ɔːlðˈoʊ hɪz tʃˈaɪldhʊd wʌz spˈɛnt ɪn ɐn ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl ˈɛɹiə, hiː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ˈɪnfluːənst baɪ ðə ɹˈʊɹɹəl ˈɛɹiə ʌv ɹˈɪdsaɪmɹˌaʊ ɪn kˈɑːɹmɑːɹðənʃɚ, æz hiː ˈɔfən stˈeɪd wɪð ɹˈɛlətˌɪvz ðɛɹ ɪn hɪz jˈuːθ.
Although his childhood was spent in an industrial area, he was also influenced by the rural area of Rhydcymerau in Carmarthenshire, as he often stayed with relatives there in his youth.