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As Rivers entered high school with his guitar, he began to seek out more technical guitar players while still remaining loyal to Kiss. Rivers would only allow Kiss posters on the walls of his room, but in his guitar practice room, he put up the posters of other inspiring musicians including Scorpions, Priest, [[Yngwie | As Rivers entered high school with his guitar, he began to seek out more technical guitar players while still remaining loyal to Kiss. Rivers would only allow Kiss posters on the walls of his room, but in his guitar practice room, he put up the posters of other inspiring musicians including Scorpions, Priest, [[Yngwie Malmsteen]] and Paul Gibert. Rivers managed to see a Kiss concert with Justin on the leg of the ''Animalize'' tour. They also saw the Scorpions. | ||
Rivers attended E.O. Smith High School, which is also where Rivers drew the name for his music publishing. In high school, Rives continued to develop his metal image while retaining his nerdy habits such as comic book superheroes and Dungeons & Dragons. According to Rivers, him and his small group of metalheads were the constant victims of bullying by jocks and grits. This inspired Rivers and Justin to take up karate. Rivers had a strong interest in east Asia and still does today. According to Justin, it was that interest in Asia which also inspired the pair to take up martial arts. | Rivers attended E.O. Smith High School, which is also where Rivers drew the name for his music publishing. In high school, Rives continued to develop his metal image while retaining his nerdy habits such as comic book superheroes and Dungeons & Dragons. According to Rivers, him and his small group of metalheads were the constant victims of bullying by jocks and grits. This inspired Rivers and Justin to take up karate. Rivers had a strong interest in east Asia and still does today. According to Justin, it was that interest in Asia which also inspired the pair to take up martial arts. | ||