INTERVIEW: BARRY'S SECRET TRAGEDY Bee Gee Barry Gibb talks for the first time about living with the crippling pain of arthritis which once threatened to end his career. Andy Gibb had struggled with drug addiction throughout his career, finally seeking help in the mid-eighties at the Betty Ford Clinic. My father was caught in the fame and parties and, of course the drugs. This article originally appeared on news.com.au and republished here with permission. Barry Gibb Has an Estimated Net Worth of $90 Million. Peta’s mother and Andy married here in Australia. Peta and her mum pictured at the swimming carnival the day after Andy Gibb died.Source:News Corp Australia, “I can’t remember who took me now, but they made sure I got there. Affair with Andy Gibb . I came to the conclusion that if anyone was going to represent him, it should naturally be me”. On March 10, 1988, Gibb died at a hospital in Oxford, England, at the age of 30. "Mo [Maurice] was gone in two days. Since the death of his younger brother Robin in 2012, Barry Gibb has been the last of the Bee Gees — but the singer appears to have formed a new trio. “I do sing, I’ve always loved singing and I work with a vocal coach, but the idea of singing on this project was, initially, hugely uncomfortable.” she says. Peta’s mother and Andy married here in Australia. They sung it with some video footage of him on a screen at the back of the stage. Andy Gibb’s daughter on the ‘complicated relationship’ with her famous dad. Robin Gibb also has two older children -- a … So, it was with excitement about things to come, the newlyweds packed up life over here and headed to the USA. “I remember once we were on the cover of a gossip magazine over here. It took Maurice some time to tame his own demons. But outside forces conspired against us.”. “I’d see my uncles every time they’d come out on a tour. But that two hour phone conversation with Sam made Peta realise that there was someone out there who had shared exactly the same experiences, and made her feel part of her dad’s family, and it gave her a feeling that she wasn’t alone in all of this. We were flying out to London straight afterwards, so I remember telling my friends that I probably wouldn’t be at school. Other Gibb cousins have also recorded songs for the album. News Life Media Pty Ltd Copyright © 2021. Other Gibb cousins have also recorded songs for the album. “I’ve found such a connection with my cousins. PETA Weber has never wanted to speak publicly about her father, Andy Gibb, the youngest brother of Bee Gees fame. Gibb's wife Dwina, his children and his 65-year old-brother, Barry Gibb, were at his bedside. “I didn’t have the chance to get to know my father as well as I should have,” says Peta. Peta’s life in Australia was a far cry from the celebrity lifestyle her father was living in the US. While she doesn’t actively deny it, she becomes uncomfortable with people talking about it. “I think, basically mum gave him the ultimatum to get straight or she was leaving. Peta’s Australian family had tried her whole life to make sure things were as “normal” as possible for her, so Peta still managed to swim at her carnival. But the rest of the Andy Gibb story is not so sunny: What his drug and alcohol abuse in the late 1970s didn't do to Andy's musical career, changing fashions in the early 1980s did. The first single from the album is a group cover of, Please don’t turn out the lights featuring Peta, Sam, Barry’s son Stephen, Maurice’s son Adam, and Robin’s son Spencer. She’s been hounded for years, with the world’s media even turning up at her swimming carnival. Later in 1970, the couple got married. Barbara Gibb's current partners: Barbara Gibb's husband was Hugh Gibb. There was no sleep in the house that night. He didn’t, so she did and it was messy. “I wanted something that was written by him alone. The first single from the album is a group cover of, Please don’t turn out the lights featuring Peta, Sam, Barry’s son Stephen, Maurice’s son Adam, and Robin’s son Spencer. WHEREVER Peta went, people asked her about her dad. When Maurice’s daughter, Sam contacted Peta last year to ask if she’d like to be involved in The Gibb Collective, a project to bring together the children of Andy, Barry, Robin and Maurice to cover classic Gibb songs, it took a bit of soul searching. Source: Supplied. Hugh Leslie Gibb (father) Date of Birth: January 15, 1916. news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site, Things that happen to your body when you stop having sex. May 30, 2012, 11:36 AM In the end, it wasn't the Big C that felled Robin Gibb, according to his son. When my uncles Maurice and Robin passed away, the press came knocking on both occasions, but, until now, I haven’t been ready.”