hɪz fˈæmɪli hæd stɹˈɔŋ skˈɑːɾɪʃ ˌæntɪsˈiːdənts ænd fɚɹə wˈaɪl æz ɐ jˈʌŋ mˈæn hiː spˈɛld hɪz nˈeɪm ˈiːən æz ɐ dʒˈɛstʃɚ tə skˈɑːɾɪʃ nˈæʃənəlˌɪzəm.
His family had strong Scottish antecedents and for a while as a young man he spelled his name Iain as a gesture to Scottish nationalism.