ɪt wʌz ðɛɹ ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z ðæt hiː dɪvˈɛləpt ɐn ˈɪntɹɛst ɪnðɪ ˈævəntɡˈɑːɹd ˈɑːɹt ænd mjˈuːzɪk ðæt wʊd sˈuːn lˈiːd tə hˌɪm stˈʌdiɪŋ ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp wɪð kˈɑːɹlheɪnts stˈɑːkhɔːsən ænd pɪˈɛɹ bˈuːlɛz.
It was there in the early 1960s that he developed an interest in the avant-garde art and music that would soon lead to him studying in Europe with Karlheinz Stockhausen and Pierre Boulez.