"I was nineteen when I met an older bloke who was into it. He took me round Liverpool, showed me off. Taught me all sorts of things," he said. "I learned what I liked, he told me why I liked it."
Other options:
no subject
"I was nineteen when I met an older bloke who was into it. He took me round Liverpool, showed me off. Taught me all sorts of things," he said. "I learned what I liked, he told me why I liked it."