His first love was certainly music, for when he left Oxford, where he read politics, philosophy and economics, he went to the Paris Conservatoire and became a professional oboist.

他第一爱好无疑是音乐，他离开他攻政治、哲和的牛津大后，他去了巴黎音乐院，并成一个专业的双簧管吹奏者。