80s music legend John Farnham ‘can’t sing anymore’ after extensive cancer surgery

Iconic 80s vocalist John Farnham has revealed however attraction for cancer has near him incapable to sing.

The Australian star, 75, roseate to fame arsenic a teenage popular idol from 1976 to 1979, earlier rebranding himself successful the 1980s with specified hits arsenic You’re the Voice, A Touch of Paradise and Pressure Down.

In August 2022, John was diagnosed with oral cancer, subsequently undergoing a 12-hour country to region the cancerous tumour.

During the extended cognition – which progressive 26 doctors – portion of the musician’s jaw was removed and helium underwent reconstructive surgery.

The instrumentalist has since been declared cancer-free, but the process near him incapable to sing.

Writing successful his caller memoir, The Voice Inside, John revealed however helium he has been incapable to unfastened his rima oregon execute since undergoing the mammoth operation.

‘My facial disfigurement from the country means I can’t unfastened my rima wide capable for a portion of spaghetti, fto unsocial to sing,’ the prima said.

An excerpt from the publication published by the Sydney Morning Herald revealed: ‘I can’t get the question to marque the sounds I privation to make, that’s wherever the vibrations and my dependable travel from. It’s a precise disconcerting thing. And trying hurts.’

However, John inactive hopes to beryllium capable to execute again 1 day, saying: ‘I was fixed a acquisition and to beryllium capable to get retired determination and impact radical successful immoderate mode was special, I would similar to proceed doing that.’

‘Though I americium not putting each my hopes into it, we’ll see,’ helium added.

He besides shared however helium believes that the crab was a effect of his semipermanent smoking habit, saying: ‘Cancer doesn’t discriminate, but arsenic soon arsenic I was told the results, I couldn’t assistance reasoning it was my ain fault, I smoked precise heavy each my life.’

The book, co-written with Poppy Stockell, documents the Australian superstar’s emergence to fame, from his debut successful the 1960s to the merchandise of Whispering Jack successful 1986 – notable for being the highest-selling Australian medium of each time.

Farnham revealed that helium was yet cancer-free successful 2023, 12 months aft country had been performed.

In a idiosyncratic connection announcing quality connected Instagram, John said helium was surrounded by his loving household astatine location and felt similar ‘the luckiest antheral I know’.

‘It’s been a twelvemonth since my archetypal country and to beryllium honest, I’ve mislaid number arsenic to however galore different procedures there’s been since then,’ helium said.

‘I’m definite someone’s kept way of them each – let’s conscionable say, there’s been a few.’

‘But, I’m location present and I’m a precise grateful and blessed man. I’m sitting present successful my surviving country lapping up the attraction from my beauteous wife, Jill, my boys Rob and James and my mini Schnauzer, Edmund.’

Earlier this year, the creator was pictured for the archetypal clip since undergoing his surgery.

Attending the wedding of his oldest son, Robert Farnham, John chopped a dapper fig successful a achromatic suit with a bronze necktie and matching pouch square.

The Voice Inside by John Farnham and Poppy Stockell is retired October 30 from Hatchette Australia.

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