hiː bɪɡˈæn ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ fɔːɹ nˈuː mjˈuːzɪkəl ɛkspɹˈɛs ɪn ɐbˌaʊt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ænd wʌz ɪts ˈɛdɪɾɚ fɹʌmðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː.
He began writing for New Musical Express in about 1983 and was its editor from the late 1980s to 1992.