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Karen's mother is Korean and father is Polish. Karen grew up in New Jersey, and attended Oberlin College, but transferred to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Oberlin College is a small, selective liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, in the United States. ... New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational institution in New York City. ... Tisch School of the Arts (known more commonly as Tisch or TSOA) is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University (NYU). ...

Karen O has been noted for her sense of fashion, wearing over-the-top outfits made by her friend, fashion designer Christian Joy. She is also well known for her outrageous antics during live shows, which include spitting water, beer, or sometimes grapes into the crowd, and often simulating sexual acts with the stage monitors or her microphone. Her on-stage antics have been compared to punk legends like Iggy Pop and Patti Smith.^{[citation needed]}. Fashion illustration by George Barbier of a gown by Jeanne Paquin, 1912, from La Gazette du bon ton, the most influential fashion magazine of its era. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... Patricia Lee (Patti) Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American musician, singer, and poet. ...

During a tour for the 2003 Livid Festival in Australia, at a sideshow at The Metro in Sydney, she accidentally danced off the stage and was reluctantly taken to a hospital. A few days later at the Sydney leg of the Livid Festival, she appeared in a wheelchair pushed by Angus Andrew.[1] Livid was an Australian alternative rock music festival, which was held annually from 1989 to 2003. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920 within the city centre. ... Liars is a three-piece band consisting of Australian-born Angus Andrew (vocals/guitar), Aaron Hemphill (percussion, guitar, synth), and Julian Gross (drums). ...

She currently lives in Los Angeles, California, in the Silver Lake neighborhood. Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Silver Lake is a Los Angeles neighborhood east of Hollywood. ...

For the movie Jackass 2, Karen O collaborated with electronic artist Peaches and Johnny Knoxville to record a track entitled "Backass". Jackass Number Two is the sequel to the 2002 comedy film, Jackass: The Movie. ... Merrill Beth Nisker (b. ... Johnny Knoxville (born Philip John Clapp on March 11, 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American comic actor and daredevil. ...

She was asked by Playboy to pose on their cover. She said on the subject, "If I see footage from our shows, I'm shocked by what I'm doing. But Playboy asked me about being on the cover. That's pretty insane. I may do it in the future." [2] However during an interview with Ripple magazine in November 2006 Karen let slip that she had been the "star" of a pornographic film at age 18. She was quoted as saying that she was "tricked into it" by a former boyfriend, and that as a consequence a Playboy shoot was unlikely. The first issue of Playboy. ... In physics, ripples are surface waves on a liquid with wavelengths so short that the liquids motion is governed almost entirely by surface tension forces. ... 67 die and about 300,000 people are affected by floods in Ethiopias Somali Region of Ogaden after the Shabelle River bursts its banks. ... Pornographic films are motion pictures that explicitly depict sexual intercourse and other sexual acts, typically for the purpose of sexual arousal in the viewer. ...

The K.O. At Home Demo Leak

On December 10, 2006, a home-recorded album titled KO at Home was leaked via an invite-only bittorrent tracking site. The album, originally a personal gift to Dave Sitek of the NYC band TV on the Radio, was discovered inside a suitcase Sitek left behind in a New York City apartment. The disc's 14 tracks and scan of the cover — a photograph of Karen O with a poem written on the back — quickly spread. The music news site stereogum.com broke the story of the leak[3] the following morning and continued their coverage[4] when Sitek lashed out at the fan who leaked the demos.[5]. Eventually Sitek followed up his comments with an apology letter[6]. Karen O's response to the leak was "shit happens" and although she was somewhat "grossed out," she offered advice on which of the mp3s she liked the best[7]. The demos are still floating around online. December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... KO at Home is a demo CD by Karen O (of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) that was leaked onto the Internet in mid-December 2006. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... David Andrew Sitek is a guitarist and producer based in New York City. ... TV on the Radio is a New York City avant-garde indie rock band formed in 2001 whose music spans genres as diverse as free jazz, a cappella/doo-wop, trip-hop and electro. ... Look up shit happens in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Trivia

• She has been compared to Missing Persons vocalist Dale Bozzio, whom she imitates often in vocal styling.^{[citation needed]}
• She has a tattoo of a bumblebee on her left shoulder.
• She had her breasts plaster-casted by Cynthia Plaster Caster in 2003. ^[1]
• In 2005, she contributed to the UNICEF benefit song, "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?"
• A song from Six by Seven's album The Way I Feel Today is named after her.
• Sung the song for an Adidas TV promotion also featuring DJ Squeak E. Clean, known as "Hello Tomorrow."
• She has cited Todd Solondz's Welcome to the Dollhouse as an inspiration[8].
• In 2006 she was named one of rock's hottest women by Blender.^[2].
• She made a brief appearance in an episode of the UK series Faking It.
• She made a brief appearance in an episode of "Dharma and Greg".

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References

• 1. Errico, Mike. "Hottest Women of. . .Rock", Blender Magazine Online, December 2006. Retrieved on 2007-02-09. 
• 2. Sheffield, Rob. "Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah Yeah Yeahs", Rolling Stone Magazine, April 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-11. 

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See also

• Brian Chase
• Nick Zinner

Brian Chase can be: Brian Chase (drummer) of the band Yeah Yeah Yeahs Brian Chase, who sparked the John Seigenthaler Sr. ... Nick Zinner (born Nicholas Joseph Zinner on 1974-12-08) is the guitarist for the New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. ...

External links

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs official website
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs on MySpace
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs Project - YYY Resource - images, articles, news to videos and music
• Christian Joy - Karen O's fashion designer's website