hiː dɹˈɪftᵻd fɹʌmðɪ ˈiːst kˈoʊst tə kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ɪnðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z, tɹænsfˈɜːɹɪŋ fɹʌm sˈɪɹɐkjˌuːs jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz hˈɑːɹpʊɹ kˈɑːlɪdʒ nˈaʊ bˈɪŋəmtən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi tə jˌuːsˌiːˌɛlˈeɪ.
He drifted from the East Coast to California in the mid-1960s, transferring from Syracuse University's Harpur College (now Binghamton University) to UCLA.