pˈoːɹɾɚ wʌz bˈɔːɹn ænd ɹˈeɪzd ɪn ˈæbvɪl, ˌæləbˈæmə, ɐ smˈɔːl tˈaʊn wɪð "dʒˈʌst θɹˈiː stɹˈiːtlaɪts" ænd ɐ fjˈuː θˈaʊzənd pˈiːpəl.
Porter was born and raised in Abbeville, Alabama, a small town with "just three streetlights" and a few thousand people.