"Finally felt like the right time": John Farnham's huge announcement
John Farnham has announced his triumphant return one year on from his cancer surgery, sharing the news of a highly anticipated project.
The 74-year-old Aussie music icon is set to tell his story in his own words with the release of his own candid memoir titled The Voice Inside.
The autobiography, which will be released on October 30th, is co-written by Poppy Stockwell, who is the award-winning writer and director of the critically acclaimed biopic Finding the Voice.
The book documents Farnham's early life and stardom growing up in Melbourne in the 1960s, to his comeback 1986 album Whispering Jack.
It will recall the highs and lows of fame, including when his stellar career stalled, record companies turned their backs and he faced financial ruin.
The Voice Inside will also detail his shocking diagnosis of mouth cancer in 2022 which turned his life upside down.
The book was announced on Farnham's Facebook page, with a statement sharing how he felt it was "the right time" to tell his story.
"Having been asked many times, it finally felt like the right time to sit down and tell my story," he said.
"It is a very strange feeling looking back on my life, on the good and the bad, and now that I have started, it is all rushing back. I hope the book engages and entertains, because that’s what so much of my life has been about."
The book will "chart John Farnham’s very personal and public journey, told in his own words and with his inimitable humour, insight, and humility."
The post was quickly flooded with comments from fans eager to get their hands on the memoir, while many shared their well wishes as he continues his lengthy recovery from cancer.
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