wɪðˌɪn tˈuː wˈiːks, hiː wʌz ɪn hɪz fˈɜːst bˈænd—ɐ kˈʌvɚ bˈænd hˌuːz fˈɜːst ʃˈoʊ wʌz æɾə toʊpˈiːkə stɹˈɪp klˈʌb nˈeɪmd ðə ɡˈoʊldən hˈɔːɹsʃuː.
Within two weeks, he was in his first band—a cover band whose first show was at a Topeka strip club named the Golden Horseshoe.