Early Life
Growing up in the small town of 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.” Lucky for us, Alicia ultimately chose drumming over wrestling.
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 to The Beatles), my sister was getting Ozzy tapes banned from our house and my uncle was pushing Queensrÿche, Dokken and 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 in my collection. I like everything from En Vogue to Lamb Of God."
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. Having toured in over 44 states and recorded several independent releases by the end of high school, Alicia had her sights set on something bigger. After 2 years of college, Alicia packed up her car and moved by herself to Los Angeles, CA.
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