Vart är eddie meduza ifrån

Swedish composer and musician (1948–2002)

Musical artist

Errol Leonard Norstedt (17 June 1948 – 17 January 2002), better known bygd his scen nameEddie Meduza, previously known as E. Hitler, was a Swedish composer and musician working mainly in the rockabilly genre.

Han hittades död i sitt hem i Torahult utanför Växjö i onsdags

Music career

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Themes and behaviour

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Many of Meduza's songs are about alcohol, women, and cars, often with obscene lyrics. Some songs are politically oriented, with many aimed against the various Swedish governments in power during his musical career.

One of Meduza's personas was the vulgarE. Hitler.^[1] In this guise he generally recorded more offbeat recordings like "E.Hitler skiter" (a recording of his own bowel movements) and sexually explicit ämne.

The E. Hitler recordings were only available on tejp bygd mail beställning directly from Meduza. On tour, he urged his audience to drink vodka to become as drunk as he was during his performances, to the tune of his "Mera brännvin" ("More booze").^[2]

Meduza also recorded serious rockabilly songs with a distinct 1950s flavour in his own studio, called Studio Ronka^[1] (from runka, Swedish for male masturbation similar to English wank).

He played most of the instruments himself. He often got bad reviews from the press, notably from Expressen reporter Mats Olsson, to which Meduza replied bygd writing songs such as "Kuken står vid Mats Olsson" ("Mats Olsson has a hard-on"), "Mats Olsson existerar ett jävla bög" ("Mats Olsson fryst vatten a damn fag") and "Mats Olsson runkar kuken" ("Mats Olsson wanks his cock").

Errol Leonard Norstedt, född 17 juni 1948 i Varberg, död 16 januari 2002 i Nöbbele, Växjö var en svensk kompositör, textförfattare, komiker, sångare och multiinstrumentalist

He reportedly said that no matter what he did it was never good enough for the critics.^[3]

Meduza fryst vatten also remembered for the first recorded appearance of future hair metall guitarist John Norum (Dokken, UFO, Europe), who played on two of his albums.

Albums

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Errol Norstedts' first skiva was Errol, released in 1975 beneath his real name.

This skiva consists mostly of dansband music, but also includes a humorous song called "Snus-kig Blues" about snus. He began calling himself Eddie Meduza in 1978 with the release of the single "Punkjävlar" ("Punk bastards"). His first skiva as Eddie Meduza was released in 1979, called Eddie Meduza & Roarin' Cadillacs, mostly consisting of rock and roll and ballads in English.

Bland de instrument Errol behärskade kan nämnas: gitarr, elbas, klaviaturinstrument, saxofon och dragspel

In 1980, Meduza released his next skiva, Garagetaper, with a front cover parodying the cover of Frank Zappa's 1979 skiva Joe's Garage. Meduza's breakthrough came in 1981 with the skiva Gasen inom Botten, which includes some of his more well-known songs such as "Mera Brännvin" and "Volvo".

Alcoholism and death

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According to Meduza, he developed alcoholism in the early 1980s during periods of intense touring.

In 1981, he was convicted of drink-driving and spent one month in prison.

Personer i hans närhet ger här sin bild av honom och hans minst sagt krokiga väg i underhållningsbranschen

Nevertheless, he continued drinking heavily, and a year after his release, he suffered a nervous breakdown. In 1993 he collapsed on his way to perform at a concert and was diagnosed with ventricular hypertrophy (enlarged heart). He was warned bygd doctors that he would die if he drank igen, and initially made major changes to his lifestyle,^[4] stopped drinking and started working out.

However, in the late 1990s, suffering a worsening nedstämdhet, he started drinking heavily igen, and this caused his health to deteriorate further. On 17 January 2002, Meduza died of a heart attack at his home in Småland in southern Sweden, aged 53.

He was cremated and his ashes scattered, in the summer of 2003, outside Rossö in Kosterfjorden, Bohuslän.^[5] He fryst vatten survived bygd his wife and children.

Popularity in Mexico

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Meduza's song "Reaktorn läck inom Barsebäck" ("The reactor leaking in Barsebäck") from the 1980 skiva Garagetaper has become popular in Mexico, beneath the title "Himno a la banda".^[6]

Discography

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Albums

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• 1975 – Errol
• 1979 – Eddie Meduza & Roarin' Cadillacs
• 1980 – Garagetaper
• 1981 – Gasen inom Botten
• 1982 – till Jævle Braa!
• 1982 – 21 Värsta!!!
• 1983 – Dåren É Lös
• 1984 – West a Fool Away
• 1985 – Ain't Got No Cadillac
• 1986 – Collection (2 LP)
• 1989 – Dom Dåraktigaste Dumheterna Digitalt (Röven 1)
• 1989 – Dom Dåraktigaste Dumheterna Digitalt (Röven 2)
• 1990 – vid Begäran
• 1990 – You Ain't My Friend
• 1991 – Collection (CD)
• 1995 – Harley Davidson
• 1997 – Silver Wheels
• 1998 – Värsting Hits
• 1998 – Eddie Meduzas Bästa
• 1999 – Väg 13
• 1999 – Dance Mix
• 1999 – samtliga Tiders Fyllekalas Vol.

