Editing Win Butler (section)

==Early life==
Butler was born in [[Truckee, California]], and raised in [[The Woodlands, Texas]], with a [[Mormons|Latter-Day Saint]] upbringing.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/nov/28/arcade-fire-interview-sean-ohagan|title=Arcade Fire Interview|author=Sean O'Hagan}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/nov/28/arcade-fire-interview-sean-ohagan|title=Arcade Fire: 'The clichéd rock life never seemed that cool to us'|first=Sean|date=November 28, 2010|newspaper=The Observer|department=Music|location=United Kingdom|language=en|issn=0261-3077|access-date=January 10, 2017|author=O'Hagan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/05-05-11-the-big-win-arcade-fire-tells-tales-and-talks-texas-in-its-return-home-to-the-woodlands/ |title=Win Butler acknowledges his home: Arcade Fire tells true tales of Texas inspiration in The Woodlands – 2011-May-05 – CultureMap Houston |publisher=Houston.culturemap.com |access-date=June 17, 2011 |archive-date=July 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711113356/http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/05-05-11-the-big-win-arcade-fire-tells-tales-and-talks-texas-in-its-return-home-to-the-woodlands/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He lived in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina, before his brother [[Will Butler (musician)|Will]] was born.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebubble.com/lollapaloozaar-the-right-way-to-do-a-festival|title=Lollapalooza Argentina: The Right Way to Do a Festival|date=April 4, 2014|website=thebubble.com|publisher=The Bubble, Inc.}}</ref>

His father, Edwin Farnham Butler II, worked as a geologist for oil conglomerate [[Halliburton]] in [[Houston, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/spontaneous-combustion-the-return-of-arcade-fire-2032996.html|title=Spontaneous combustion: The return of Arcade Fire|website=[[Independent.co.uk]]|date=July 23, 2010}}</ref> His mother, Liza Rey, who performed on the family TV show, ''[[The King Family Show]]'', plays jazz harp and sings. Butler's parents currently live on [[Mount Desert Island|Mount Desert Island, Maine]].<ref>[http://www.pressherald.com/2014/01/26/arcade_fire_s_maternal_spark_/ "Arcade Fire’s maternal spark"], ''[[Portland Press Herald]]'', Portland, ME, 26 January 2014. Retrieved on 9 April 2015.</ref> Butler's maternal grandfather was [[jazz]] [[steel guitar]]ist [[Alvino Rey]], a pioneer bandleader whose career spanned eight decades.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Alvino-Reys-Musical-Legacy.html?c=y&story=fullstory | title =Alvino Rey's Musical Legacy | author =Anne Miller | author2 =Smithsonian Magazine | author2-link =Smithsonian Magazine | publisher =smithsonianmag.com | date =December 3, 2010 | access-date =October 18, 2013 | archive-date =October 19, 2013 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131019103139/http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Alvino-Reys-Musical-Legacy.html?c=y&story=fullstory | url-status =dead }}</ref> His maternal grandmother, Luise, was a member of [[The King Sisters]], who starred in a weekly variety program on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] called ''The King Family Show''.

At the age of 15, Butler started attending the [[Phillips Exeter Academy]] preparatory school in [[New Hampshire]], where he lived in [[Abbot Hall (Phillips Exeter Academy)|Abbot Hall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/columns/intelligencer/14585/index2.html |title=Jamie Oliver Says No to Donkey Bollocks – Conrad Black Divests – The Arcade Fire's Exeter Detractors – Showgirls with Sock Puppets – Dave Eggers Ditches Brooklyn College |publisher=Nymag.com |date=October 3, 2005}}</ref> After graduation, he studied photography and creative writing at [[Sarah Lawrence College]], but left after a year.