“I caught him sooner or later”
John Farnham has claimed that his former supervisor drugged him “for years” early on in his profession.
The enduring Australian singer has made the allegations towards his late former supervisor Darryl Sambell in his upcoming memoir The Voice Inside, which is ready for publication on Wednesday (October 30). You possibly can pre-order the book here.
In an excerpt from the e book shared by way of The Australian, Farnham wrote: “He drugged me for years and I had no f—ing thought. I caught him sooner or later. I used to be ingesting a cup of espresso and there was a tablet solely half-dissolved within the backside. After I requested him what it was, Darryl replied, ‘That’s simply one thing that will help you keep awake.’”
The ‘You’re The Voice’ singer opened up about his discovery and the way it had allegedly impacted him in the long term. He shared his remorse of preserving silent on the time, writing: “I really feel so ashamed of myself for not realising what Darryl was as much as or talking up extra usually to place him again in his place. I didn’t query any of it, I simply went alongside as if nothing was off-key.”
“I nonetheless don’t know why I didn’t react extra. I put it right down to being younger, beneath stress, drained and feeling not sure and insecure about my very own instincts.”
Farnham additionally went on to say that Sambell had dominated each facet of his life and alleged that he managed “the place and once I labored, what I sang, what I wore, what I ate.”
Sambell served as Farnham’s supervisor till 1976 when the ‘That’s Freedom’ singer terminated their skilled relationship. The cut up made approach for the singer to rebuild his profession with supervisor Glenn Wheatley.
With Wheatley on his staff, Farnham launched his twelfth album, 1986’s ‘Whispering Jack’ which noticed him acquire worldwide acclaim and noticed him earn the Quantity One spot on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart.
Reflecting on the trauma introduced on from these years, the legendary singer shared: “A few years have handed since then and, up till now, I’ve discovered it very onerous to unpick what occurred to me. However now that I’ve confronted on it, I look again on that point with sorrow. I’m irritated at myself for being so gullible and trusting.”
He continued: “I gave away management of my profession, my route and my life. I used to be a younger bloke and I wanted a supervisor.”
Again in August 2022, Farnham underwent an nearly 12-hour surgical procedure to take away a cancerous progress from his mouth, throughout which a part of his jaw was eliminated. The process was adopted by reconstructive surgical procedure.
In July 2023, the singer was reportedly “cancer-free” and “doing actually, actually good” in accordance with his son Robert. “He’s singing at dwelling.”