 When he graduated from high school he attended The Ridgewood School of Art and studied to become a commercial artist.In his second year of school his strong interest in music led him to quit art school and search for a job in the music business.At age 19, armed with nothing little more than a letter of recommendation from one of his art teachers, he landed a job as A&R assistant to Peter K. Seigel at Polydor Records, NYC.