John first met Renate Blauel in early 1983 in London while finishing hisToo Low for Zeroalbum.
A year later, John and Blauel were married.
On February 10, 1984, John proposed.
When John returned toAustraliain 2017, he remembered the time fondly.
“I’m so excited to be back in Australia for a series of shows.
The two would go years without speaking after the divorce was finalized.
And I loved Renate,” he toldThe Australianin 2008 (perPage Six).
She’s a great girl.
I really, really loved her.
