tə mˌeɪk ɐ lˈɪvɪŋ hiː wˈɜːkt ɪn bˈɑːɹz plˈeɪɪŋ ɪn ɐ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv ʒˈɑːnɹəz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ "ɹˈɛbəl mjˈuːzɪk, ænd sˈɔŋz ænd stˈeɪdʒ ˈaɪɹɪʃ hjˈuːmɚɹ ɪn klˈʌbz, ænd ˈɔːl kˈaɪndz ʌv θˈɪŋz".
To make a living he worked in bars playing in a variety of genres including "rebel music, and songs and stage Irish humor in clubs, and all kinds of things".