Editing Alex Lloyd (section)

==Early life and education==
Alexander Wasiliev was born to a father of Russian descent and a mother of Irish descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/01/1038712827382.html|title=Light 'n' easy|author=Peter Holmes|date=1 December 2002|work=The Sun-Herald|access-date=11 February 2013}}</ref> Lloyd grew up in the [[Inner West|inner Sydney]] suburb of [[Balmain, New South Wales]], and attended Balmain High School (now [[Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus]]).

At the age of 15, Lloyd was a member of a school rock band that won the 1990 Balmain Battle of the Bands. This mainly blues-rock band evolved into "The Beefs", which began playing in local pubs and clubs and into [[indie rock]] band Mother Hubbard. Lloyd adopted his mother's maiden name 'Lloyd', following her unexpected death in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/16/1065917552363.html|title=Troubadour waters|date=17 October 2003|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=11 February 2013}}</ref>