ˈæftɚ lˈiːvɪŋ bɹˈædbɛɹi æɾ ˈeɪdʒ fˈɪftiːn hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ˈɑːsboːɹn pˈiːkɑːk, ɐ mˈæntʃɛstɚɹ ˈædvɚtˌaɪzɪŋ ˈeɪdʒənsi ænd lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐtˈɛndᵻd ˈɑːɹt kˈɑːlɪdʒ ˌɔn dˈeɪ ɹᵻlˈiːs.
After leaving Bradbury at age 15 he joined Osborne Peacock, a Manchester advertising agency and later attended art college on day release.