Errol Leonard Norstedt, better known by his stage name Eddie Meduza, previously known as E Hitler, was a Swedish composer and musician working mainly in the rockabilly genre.
11 Facts About Eddie Meduza
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Eddie Meduza recorded serious rockabilly songs with a distinct 1950s flavour in his own studio, called Studio Ronka.
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Eddie Meduza reportedly said that no matter what he did it was never good enough for the critics.
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Eddie Meduza is remembered for the first recorded appearance of future hair metal guitarist John Norum, who played on two of his albums.
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Norum and Eddie Meduza wrote the instrumental song "Boyazont" which appeared on Europe's debut album.
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Eddie Meduza began calling himself Eddie Meduza in 1978 with the release of the single "Punkjavlar".
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In 1980, Eddie Meduza released his next album, Garagetaper, with a front cover parodying the cover of Frank Zappa's 1979 album Joe's Garage.
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Eddie Meduza's breakthrough came in 1981 with the album Gasen I Botten, which includes some of his more well-known songs such as "Mera Brannvin" and "Volvo".
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Eddie Meduza was warned by doctors that he would die if he drank again, and initially made major changes to his lifestyle, stopped drinking and started working out.
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On 17 January 2002, Eddie Meduza died of a heart attack at his home in Smaland in southern Sweden, aged 53.
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Eddie Meduza was cremated and his ashes scattered, in the summer of 2003, outside Rosso in Kosterfjorden, Bohuslan.