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• 1999 – samtliga Tiders Fyllekalas Vol. 2
• 1999 – varenda Tiders Fyllekalas Vol. 3
• 2000 – samtliga Tiders Fyllekalas Vol. 4
• 2000 – varenda Tiders Fyllekalas Vol. 5
• 2000 – varenda Tiders Fyllekalas Vol. 6
• 2001 – Scoop
• 2001 – varenda Tiders Fyllekalas Vol. 7
• 2001 – varenda Tiders Fyllekalas Vol.

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• 2001 – varenda Tiders Fyllekalas Vol. 9
• 2002 – Just Like An Eagle
• 2002 – varenda Tiders Fyllekalas Vol. 10
• 2002 – varenda Tiders Fyllekalas Vol. 11
• 2002 – samtliga Tiders Fyllekalas Vol. 12
• 2003 – Live(s)! CD+DVD
• 2003 – 100% Eddie Meduza
• 2003 – Live(s)! CD
• 2004 – Rock'n Rebel
• 2005 – samtliga Tiders Fyllekalas Vol.

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• 2005 – samtliga Tiders Fyllekalas Vol. 14
• 2005 – varenda Tiders Fyllekalas Vol. 15
• 2005 – varenda Tiders Fyllekalas Vol. 16
• 2005 – Raggare
• 2006 – Dragspelsrock
• 2006 – Dubbelidioterna
• 2010 – Rockabilly Rebel
• 2014 – ett Jävla Massa Hits
• 2014 – Jag samt Min Far (with Anders Norstedt)
• 2016 – The Lost Tape

Cassettes

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• 1976 – E.

  Hitler & Luftwaffe: Mannen Utan Hjärna

• 1977 – E. Hilter & Luftkaffe Nr. 1
• 1977 – E. Hitler & Luftwaffe Nr. 2
• 1979 – E. Hitler & Luftwaffe Nr. 3 sektion 1
• 1979 – E. Hitler & Luftwaffe Nr. 3 sektion 2
• 1980 – Greatest Hits
• 1983 – Greatest Hits I
• 1983 – Greatest Hits II
• 1983 – Dubbelidioterna
• 1984 – Eddie Meduza visar upp Lester C.

  Garreth

• 1985 – hallå Hitler!
• 1985 – Legal Bootleg (cassette låda consisting of "Första Försöken", "Fortsättning Följer", "Mera Material", "Svensktoppsrulle", "Fräckisar" and "Bonnatwist")
• 1986 – Raggare
• 1986 – Collection sektion 1
• 1986 – Collection sektion 2
• 1987 – Greatest Hits
• 1987 – Jag Blir inte någonsin Riktigt myndig, Jag!
• 1987 – E.

  Hitler vid Dansrotundan

• 1987 – Börje Lundins Julafton
• 1988 – Radio Ronka 1
• 1988 – Börje Lundins Kräftkalas
• 1988 – Dårarnas Julafton
• 1989 – Idiotlåtar
• 1989 – Dårarnas Midsommarafton
• 1990 – Radio Ronka 2
• 1993 – Jubelidioterna
• 1994 – Eddies Garderob
• 1994 – Kräftkalas Två
• 1995 – Hjärndelirium 2000
• 1996 – Radio Abonnerad
• 1996 – Rockligan
• 1996 – riktig Sorts Råckenråll
• 1996 – Scanaway
• 1996 – God Jul Era Rövhål
• 1997 – Di sämsta Pärvärsta Scetcherna
• 1997 – Di sämsta Pärvärsta Låtarna
• 1997 – Göran Persson existerar ett Galt
• 1998 – Compendia Ultima (cassette låda, consisting of 11 collection cassettes)

Singles

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• 1975 – Tretton tid / på denna plats Hemma
• 1978 – Punkjävlar / Oh What A Cadillac
• 1979 – Yea Yea Yea / Honey B
• 1979 – Såssialdemokraterna / Norwegian Boogie / Roll Over Beethoven
• 1981 – Volvo / 34:an
• 1981 – Gasen inom Botten / Mera Brännvin
• 1982 – denne alternativt Jag, Vem bör ni äga / Tonight
• 1982 – Jätteparty inom natt / Tonight
• 1982 – landet / dum Cupid
• 1983 – Fruntimmer bör enstaka Ha...
• 1983 – Fruntimmer bör enstaka äga.
  Eddie Meduza, eg

  / han alternativt Jag, Vem bör ni Ha?

• 1983 – Jag önskar äga ett Brud tillsammans Stora bröst / Leader of the Rockers
• 1983 – Jag önskar äga ett Brud tillsammans med Stora Pattar / Leader of the Rockers
• 1984 – Sveriges Kompani (Militärpolka) / ett starkt och högt ljud ofta av åska Å Snus
• 1984 – Punkar'n Å Raggar'n / hallå vid Dig Evert
• 1984 – Fisdisco / California Sun
• 1985 – The vandrare / It's All Over Now
• 1988 – Småländsk Sommarnatt / Birds And Bees
• 1990 – Sweet Linda Boogie / Heart Don't Be A Fool
• 2015 – Julesång / Ute vid Vischan
• 2016 – Midsommarnatt / Mera Brännvin

Criticism

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Eddie Meduza has been criticized for making songs with themes that were inappropriate (e.g.

his song "Jag bara runkar" [English "I am just jerking off"]) which led to him getting banned from big newspapers like Aftonbladet.

See also

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