# How many technically great musicians grew up together **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 1, 2015, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-technically-great-musicians-grew-up-together/718984 "2015-05-01T13:05:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-technically-great-musicians-grew-up-together/718984/41 "2015-05-06T13:45:47Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Guitarist Kirk Hammett of Metallica and bassist Les Claypool of Primus grew up together in Richmond, California, and were in the same graduating class at De Anza High School. That’s more what I was wondering; it’s extremely common for all the members of a particular band to have known each other from childhood, but how many famous musicians actually grew up together and did not actually go into a band together or perform together? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-technically-great-musicians-grew-up-together/718984/42 "2015-05-06T14:02:39Z")
> [@bump](#): > > That’s more what I was wondering; it’s extremely common for all the members of a particular band to have known each other from childhood, but how many famous musicians actually grew up together and did not actually go into a band together or perform together? Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart went to high school together and met when they were around 16. Though they played together in high school, they went their separate ways and formed separate bands. Later, they worked together. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-technically-great-musicians-grew-up-together/718984.md?page=2)