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，因为当他离开他攻政治、哲和经的牛津大后，他去了巴黎音，并成为一个专业的双簧管吹奏者。