ɪt wʌz æt ðɪs tˈaɪm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən ðæt hiː mˈɛt tʃˈɑːɹlz ˈæznɐvɚ hˌuː ɡˈeɪv hˌɪm ðɪ aɪdˈiə ʌv tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə kˈʌt ˈaʊt ɐ lˈɪvɪŋ ɪn pˈæɹɪs.
It was at this time in 1957 that he met Charles Aznavour who gave him the idea of trying to cut out a living in Paris.