John Farnham reveals how he made the transition from tradie to superstar
- Publish Date
- Thursday, 21 February 2019, 10:25AM
John Farnham will be back in New Zealand in just three weeks, playing in Wellington Thursday 7 March and Auckland Saturday 9 March.
John has released 19 studio albums, 19 compilation albums and 74 singles in 50 years.
Before John had major success with his singing career, he started as a tradie. In true Australian fashion.
When it came time for John to make the transition from his stable job as a plumber to a full-time performer, he second-guessed his ability and wondered if he'd ever be able to fall back on the trade.Â
"Not long after I started, my dad said to me: When you do a job and you know that you did the best that you could do, then you can walk away proud.'"
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John says that he's taken that idea from his dad and used it throughout his career as a performing artist.Â
"I can't save anything for tomorrow, when I go out and perform, I give it all I've and I'm spent by the end of it."
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