’
    The second self-titled STP album (2018) and acoustically-driven ‘Perdida’ were recorded at his studio.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 88 Votes: 42.05% Annoying