Our beloved Blue Wiggle Anthony Field, the only original member still with the band, is releasing a memoir.
Out of the Blue is being pitched as a frank and open memoir which delves deep into Field’s inception story, from his childhood, to starting up his first band, The Cockroaches with his two brothers and the early childhood education which led him to form children’s band juggernaut, the Wiggles.
Out of the Blue by Anthony Field with Greg Truman
It also offers candid admissions on his struggle with chronic pain and depression, the latter of which he’s battled since his time at St Joseph’s College boarding school in Sydney as a teenager.
Field has been open about his battle with depression in the past. In 2021 he took part in a campaign for Movember, the charity changing the face of men’s health. In one video for the campaign he revealed he has suffered from suicidal thoughts.
Published by Allen & Unwin, Field’s Out of the Blue memoir was written with his cousin, New York-based writer, journalist and singer Greg Truman.
Truman’s ties to the Wiggles aren’t just relational either, he’s created and developed entertainment and media around the Wiggles, having worked on TV and film projects like The Wiggles Movie (1997), The Wiggles (1993) and The Wiggles: Live Hot Potatoes! (2005).
The Wiggles made Rolling Stone history in 2022 when the band graced the cover of Rolling Stone AU/NZ. Yellow Wiggle, Tsehay Hawkins, became the youngest person to appear on the local cover of the iconic music and pop culture masthead.
The anointment on the cover was a colourful take on a record-breaking two years for the Wiggles. It began with a mashup of “Fruit Salad” and Tame Impala’s “Elephant” (that later topped triple j’s Hottest 100), followed by the addition of Hawkins as the group’s first woman of colour, and a spectacular sold-out tour with all original members.
Anthony Field’s memoir Out of the Blue hits shelves October 29th and retails for AUD $34.99.
