pˈuːl stˈeɪts ðæt kˈɑːmədi dˈuːoʊ kˈænən ænd bˈɔːl pɚswˈeɪdᵻd hˌɪm tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə mjˈuːzɪk: “aɪ wɛnt tə sˈiː kˈænən ænd bˈɔːl æt ɡɹˈeɪt jˈɑːɹməθ ænd ðeɪ sˈɔː mˌiː ɪnðɪ ˈɔːdiəns, stˈɑːpt ðə ʃˈoʊ ænd sˈɛd aɪ ʃˌʊd biː bˈæk ɪnðə bˈɪznəsᵻz wˌɛɹ aɪ bᵻlˈɔŋd.
Poole states that comedy duo Cannon and Ball persuaded him to return to music: “I went to see Cannon and Ball at Great Yarmouth and they saw me in the audience, stopped the show and said I should be back in the businesses where I belonged.