Also known as Smelly
Real name Erik Sandin
Born July 29, 1966 (1966-07-29) (age 41)
Genre(s) Punk rock, Ska punk, Skate punk
Instrument(s) Drums
Years active 1983 - present
Associated acts NOFX
Erik Sandin, often called Smelly, is the drummer of the popular California punk band NOFX. The alias of Smelly comes from the flatulence released from him while he did heroin and acid. He was a founding member of the band when they formed in Hollywood, California, in 1983, but moved to Santa Barbara two years later, leaving the band.
In just one year without Sandin, the band had already gone through two drummers (Scott Sellers and Scott Aldahl) and in 1986 the band talked Sandin into rejoining NOFX. He was addicted to heroin since his departure from NOFX, but in 1992 before the White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean recordings, he checked into a rehabilitation facility and cleaned himself up. According to the NOFX official website: "He [Erik] won't even eat chicken if it has wine sauce on it. He made it clear that NOFX was more important to him than drugs." He has been NOFX's permanent drummer since his return in 1986, and played drums on every NOFX full-length album and EP released.
The band Dogpiss featured a song about him called "Erik Sandin's Stand In" on the Fat Wreck Chords compilation album Short Music For Short People.
Aliases
* Erik Ghint (Arrogant) - White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean
* Erik Shun (Erection) - S&M Airlines
* Groggy Nodbeggar - Ribbed
* Chris Telmeth (Crystal meth)
* Herb Reath Stinks (Her breath stinks) - Punk in Drublic
* Seymour Butts (See more butts) - The Longest Line EP
* Smelly - So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes, The War on Errorism
Misc:
* Went to rehab in the mid 90's and has been completely sober since
* Only uses a single kick (as opposed to a double bass kick)
* Quit NOFX at one point to attend college, but later rejoined
In just one year without Sandin, the band had already gone through two drummers (Scott Sellers and Scott Aldahl) and in 1986 the band talked Sandin into rejoining NOFX. He was addicted to heroin since his departure from NOFX, but in 1992 before the White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean recordings, he checked into a rehabilitation facility and cleaned himself up. According to the NOFX official website: "He [Erik] won't even eat chicken if it has wine sauce on it. He made it clear that NOFX was more important to him than drugs." He has been NOFX's permanent drummer since his return in 1986, and played drums on every NOFX full-length album and EP released.
The band Dogpiss featured a song about him called "Erik Sandin's Stand In" on the Fat Wreck Chords compilation album Short Music For Short People.
Aliases
* Erik Ghint (Arrogant) - White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean
* Erik Shun (Erection) - S&M Airlines
* Groggy Nodbeggar - Ribbed
* Chris Telmeth (Crystal meth)
* Herb Reath Stinks (Her breath stinks) - Punk in Drublic
* Seymour Butts (See more butts) - The Longest Line EP
* Smelly - So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes, The War on Errorism
Misc:
* Went to rehab in the mid 90's and has been completely sober since
* Only uses a single kick (as opposed to a double bass kick)
* Quit NOFX at one point to attend college, but later rejoined
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