hɪz pˈɛɹənts dᵻvˈoːɹst wɛn hiː wʌz tˈuː jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld ænd hiː sˈʌmtaɪmz lˈɪvd wɪð hɪz ɡɹˈændmʌðɚ, hˌuː ˈoʊpənd ðə wˈeɪ fɔːɹ hɪz ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn mjˈuːzɪk.
His parents divorced when he was two years old and he sometimes lived with his grandmother, who opened the way for his interest in music.