. Andy Gibb (left) with Olivia Newton John and Daryl Braithwaite in 1977. The long overdue family reunion to come out of this project is something I never expected. “They were there for about a year when mum became pregnant with me, by then cracks were already showing in their relationship. His father Hugh died on Andy's birthday in 1992 and 5 days before the fourth anniversary of Andy's death. It wasn’t until much later that I knew he was famous,” Peta explains. Peta had not long turned 10 when there was a huge ruckus at her house. In 1991, he threatened his second wife, Yvonne, and their two children with a gun. 10 January 1981) and Michael Gibb (b. Andy Gibb passed away aged 30, at a hospital in England. We were flying out to London straight afterwards, so I remember telling my friends that I probably wouldn’t be at school. The famous Andy Gibb, youngest Gibb brother, solo artist and host of Solid Gold. “My father is an integral part of the Gibb musical legacy. The Bee Gees with brother Andy Gibb in 1970s. It was torture, I wouldn’t wish that on anyone and it’s followed me throughout my whole life.”. “They were there for about a year when mum became pregnant with me, by then cracks were already showing in their relationship. In 1976, Andy married his girlfriend Kim Reeder and together they had a daughter named Peta, who was born on Jan. 25, 1978. “Everyone was distraught for the longest time.”. Peta’s Australian family had tried her whole life to make sure things were as “normal” as possible for her, so Peta still managed to swim at her carnival. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. Peta recording her song in studio. This year marks the The Bee Gees 50th Anniversary and the 40th Anniversary of Saturday Night Fever. I wanted to be close to him, like any daughter wants with her father. They first met on The John Davidson Show in 1981, where they sang a duet. We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. “I’d hear, ‘Oh you and Sam look so much alike, you’ll have to play one day’ but it never worked out like that. Maybe that's better than long and tortured, which is what Robin went through. A MUSICIAN has claimed he is the secret love child of Bee Gees member Maurice Gibb and is begging the only surviving brother Barry Gibb to help confirm they are related. kidspot.com.au may receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. “I’ve found such a connection with my cousins. My father had died, and everyone was freaking out.” she explains. His daughter, Peta Gibb, was married on January 2008 to Matt Weber. It was around this time that things were really taking off for his brothers in America, and it was not long before Andy got the call to come over and join them. I met an ex’s mother once, and the first thing she launched into was, ‘Tell me about your father, what are your uncles like?’”. Robin Gibb, whose estate is reportedly worth more than $140 million, and Dwina Gibb have one son, Robin-John Gibb, 29. “It was worse than ever after he died. This is also known as Online Behavioural Advertising. By the summer of 1981 he was deeply involved with Victoria Principal, Pamela Ewing in the super-soap Dallas, and regarded as one of the world's most beautiful women. So, it was with excitement about things to come, the newlyweds packed up life over here and headed to the USA. Former member of The Bee Gees Barry Gibb talks to the media in Sydney about his early life in Australia and touring without his brothers. On March 10, 1988, he died at a hospital in Oxford, England, at the age of 30. "Superstars usually have a tough hide from having doors slammed in their face and hustling. “I remember once we were on the cover of a gossip magazine over here. “I’d qualified for the district swimming carnival and I was really excited about competing. The music created in those decades since has left a legacy of some of the most influential and recognisable sounds of our times. Source: News Corp Australia. Andy Gibb (left) with Olivia Newton John and Daryl Braithwaite in 1977. Source: News Corp Australia. Joining The Gibb Collective began as a way to face her past and connect with her dad, but for Peta she has gained something so much more. This year marks the The Bee Gees 50th Anniversary and the 40th Anniversary of Saturday Night Fever. “As I grew I learned that he was famous, and that he had famous siblings, but for me he was just a guy on the end of the telephone line.”, Peta Weber, pictured recently, bares more than a passing resemblance to her dad.Source:Supplied, Andy Gibb pictured in 1981. Andy, who was almost a decade younger than his brothers, had desperately wanted to become part of the group, but … Andy Gibb had struggled with drug addiction throughout his career, finally seeking help in the mid-eighties at the Betty Ford Clinic. “I knew I had a dad, I knew that he was a singer and that he lived in America, and that’s it really. And, upon the encouragement of her producer, Peta, sings a beautiful, lesser known song of Andy’s too. After that I demanded that I never do any press related to my dad. Other Gibb cousins have also recorded songs for the album. 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