Editing Neil Innes (section)

==Early life==
Innes was born in [[Danbury, Essex|Danbury]] in Essex. His Scottish father was a [[warrant officer]] in the [[British Army]], and Innes spent his childhood in [[West Germany]] where his father was deployed with the [[British Army of the Rhine]]. He took piano lessons from age 7 to 14 and taught himself to play guitar. His parents were supportive of their children's artistic leanings, and his father also drew and painted. After returning to the United Kingdom, Innes received his formal education at [[Thorpe St Andrew School|Thorpe Grammar School]], the [[Norwich School of Art]] and [[Goldsmiths, University of London|Goldsmiths College]], London, where he studied fine art. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art from Goldsmiths in 1966.<ref name="autogenerated1" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilinnes.org/FAQ.htm |title=FAQ |publisher=neilinnes.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723135548/http://www.neilinnes.org/FAQ.htm |archive-date=23 July 2008 }}</ref>