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 ...[Read Story]