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  • Do What You Want to Do
  • By: Glenn Wheatley
  • Narrated by: Glenn Wheatley
  • Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
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Paper Paradise

By: Glenn Wheatley
Narrated by: Glenn Wheatley
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Paper Paradise: Do What You Want to Do is a roller-coaster ride through the sex, drugs, and rock and roll of the ’60s and ’70s to the high-flying business world of the ’80s and into the ’90s and beyond—with someone who lived it all.

It is a book about ambition, hunger, desperation, success, and the fruits thereof. Oh yes, it is also about failure and fighting back.

This book charts the extraordinary life and times of Glenn Wheatley, from working-class boy to rock star of the 1960s and 1970s as a member of one of Australia’s most successful early bands, the Masters Apprentices, now immortalized in the ARIA Hall of Fame. In their heyday, the Masters drew bigger crowds than the Beatles in Australia.

In the 1980s, he soared from rock star to star manager of the Little River Band and Whispering Jack, John Farnham. He also pioneered the FM radio industry with the first FM radio station to go to air in Australia: EON FM in Melbourne. He then went on to build the foundation of what is now the Triple M radio network.

It is a narrative littered with casualties and is an actual account of a self-protective society that has its own kings and queens, its own iconography, and its own language.

After a meteoric rise in the fast lane, and an equally spectacular fall, he made it back to the top. Glenn was the ultimate rock-and-roll survivor.

©2021 Glenn Wheatley (P)2021 Wilkinson Publishing

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What an extraordinary life

What a story. This blew be away. Most people would have given up but not Glenn, Warts and all. This is a great read / listen.

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Loved it

A great book, such an amazing life. Took me back to my childhood. Definitely recommend it

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Loved this story from start to finish

I felt every breath and heartache , every ebb and flow of this story. A fantastic insight into a strong , charismatic man who have so much and did so much for Australian music. Fascinating and so good to hear Glenn reading it. Can’t wait for the film 😁 Michael - Brand Music

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A very entertaining biography - loved it!

Definitely a book that gave a great back story to a very interesting life - it's not all roses!

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A fabulous look at the music industry.

Glen’s authenticity!!!
A brave man telling a tough story beautifully .
I was captivated from beginning to end.
Well done as an author and a man Mr Wheatley Sir .

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