SENIORS \\JANUARY, 2019
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Peter Pan a boy at 70 ‘‘
His story – and ours. “A song like Moonlighting, or Thunder In My Heart or Orchard Road will trigger memories for people about what they were going through at that time. “We have shared experiences of that time.” In between preparing for his tour, Sayer has been scribing his memoir. “I am writing it by myself,” he said. “I tend to be the kind of person who does everything by himself.” His career launched in 1972 but he has got as far as writing to the end of 1978. But there is a lot to pack in when reviewing a life lived in the spotlight. “It’s already 77,000 words,” he said. “It’s going to be quite a tome. There is so much work going into it. I have had such a busy life. “I get to a point when I am talking about a particular moment like when I did my first TV series in England, and
Every day that you are doing this and really mobilised and you are motivated, it’s just fantastic.
during that time there a little marks in the diary that I kept and some postcards that I wrote to my mum and dad. “Then more events come out. “Suddenly, oh my god, there I was the night Keith Moon of The Who died. My god, we were together that night and then I saw him off after a party we were at. “He gave me a hug and said, ‘I will see you in a couple of weeks’. The next thing he was dead. “I was one of the last people to speak to him.”
Sayer swore he is on the home run to getting the book finished. There is also new album in the works, but it won’t be out before the tour starts. He is living a busy life, but Australian highland life in a sleepy village surrounded by English foliage where “you don’t need to know how to reverse park”, suits the 70-year-old who has blended into the little community. Since moving to Australia in 2005, he has taken to eating organic foods, staying fit and enjoying a life, free of city pressures, with his Italian wife Donatella. “Every day that you are doing this and really mobilised and you are motivated, it’s just fantastic,” he said. “Standing still is the most dangerous thing for me, so I keep moving.” Just a Boy at 70 tours across Australia from February. For tickets visit leosayer.com/shows.
ON TOUR: Leo Sayer is touring Australia this year with his Just A Boy At 70 show from February to March before heading to the UK. Photo: Michael Palmer
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