He went to Northwestern University in 1967 with a scholarship for mathematics and played the trumpet in the school, but did not begin playing the saxophone until his junior year.
hiː wɛnt tə nɔːɹθwˈɛstɚn jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən wɪð ɐ skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp fɔːɹ mˌæθɪmˈæɾɪks ænd plˈeɪd ðə tɹˈʌmpɪt ɪnðə skˈuːl, bˌʌt dɪdnˌɑːt bɪɡˈɪn plˈeɪɪŋ ðə sˈæksəfˌoʊn ʌntˈɪl hɪz dʒˈuːnjɚ jˈɪɹ.