A-League: Champness puts Jets career on hold to chase music dream

By Vince Rugari and James Gardiner
Updated August 14 2019 - 7:36pm, first published 5:13pm
MUSIC MAN: Joey Champness has put his football career on the back burner to focus on hip hop. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
MUSIC MAN: Joey Champness has put his football career on the back burner to focus on hip hop. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

Newcastle Jets winger Joe Champness is convinced he can make it big as a musician after making the bold call to put his career on hold in the A-League and sacrifice a possible Tokyo Olympics appearance to pursue his hip-hop ambitions.

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