Biography

Melissa Auf der Maur was born in Montreal, Canada to Linda Gaboriau, a DJ, and Nick Auf der Maur, a rock journalist. She has described her father as being "absent" in her life. She attended F.A.C.E., a performing arts school in Montreal. At school, she was active in choir, piano and trumpet before having dream about the band, Kyuss, that inspired her to learn how to play the bass. She joined a band called Tinker and was friends with Billy Corgan and, when Hole's bassist Kristen Pfaff died of a heroin overdose in June 1994, Billy suggested she take over her position. She left Hole in October 1999 for the The Smashing Pumpkins. She now works on photography, one of her first loves.
- IMDb mini biography by: Cheyenne

[My grandmother, Theresia Schaelin-Auf der Maur, was] always pounding my heritage down my throat - reminding me that I'm the last one in North America to further the name.

[My father] realised my mother Linda was the love of his life because she'd offered the gift of this child without any demands. He fell madly in love with her [and] pursued her for two years.