Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue is the second memoir from Anthony Field, the Blue Wiggle, co-written with Greg Truman and published by Allen & Unwin in 2024. It follows his 2011 book How I Got My Wiggle Back and offers a fuller, more candid account of the life behind one of the world's most successful children's entertainment acts.

Field traces his path from a Sydney childhood and his teenage band The Cockroaches, formed with his brothers, through his university studies in early childhood education and the founding of The Wiggles. He is unsparing about the cost of four decades of touring, including his enduring battles with chronic pain and depression that came close to ending his time in the skivvy.

Honest, warm, and often funny, it is a memoir for Wiggles fans who grew up alongside the band and for readers drawn to frank stories about fame, mental health, and resilience.