Bee Gees star Barry Gibb reveals man tried to molest him aged four: ‘It’s still vivid’
BARRY GIBB has spoken out for the very first time about abuse he suffered aged just four-years-old.
Bee Gees' Barry Gibb suffered a shocking ordeal aged just four
The Bee Gees legend said a man tried to molest him as a child and that it helped him “see the predators coming” in later life, claiming there was a “dark side” to showbusiness.
In an interview with the latest issue of Radio Times, the 70-year-old discussed the harrowing ordeal that prepared him for adulthood.
Barry commented: “I’ve never said this before. Jesus Christ, should I be saying it now? But there was a moment in time when a man tried to molest me when I was about four-years-old.”
The crooner continued: “He didn’t touch me, but other things happened, and happened to other kids.
Barry Gibb said a man tried to molest him
Barry Gibb with his brothers back in 1963
I could see the predators coming
“And eventually they came and arrested him, and they woke me up during the night. Four-years-old and a policeman on your bed at four in the morning, interviewing you!”
Barry said what happened, which was “vivid for him still”, taught him about life.
Asked if the abuse happened in the home, the star went on: “Those details would be unpalatable.”
Barry Gibb said it prepared him for the dark side of showbusiness
Barry Gibb teaches Piers Morgan to sing falsetto
Barry Gibb will perform at Glastonbury without his siblings
Barry admitted that there had been other instances where other older men had made approaches since, “but I knew what to do then”.
“I could see the predators coming. I learnt very quickly to say, ‘Sorry, not available’, to move the other way as fast as I could. There is a dark side, a very dark side, to showbusiness,” he remarked.
On Sunday, Barry will take to the Pyramid Stage in Glastonbury's Legends slot, but without the two brothers who he shared his success with.
His relationship with Robin was a strained one, meaning Barry did not know he had terminal cancer until he saw a photo of him.
The full interview can be seen in the latest issue of Radio Times, which is out now.