He began writing for New Musical Express in about 1983 and was its editor from the late 1980s to 1992.
hiː bɪɡˈæn ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ fɔːɹ nˈuː mjˈuːzɪkəl ɛkspɹˈɛs ɪn ɐbˌaʊt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ænd wʌz ɪts ˈɛdɪɾɚ fɹʌmðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː.