Despite his popularity, the guitarist has maintained a very low-key profile away from fans and the entire media. Most stories about his marriage are rumors which Eric has denied. It was, however, a fact that he had a girlfriend named Anne in 1996.
Also in 2011, he met Erin and she presented a cake to him on his 57th birthday, in spite of this no further news was heard about them. But according to a few sources, he is single.