Behind Dark Eyes
The True Story of John English
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4.1 • 16 Ratings
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- $11.99
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Publisher Description
He was the pop star with the raccoon eyes who sang ‘Hollywood Seven’ and ‘Six Ribbons’; the swashbuckling Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance; the rocker who packed beer barns across Australia; and, in the words of Tim Rice, ‘a brilliantly judged and truly exciting’ Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar. On the small screen he was as comfortable portraying Bobby Rivers in All Together Now as he was Jonathan Garrett in Against the Wind.
But there was a lot more to Jon English. He was a proud father of four who married his high school sweetheart. He was so devoted to the Parramatta Eels that he wrote one of their team songs. And he was also a composer whose rock opera, Paris, proved to be the biggest challenge of his life.
Written with the full support of Jon’s family, friends and peers, Behind Dark Eyes swings from the massive highs of Jesus Christ Superstar and pop stardom to the turmoil brought about by creative frustration and depression - and Jon’s tragic death in 2016 at the age of 66.
Customer Reviews
Sad reading, wish I hadn’t
I loved Jon English JCS all they way through Pirates and beyond. If you did too don’t read this book. I’m sorry that family and some friends went into too much detail about his personal struggles. Don’t speak ill of the dead etc. once he is gone it’s not right to go into such detail, I’m not sure he would have approved or been happy about it. But guess we will never know. Thanks for the music and the magic that was the Superstar Jon English I will want to remember.