Slick is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began playing drums at age 5.[11] As a teenager, he was a student of the original Paul Green School of Rock Music, and appeared with his sister Julie Slick in the 2005 documentary Rock School.
Slick also operates a vinyl label, Least Records.[19]
On June 24, 2019, Eric Slick took to Twitter to announce his marriage to fellow musician, Natalie Prass.[20] They later collaborated in 2020 on Slick's solo album, Wiseacre (2020) with the feature track, Closer to Heaven.[21]
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