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When you think of Rivers, most people think of a stream or a body of water. I on the other hand think of great music. That is because I think of Rivers Cuomo, the songwriter, lead guitarist, and lead singer for the rock band Weezer. I find Rivers’ life story to be amazing. Rivers was born in Yogaville, a small Connecticut farming county on June 13, 1970. Rivers was an active boy, participating in soccer as a boy, even though he was born with one leg 44mm’s shorter than the other. Soccer was Rivers’ life because he was raised around it. In fact, his own father missed his birth because he wanted to watch the 1970 World Cup. Collectively, Rivers had a normal childhood and was raised along side his brother Leaves. Together he and his brother started to experiment with music. They both liked it but Rivers became consumed with it. Initially, Rivers played the drums but soon he found the guitar to be his instrument of choice. Rivers loved music because he was never good at expressing himself in conversation, in music Rivers truly expressed his bottled up emotion. This was the main reason he wanted to become a musician so badly. With hopes and dreams alone, Rivers moved to Las Angeles hoping to be discovered. Rivers did not fin