He was later persuaded to become a singer by one of his school teachers, and this led to him listening to Big Bill Broonzy and promptly changed his attitude to music, to the extent of him buying a mail-order guitar and some tutorial books and teaching himself to play.
He was eventually persuaded by one of his teachers to adopt a musical career, which resulted in him being exposed to the music of Big Bill Broonzy and subsequently changing his attitude towards music, to the extent that he acquired a guitar and began teaching himself how to play.