Early Life
Fanning was born in Brisbane on 15 August 1969. He was raised, alongside two brothers and a sister, in the inner Brisbane suburb of Toowong. The death of one of Fanning's brothers to cancer would be the inspiration for Vulture Street's "Since You've Been Gone". Fanning's mother began teaching him to play piano as a young child, although his siblings were not interested in music.
Fanning attended St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace and began writing his own music at the age of 15. Fanning has described these early works as "terrible", but notes that he enjoyed writing and arranging them. After graduating from St Joseph's, Fanning entered the University of Queensland to study journalism, however he was equally interested in pursuing a music career. He left university at the age of 19 to pursue a music career.
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