1. Eric Singer was born on Eric Doyle Mensinger; May 12,1958 and is an American drummer.
23 Facts About Eric Singer
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Eric Singer's father, Johnny Mensinger, was of Jewish German descent and was a local big band leader who played around the area as well as on cruise ships from the United States to Europe and back.
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Young Eric Singer began playing drums from an early age, and was inspired by bands such as Humble Pie, the Who, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, the Beatles and Queen and drummers such as John Bonham, Keith Moon, Cozy Powell, Roger Taylor, Bill Ward, and Buddy Rich.
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Eric Singer worked at King Musical instruments before becoming a professional drummer.
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Eric Singer then became Lita Ford's touring drummer in 1984.
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Eric Singer accepted and played on the band's self-titled debut album.
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Eric Singer left the group in 1989 as he would join Paul Stanley as his touring drummer on his solo tour of the United States and Canada.
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Eric Singer played with Olivia Newton-John in the music video for "Culture Shock".
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Eric Singer later revealed in an interview that he obtained that gig because he was working for Lita Ford at the time.
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Singer, who had performed with Paul Stanley on his club tour along with Bob Kulick two years earlier, was hired and debuted with the band on the album Revenge, on which he was originally slated to fill in on some tracks while Eric Carr recuperated from heart cancer.
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Eric Singer debuted in full "Catman" makeup and costume for the first time on the tour, which caused some controversy as the persona had previously been used only by Criss.
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Eric Singer was replaced again by Criss in late 2002 but returned to the band in early 2004 after Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley opted not to renew Criss' contract.
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Since then, Eric Singer has been playing drums in Kiss as their permanent drummer.
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Eric Singer had been a member of Cooper's band since the release of the album Brutal Planet in 2000.
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Eric Singer had already performed with Cooper years earlier, during the tours for the album Trash and Hey Stoopid.
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Eric Singer has been featured on three Alice Cooper albums to date, namely, Brutal Planet, The Eyes of Alice Cooper, and Along Came a Spider.
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In 2008, Eric Singer left Cooper's band on Cooper's suggestion that he instead focus on his growing commitments with Kiss as well as with the Eric Singer Project.
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Eric Singer performed and recorded with his band ESP, featuring, among others, his former Kiss bandmate Bruce Kulick and former Motley Crue lead singer John Corabi.
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Eric Singer has played in the band Avantasia, replacing drummer Alex Holzwarth after a guest performance in the song "Into the Unknown" from the album The Metal Opera Part II.
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Eric Singer was brought in as a replacement for Cozy Powell who had died earlier that year.
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In 2004 Eric Singer was featured on Italian rock singer Chris Catena's debut album, Freak Out.
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Eric Singer recorded drums for two tracks, "Sweet Talker" and "The Stronger You Are, The Harder You Fall".
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Eric Singer is the drummer for Paul Stanley's side project Soul Station, showcasing the best Motown and Soul hits.