Alicia Warrington
Early life
Early life
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Growing up in the small town of [Saginaw, Michigan](/wiki/Saginaw%2C_Michigan "Saginaw, Michigan"), Alicia Warrington wanted to either be a musician or a professional wrestler. "My mom started taking me to wrestling matches when I was four years old," Alicia says. "Most kids wanted to go to the circus – I wanted to go to wrestling matches. I even had all the action figures."

Alicia was raised in a single\-parent home and grew up listening to music from all different genres. "I grew up with my grandparents playing Polka music in the house, my mom always had the R\&B and classic rock ([Anita Baker](/wiki/Anita_Baker "Anita Baker") to [The Beatles](/wiki/The_Beatles "The Beatles")), my sister was getting [Ozzy](/wiki/Ozzy "Ozzy") tapes banned from our house and my uncle was pushing [Queensrÿche](/wiki/Queensr%C3%BFche "Queensrÿche"), [Dokken](/wiki/Dokken "Dokken") and [Quiet Riot](/wiki/Quiet_Riot "Quiet Riot") at me. I love MUSIC. Period. If it's good, I'm going to listen to it, I'm going to play it and I'm going to be influenced by it—in one way or another. I grew up listening to absolutely everything and today, you will find \[just that] in my collection. I like everything from [En Vogue](/wiki/En_Vogue "En Vogue") to [Lamb of God](/wiki/Lamb_of_God_%28band%29 "Lamb of God (band)")."

Around 11 years old, Alicia taught herself how to play drums on her uncle's drum set by watching and listening to other drummers. She learned songs by playing along to cassette tapes of her favorite bands. As a teen, Alicia performed in metal and punk bands in Michigan and began touring at the age of 15\. After 2 years of college, Alicia packed up her car and moved by herself to [Los Angeles](/wiki/Los_Angeles "Los Angeles").


Who influenced Alicia's musical tastes as a child?