Editing Geoff Tate (section)

==Early years==
Tate was born in [[Stuttgart]],<ref name="anybodylistening_tate" /> which was then part of [[West Germany]], to American parents. His mother's side of the family is from [[New Orleans]].<ref name="crm">{{cite magazine|last=Kielty |first=Martin |title=Geoff Tate: Kings And Thieves track by track |url=http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/music_and_videos/geoff-tate-kings-and-thieves-track-by-track/ |magazine=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |access-date=June 15, 2013 |date=November 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104213533/http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/music_and_videos/geoff-tate-kings-and-thieves-track-by-track/ |archive-date=January 4, 2014 }}</ref> Shortly after his birth, his family relocated to [[Tacoma, Washington]]. Tate had an interest in music from an early age. He was especially interested in symphonic works.  He enrolled in [[Tacoma Community College]] after graduating from high school in 1977, but dropped out after a year.