oth less ▁George ▁over he ard ▁her ▁playing ▁her ▁songs ▁at ▁a ▁party ▁in ▁her ▁a partment . ▁George ▁said , ▁" Her ▁songs ▁didn ' t ▁make ▁sense ▁in ▁Rock ▁N ▁Roll ▁music . ▁She ' d ▁have ▁three ▁measures ▁here , ▁and ▁five ▁measures ▁there ." ▁Though ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁rh yme ▁or ▁reason ▁to ▁her ▁song writing , ▁and ▁her ▁mus icians hip ▁was ▁slo ppy , ▁To oth less ▁George ▁liked ▁what ▁he ▁heard , ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁band ▁with ▁her . ▁He ▁gave ▁her ▁personal ▁vocal ▁and ▁guitar ▁less ons ▁for ▁eigh teen ▁months ▁before ▁ever ▁playing ▁their ▁first ▁show . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Cole ▁D ella - Z u cca ▁left ▁the ▁band ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁circ us ▁ac ro bat . ▁She ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁native , ▁Mel ody ▁Lee . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁band ▁name ▁was ▁short ened ▁to ▁simply , ▁" The ▁Per cs ." ▁ ▁The ▁Per cs ▁were ▁laid ▁to ▁rest ▁less ▁than ▁one ▁year ▁later ▁when ▁To oth less ▁George ' s ▁house ▁( the ▁band ' s ▁re he ars al ▁studio ) ▁col lapsed , ▁and ▁he ▁lost ▁most ▁everything ▁he ▁owned . ▁ ▁Before ▁dis band ing ▁To oth less ▁George ▁began ▁recording ▁a ▁ 1 3 ▁song ▁Per c oc ettes ▁album ▁with ▁A rik ▁Victor ▁from ▁C ree p ▁Records . ▁ ▁The ▁Kid ▁laid ▁down ▁all ▁the ▁drum ▁tracks