▁of ▁inf ect ious ▁dise ases ▁at ▁North western ▁Memorial ▁Hospital ; ▁her ▁mother ▁later ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁Art ▁Institute ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁She ▁has ▁one ▁older ▁brother , ▁also ▁adopted . ▁On ▁being ▁an ▁adopted ▁child , ▁Ph air ▁commented : ▁" My ▁parents ▁were ▁very ▁responsible ▁... ▁They ▁were ▁perfect ▁about ▁it ▁... ▁I ' ve ▁never ▁tried ▁to ▁find ▁[ my ▁bi ological ] ▁parents . ▁My ▁friend ▁who ▁was ▁adopted ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁home ▁requested ▁information ▁and ▁got ▁back ▁a ▁four - page ▁letter ▁about ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁life . ▁She ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁j aw - dro pping ." ▁ ▁Ph air ▁spent ▁her ▁early ▁life ▁in ▁C inc inn ati ▁until ▁age ▁nine , ▁when ▁her ▁family ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁Chicago ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Win net ka , ▁Illinois . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁New ▁T rier ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁During ▁high ▁school , ▁Ph air ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁student ▁government , ▁year book , ▁and ▁the ▁cross ▁country ▁team , ▁and ▁took ▁AP ▁Studio ▁Art ▁her ▁senior ▁year , ▁among ▁many ▁other ▁advanced - level ▁classes . ▁She ▁attended ▁ ▁Ober lin ▁College ▁in ▁Ober lin , ▁Ohio , ▁where ▁she ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁with ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁art ▁history . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 – 1 9 9 2 : ▁Gir ly ▁Sound ▁t apes ▁ ▁Ph air ' s ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁music