manager, who was given his first job by Gudinski, toldhost Tracy Grimshaw it was only yesterday that his long-time friend was pitching ideas to him and the unexpected news had been "a real punch in the stomach".
John Watson has paid tribute to Australian music legend Michael Gudinski following the sudden death of the beloved industry figure. "Michael gave me my first job working for a record company in 1989, a part-time job, and before that as a kid … I knew his name as an eight-year-old," Watson said. "Michael has been a real north star for the whole Australian music industry," Watson said about the man who put many Australian artists on the global stage."If you're a fan of Australian music, the lights went out today.