tˈɜːkɪŋtən ɹˈoʊz tə pɹˈɑːmɪnəns ɪnðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z æz ðə pˈʌblɪʃɚɹ ʌv ˌʌndɚɡɹˈaʊnd zˈiːn bɹˈɛkfəst wɪðˌaʊt mˈiːt wˌɪtʃ bɹˈɔːt pˈʌŋk ɹᵻspˌɛktəbˈɪlᵻɾi tuː "skwˈɛɹ" mjˈuːzɪkəl ˈɑːɹɾɪsts sˈʌtʃ ɐz tˈaɪni tˈɪm, dʒˈɪmi wˈɛb, ðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn stɹˈɪŋz, ænd ɹˈɪtʃɚd hˈæɹɪs θɹuː fˈiːtʃɚɹ ˈɑːɹɾɪkəlz.
Turkington rose to prominence in the mid-1980s as the publisher of underground zine Breakfast Without Meat which brought punk respectability to "square" musical artists such as Tiny Tim, Jimmy Webb, the 101 Strings, and Richard Harris through feature articles.