Early Life/Influences
At her childhood piano recitals Eliza was granted the nickname, Victor Borge, as her performances were more about turning toward the audience and making them laugh than about her actual playing. Though musically inclined, it was performing that interested her more. Though she had years of homemade live performances under her belt, she first began acting professionally around the age of nine, influence by no one event in particular, just her unusually magnetic desire to perform.
In contrast, she began composing music at a very distinct moment. In 1988, she attended her sister's piano recital. The teacher announced that one of the pieces was composed by Mozart at the age of nine. Eight-year-old Eliza, unaware of Mozart's even earlier accomplishments, thought 'nine' to be some sort of record and sought out to beat that record. She went home that night and began composing. Since that night Eliza amassed a large number of cassette tapes of original compositions.
On November 22, 1995, after channel surfing, Eliza happened upon The Beatles Anthology on TV. Previously turned off by rock music in general, Eliza was instantly changed. The show immediately seeped in and inspired her to play the guitar and start her own group. Finding a guitar in her sisters room, that night Eliza began to figure it out. The very next week she attended a dance. One of the performers at the dance handed her a guitar and wanted to see what she could do so she gave her first performance there.
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