Vocalist Karen Lee Orzolek, better known by her stage name Karen O, is the daughter of a Polish dad and a Korean mom. She grew up in New Jersey.
Before forming Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Karen O studied at Oberlin, the same arts college in Ohio that Girls writer Lena Dunham attended. It was there that she met drummer Brian Chase.
Karen O soon transferred to New York University and met guitarist Nick Zinner in a grubby 2nd Avenue bar in 2000. The dive closed in June 2011 and the band included a dedication to it on their Mosquito album.
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