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 Rivers Cuomo was born on [[June 13]], 1970 in Manhattan to [[Frank Cuomo]], of Italian descent,<ref>Collinge, Miranda. "Rivers Cuomo" ''The Guardian''. 28 June 2008. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/29/popandrock</ref> and [[Beverly Shoenberger]], of German-English descent. According to Rivers, his mother claims that he was so-named because she first heard the sound of a river outside her hospital window after his birth, while his father claims that Rivers was named after three soccer players from the [[Wikipedia:1970_FIFA_World_Cup|1970 FIFA World Cup]]: Brazilian player [[Wikipedia:Rivellino|Roberto Rivellino]], and Italian players [[Wikipedia:Gigi Riva|Gigi Riva]] and [[Wikipedia:Gianni Rivera|Gianni Rivera]]. Shoenberger gave Rivers no middle name in order to permit him to choose his own (which he never did).<ref>"his middle name..." Cuomo posting as "ace" on ''The Cuomo Board'', ca. 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20110105082734/http://members.shaw.ca/ridd2/threads/riverscuomo/02-12-RCBOARD1.html</ref> Rivers was, according to his younger brother, [[Leaves Cuomo|Leaves]], almost named "Apple" (most likely because he was born in New York City).<ref name="riversedge">Luerssen, John D. ''Rivers' Edge: The Weezer Story''. 2004. ECW Press</ref>
-Rivers lived the first few years of his life at the [[Wikipedia:Rochester Zen Center|Rochester Zen Center]] in upstate New York, where his parents first met.<ref name="yogamag">"Music and Spirituality: A Real Connection" ''Integral Yoga Magazine''. https://integralyogamagazine.org/music-and-spirituality-a-real-connection/</ref> Frank Cuomo left the family when Rivers was four years old, and was largely absent from Rivers' youth. Shoenberger moved with Rivers and Leaves to [[Yogaville]] East in Pomfret, Connecticut, where they lived until 1981.<ref name="yogamag" /> Shoenberger married [[Steven Kitts]] in 1976. At Yogaville, Rivers was known as "Rama." Said Cuomo, "You have to realize we were living in an enclosed community of Hindus.  We lived in an ashram. Isn't that insane?...It was a very mellow childhood."
+Rivers lived the first few years of his life at the [[Wikipedia:Rochester Zen Center|Rochester Zen Center]] in upstate New York, where his parents first met.<ref name="yogamag">"Music and Spirituality: A Real Connection" ''Integral Yoga Magazine''. https://integralyogamagazine.org/music-and-spirituality-a-real-connection/</ref> Frank Cuomo left the family when Rivers was four years old, and was largely absent from Rivers' youth. Shoenberger moved with Rivers and Leaves to [[Yogaville]] East in Pomfret, Connecticut, where they lived until 1981.<ref name="yogamag" /> Shoenberger married [[Steven Kitts]] in 1976. At Yogaville, Rivers was known as "Rama."{{Citation needed}} When Yogaville relocated to Virginia, the Kitts family remained in Connecticut, moving to the town of Mansfield, where Cuomo lived for the remainder of his adolescence.<ref>"Mansfield" ''[[Riverpedia]]''. https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/Mansfield</ref>
-When Rivers was enrolled at the Pomfret Community School (taught by Mrs. Anderson), he was "a very somber child."
+Cuomo has described himself as a "very somber child." Said Cuomo, "My teacher asked my mother what was wrong with me because I never looked happy.  So, my mother advised her to say, 'Let me see that smile,' and then I would smile.  So she did that -- in front of the whole class.  She got the whole class to turn around, look at me and say, 'Let me see that smile.'"<ref group="lower-alpha">Cuomo would later reference this in the [[Weezer]] song "[[Feels Like Summer]]."</ref><ref>Daley, David. "Happy [cancelled] Days" ''Alternative Press''. January 1997. [[Alternative Press interview with Weezer - January 1997|Weezerpedia transcript]]</ref>
-"My teacher asked my mother what was wrong with me because I never looked happy.  So, my mother advised her to say, 'Let me see that smile,' and then I would smile.  So she did that -- in front of the whole class.  She got the whole class to turn around, look at me and say, 'Let me see that smile.'"
+Cuomo was born with a congenital femoral deficiency in his right leg. Though his legs were of equal length at birth,<ref>"Ilizarov Procedure" ''[[Riverpedia]]'' https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/Ilizarov%20Procedure</ref> by the time of his diagnosis in 1981, Cuomo's right femur had grown 1¼ inches shorter than his left, reaching a 2-inch differential at his full height.<ref>[[Beverly's letter|Letter by Beverly Shoenberger]], May 1981</ref>
 Rivers' first musical love was [[Kiss]].  In 1977, a young girl whom Rivers was friends with (presumably the one on the [[Buddy Holly]] single) played Rivers the Kiss record, ''Rock and Roll Over''.  Rivers would later say that this "directed the course of [his] life."
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 ==See also==
 * [[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
 * [[List of Weezer songs]]
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 * [[Beverly's letter]]
 * [[Gallery:Rivers Cuomo|Rivers' Photo Gallery]]
+==Footnotes==
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 == External links ==
 * [http://riverscuomo.com The Official Site of Rivers Cuomo]