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.
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.