Conversation so far:
Did La Monte Young have any influences?
Continuous sounds—human-made as well as natural—fascinated him as a child
What other influences did La Monte Young have besides continuous sounds—human-made as well as natural?
Jazz is one of his main influences and until 1956 he planned to devote his career to it.

Question: How did he discover Indian music?
Self-contained rewrite: How did La Monte Young discover Indian music?