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==Early life== Fishman was born in [[Philadelphia]] and grew up in [[Syracuse, New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/jonfishman.html|title=Jon Fishman|publisher=Jewish Virtual Library|access-date=2014-08-31}}</ref> Fishman had a passion for the drums from an early age and emulated [[John Bonham]], the drummer for [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Bill Bruford]] of [[Yes (band)|Yes]] and [[King Crimson]], along with [[Keith Moon]] of [[The Who]]. He went to [[Jamesville-Dewitt High School]] in a suburb of Syracuse. After graduation in 1983, he attended the [[University of Vermont]] to study engineering. Shortly after his arrival, he met [[Mike Gordon]] and [[Trey Anastasio]] and founded the band Phish. Deciding against engineering, he and Anastasio transferred to [[Goddard College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/how-phish-learned-to-get-along-w445843|title=Phish's New Harmony: How America's Greatest Jam Band Learned to Get Along|date=21 October 2016|publisher=[[rollingstone.com]]|access-date=2016-10-21}}</ref>
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