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www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/victoria/mark-brandon-chopper-read-dies-at-age-58-from-liver-cancer-in-melbourne-20131009-2v8b9.html
Always thought Heath Franklin summed the infamous Read up perfectly
only joking. guess it dosent mater how you look at it or what your thoughts on the man were you cant argue he was a unique Australian 
20-odd years in jail - the following 20 years clean & living a family-oriented lifestyle. Personally, I think he should be an inspiration to many, especially the ex-cons that want to clean up their life...you also can't deny that he was also a very colourful character & bit of a larrikin story-teller.
The interview with Kerry-Anne & Alan Jones where Chopper called up was a hoot too.
Chopper's work;
- author (writing / selling books), although I think some of the royalties might have been confiscated...
- stand-up comedy and story telling, was doing the circuit with Mark Jackson for a while. Jacko had worked with The Wizz Warrick Capper!
- painting, selling artwork...
- spoken word recordings
Selling 500,000 books, plus the other work... I would estimate that he could have earned perhaps over $1M, after leaving prison...
