John Farnham’s dear friend and manager Gaynor Wheatley on Wednesday revealed the surprising reason why she finally decided to write a book about his life.
The widow of John Farnham’s manager Glenn appeared on A Current Affair and revealed that the You’re The Voice hitmaker, 75, had been turning down offers to write a book for years.
‘I didn’t think I’d write a book. “There have been many offers over the years and he has flatly rejected them for as long as I can remember,” Gaynor began.
However, he added that John had finally agreed to write his newly published memoir, The Voice Inside, for a surprising reason.
“I think he has a story to tell now. He just felt like it was his chance and his time to say what he wanted to say.”
Gaynor was married to Glenn Wheatley from 1982 until his death in February 2022, and is one of the singer’s dearest friends.
Earlier this week, Gaynor opened up about whether the iconic Australian singer will return to performing after a brutal mouth cancer. battle.
The singer underwent extensive surgery in 2022 to remove a cancerous tumor from his mouth, including a 12-hour operation.
John Farnham’s dear friend and manager Gaynor Wheatley on Wednesday revealed the surprising reason why she finally decided to write a book about his life. in the photo
Gaynor Wheatley and documentary filmmaker Poppy Stockell sat down with Waleed Aly on Monday’s episode of The Project to talk about the singer’s new memoir, The Voice Inside, and asked the question on everyone’s lips: ‘Will he sing publicly again? ?’
“He’s a singer,” Gaynor responded.
“I know when he went back into the studio making the audiobook, he said, ‘I want to go back, I want to go back.'”
‘Whether he will act again, I don’t know. But I would certainly like him to return to the studio.”
The widow of John Farnham’s manager Glenn appeared on A Current Affair and revealed that the You’re The Voice hitmaker, 75, had been turning down offers to write a book for years.
Gaynor added that John had finally agreed to write his newly published memoir, The Voice Inside, for a surprising reason.
John’s memoir, The Voice Inside, was published in Australia on Wednesday 30 October.
The book documents Farnham’s early life and stardom while growing up in Melbourne in the 1960s, until his 1986 comeback album, Whispering Jack.
His voice was heard for the first time since surgery earlier this month in an extract of Farnham narrating his new book.
Gaynor was married to John’s manager, Glenn Wheatley, from 1982 until his death in February 2022, and is one of the singer’s dearest friends. Pictured together in 2003