Childish Gambino(01 of33)
Open Image ModalWhen Donald Glover (of NBC\'s Community) was going to New York University, he started collecting Internet fame with his YouTube videos alongside his friends in a sketch comedy team. He also started out his rap career under the stage name of Childish Gambino. You might neven pick up on some NYU references in his lyrics. \n\nNeed more proof? How about this video of him rapping in Goddard Hall in 2004, two years before he got his degree. \n\n (credit:Getty)
The Strokes(02 of33)
Open Image ModalAlbert Hammond, Jr. came to New York to attend New York University\'s Tisch School of the Arts. While there, he shared an apartment with Julian Casablancas and began performing around Manhattan. The two eventually formed The Strokes after developing a following in NYC. (credit:Getty)
The Doors(03 of33)
Open Image ModalJim Morrison and Ray Manzarek first met each other in California while studying at the UCLA film school. \n\nPhoto Credit: Don Paulson (credit:Wikimedia Commons)
3OH!3(04 of33)
Open Image ModalThe hip-hop/electro duo 3OH!3 met while studying at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Both of them had GPAs just shy of 4.0. (credit:Screengrab)
MGMT(05 of33)
Open Image ModalMGMT was founded by Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden when they were at Wesleyan University. (credit:Getty)
R.E.M.(06 of33)
Open Image ModalNot only was R.E.M. one of the first bands to really grow in popularity through college rock radio, but they also met became a band while at the University of Georgia. (credit:Getty)
Vampire Weekend(07 of33)
Open Image ModalVampire Weekend formed when the members were at Columbia University in New York. (credit:Getty)
Pink Floyd(08 of33)
Open Image ModalPink Floyd was set in motion when Roger Waters and Nick Mason met while studying architecture at the London Polytechnic at Regent Street.\n\nPhoto Credit: TimDuncan (credit:Wikimedia Commons)
Cartel(09 of33)
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Open Image ModalCreed apparently formed when they were students at Florida State University. Disclaimer: HuffPost College does not condone the act of listening to Creed, even as a joke. (credit:Getty)
Talking Heads(11 of33)
Open Image ModalBand members David Byrne, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth all went to the Rhode Island School of Design.\n\nPhoto Credit: Jean-Luc (credit:Wikimedia Commons)
Devo(12 of33)
Open Image ModalDevo was originally started as satirical band by Kent State University art students Gerald Casale and Bob Lewis.\n\nPhoto Credit: Mandy Hall (credit:Wikimedia Commons)
Public Enemy(13 of33)
Open Image ModalPublic Enemy came together while at Adelphi University.\n\nActually, today, Chuck D\'s wife Gaye Theresa Johnson is an assistant professor in the Department of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Bet you didn\'t know that!\n\nPhoto Credit: Brett Corkill (credit:Wikimedia Commons)
Blue Oyster Cult(14 of33)
Open Image ModalThe band known for hits like \"Burning For You\" and \"Don\'t Fear The Reaper\" (I need more cowbell!) came together at Stony Brook University as Soft White Underbelly. They changed their to Blue Oyster Cult by the time they had their major label debut. (credit:Screengrab)
Hootie & The Blowfish(15 of33)
Open Image ModalAt the University of South Carolina in 1986, the members of Hootie and the Blowfish decided they only wanted to make music with each other (and hold each other\'s hands, or something). Their first EP dropped in 1991. (credit:Getty)
Passion Pit(16 of33)
Open Image ModalIn 2007, Passion Pit started in one member\'s dorm room at Emerson College in Boston, Mass. (credit:Getty)
Hall & Oates(17 of33)
Open Image ModalDaryl Hall (L) and John Oates got together at Temple University. (credit:Getty)
Phish(18 of33)
Open Image ModalIn 1983, legendary jam band Phish came into being at the University of Vermont. The band\'s first gig was at a Halloween dance. (credit:Getty)
Interpol(19 of33)
Open Image ModalThe seeds of Interpol were planted when Daniel Kessler met initial drummer Greg Dundy in a philosophy class at New York University. (credit:Getty)
Girl Talk(20 of33)
Open Image ModalGreg Gillis, the man behind Girl Talk, began sampling sounds while studying biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University. (credit:Getty)
Queen(21 of33)
Open Image ModalQueen guitarist Brian May met bassist Tim Staffell while both were students at Imperial College in London in the early \'70s. With the addition of Ealing Art College student Farrokh Bulsara, aka Freddie Mercury, Queen was born (though they originally called themselves Smile). (credit:AP)
Death Cab For Cutie(22 of33)
Open Image ModalDeath Cab For Cutie, a group it\'s practically impossible not to get into while you\'re in college, formed at Western Washington University. (credit:Getty)
Ra Ra Riot(23 of33)
Open Image ModalIndie-rock group Ra Ra Riot began their careers playing basement parties at Syracuse University. (credit:Getty)
Bob Dylan(24 of33)
Open Image ModalRobert Zimmerman, better known as Bob Dylan, started playing shows when he was going to school at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. (credit:Wikimedia Commons)
REO Speedwagon(25 of33)
Open Image ModalREO Speedwagon\'s story begins when Neal Doughty was studying electrical engineering at the University of Illinois in Champaign. Doughty started a rock band with another student, Alan Gratzer, that initially covered The Beatles and The Doors. (credit:Getty)
Widespread Panic(26 of33)
Open Image ModalWidespread Panic got together in a dorm at the University of Georgia. (credit:Getty)
Guster(27 of33)
Open Image ModalGuster\'s band members met at freshman orientation at Tufts University. (credit:Getty)
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals(28 of33)
Open Image ModalYou can trace the roots of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals to St. Lawrence University. (credit:Getty)
"Blank City" New York Premiere - Arrivals(29 of33)
Open Image ModalKaren O and drummer Brian Chase of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs met at Oberlin in Ohio. When Karen transferred to New York University, she met guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner at a bar. (credit:Getty)
Chicago(30 of33)
Open Image ModalChicago, the band, was formed by a group of DePaul University students. \r\n\r\nSide note: Pete Wentz, bassist/songwriter for Fall Out Boy, dropped out of DePaul just a few credits shy of graduation. (credit:Wikimedia Commons)
Cobra Starship(31 of33)
Open Image ModalBefore Cobra Starship was formed, singer Gabe Saporta was the bassist for Midtown, a group consisting of students from Rutgers University. After Midtown\'s end, Saporta started Cobra Starship, recruiting people he\'d met through his days in Midtown. \r\n\r\nVictoria Jane Asher, the keytarist for Cobra Starship, studied film at New York University. (credit:Getty)
Commodores(32 of33)
Open Image ModalThe Commodores started out at the Tuskegee Institute - now Tuskegee University - playing cover songs at fraternity parties. (credit:Getty)
Steely Dan (33 of33)
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