Career
He gained fame when he performed on Morgonpasset in 1992. Pilarm self-released several cassettes before his debut Civil Defense Greatest Hits was released in 1996 on Master of Computer Applications. Eilert is Back! followed in 1998 and Live in Stockholm appeared in 2000. He stopped performing in 2002 after 600 gigs and six albums.
Pilarm is one of several musicians featured in Irwin Chusid"s book Songs in the Key of Z, which focuses on outsider music
His album Eilerts July ("Eilert"s Christmas") frequently appears in internet lists of "best album covers of all time". He used to own a Royal Enfield motorbike, but has since sold it, and at present it resides in Tavelsjö.
