ɹˈeɪzd ɪnˈɪʃəli ɪn pˈoːɹtsməθ wˌaɪl hɪz fˈɑːðɚ wʌz ɪnðə nˈeɪvi, ˈiːənz fˈæmɪli ɹᵻloʊkˈeɪɾᵻd tə ʃˈɛfiːld ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks.
Raised initially in Portsmouth while his father was in the Navy, Ian's family relocated to Sheffield in 1976.