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TO FLOYD: JOHN HAS LEFT AN INCREDIBLE LEGACY WITH HIS MUSIC AND HAS BROUGHT A LOT OF JOY TO MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES. DOES IT REALLY MATTER IF HE DIDN'T SET UP A YOUTH CENTRE OR PLOUGH HIS MONEY INTO CHARITABLE CAUSES? HE HAS BROUGHT BEAUTIFUL, SOUL TOUCHING MUSIC TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD OVER THE LAST 48 YEARS AND HE IS TO BE CONGRATULATED ON NEVER GIVING UP. HE ALWAYS GET RIGHT BACK UP AGAIN AND KEEPS GOING. THANK YOU TO JOHN FOR BRINGING SO MUCH BEAUTY TO THE WORLD THROUGH YOUR INCREDIBLE VOICE AND SONGS. I WILL MISS YOU NOW THAT YOU ARE RETIRING BUT I WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY YOUR MUSIC.

Please love to see you again my friend , one of the greatest singers I know

John this an old friend of yours in South Africa , Don Fouche Clifford, I will never forget you and how much you meat to me both you and Kimo McVay Bless his soul , Ha ha the horse riding incident in Johannesburg , also never to forgotten fun moment

Hi John I cant wait to see you in Ipswich i have seen all your concets on the gold coast.Keep up the good work.You should be very proud John,you made it.
Gwendoline

crooners were replaced by rockstars. He took the short stick of a dying genre.

Have just found this documentary. Loved it and love him. Great memories of our time together. Wendy and Douggie Reece. xxxx

You have stil got it John, loved your concert in Auckland last friday.
The first time I went to your concert I was 28 and I am still going and loving it!!!

At last the complete stage by stage story of johns career. It was good to see he wasn't derailed by a marijuana conviction etc..like another huge talent of the 70's Bunny Walters... who was every bit as talented as John Rowles. John has a voice that is on a parr with the great Elvis Presley. If he had of stayed in london he could have had more mega hits etc... but he went to hawaii and enjoyed him self, fair enough. I admire John because he has looked after him self and is fairly clean cut. Squandering all the money he made... makes it quite clear that he did lose the plot big time, when others that havn't been blessed with such rare talent struggle every day to earn a few dollars. He could have invested the millions on projects for youth etc in NZ... but his legacy will now be just music and showbiz success . What a great doco!... and john rowles take a bow... you earned it.
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Elaine Smith
Posted at 11.39PM - 10.04.2012
I have loved John for 30 years and have seen him 10 wonderful times every time as good as the one before and will see his shows in Aussie as much as i can . what an amazing voice