▁No el , ▁died ▁having ▁been ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁cancer ▁the ▁previous ▁year . ▁Late ▁that ▁year ▁the ▁Ch ene ys ▁moved ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁" B oth ▁our ▁litt lies ▁are ▁in ▁school ▁here ▁... ▁It ' s ▁every day ▁life . ▁You ▁get ▁up , ▁mad ▁r ush ▁in ▁the ▁morning , ▁school ▁drop - off , ▁I ▁come ▁home , ▁write ▁a ▁few ▁songs , ▁b um ▁around ▁and ▁it ' s ▁school ▁pick - up ▁again . ▁It ' s ▁life ▁as ▁we ▁knew ▁it , ▁just ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁country ". ▁ ▁Music ▁career ▁Chris ▁Chen ey ▁met ▁Scott ▁O wen ▁at ▁J ells ▁Park ▁Primary ▁School ▁and ▁they ▁began ▁their ▁career ▁together ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁in ▁a ▁Melbourne ▁band , ▁The ▁Run away ▁Boys , ▁who ▁took ▁their ▁name ▁from ▁a ▁St ray ▁C ats ▁album , ▁Run away ▁Boys ▁– ▁which ▁Chen ey ▁c ites ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁favour ites . ▁The ▁group ▁was ▁a ▁covers ▁band ▁playing ▁St ray ▁C ats ▁and ▁The ▁Cl ash ▁material . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁the ▁group ' s ▁first ▁pay ing ▁gig ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁Richmond ▁Club ▁Hotel ▁and ▁they ▁soon ▁followed ▁with ▁a ▁res iden cy ▁at ▁the ▁nearby ▁Cor ner ▁Hotel . ▁The ▁Run away ▁Boys ▁had ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁drum mers , ▁" The ▁first ▁two ▁guys , ▁Sh ane ▁and ▁Grant , ▁were ▁at ▁high ▁school ▁with ▁us ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁never ▁really ▁into