hiː spˈɛnt ðə fˈɜːst ˈeɪtiːn jˈɪɹz ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf nˌɑːt fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ˌɛni pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən, bᵻlˈiːvɪŋ ˈoʊnli ɪn ɐ kɹiːˈeɪɾɚ.
He spent the first 18 years of his life not following any particular religion, believing only in ‘a Creator’.