ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː bɪɡˈæn plˈeɪɪŋ ˌɔn kˈænz, hiː wʊd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ɐsˈɛmbəl ɐ sˈɛt kənsˈɪstɪŋ əvə snˈɛɹ, tˈɑːm wˌɪtʃ hiː bˈɑːɹoʊd fɹʌm hɪz skˈuːl, bˈeɪs dɹˈʌm, hˈɪhæt, ænd ɐ sˈɪmbəl, wˌɪtʃ hiː hˈʌŋ fɹʌm hɪz ɹˈuːf.
Although he began playing on cans, he would eventually assemble a set consisting of a snare, tom (which he borrowed from his school), bass drum, hihat, and a cymbal, which he hung from his roof.