Life was good said singer Darryl Cotton

Life was good said singer Darryl Cotton

Singer Darryl Cotton had a final message for his friends, family and fans: "Life's been good."

In a letter read at his funeral, the singer recalled his time as the frontman of 60s pop group Zoot saying: "We always had to battle the critics because we were regarded as being a little bit pretty.

"We stayed in the pink a little bit too long but did so just to stick it up to the people who didn't like the pink."

Cotton revealed he was always nervous before going on stage but said he was fine once he got up there.

He thanked and farewelled those he had worked alongside including Beeb Birtles, Rick Springfield, Ronnie Burns, Russell Morris, Jim Keays and Olivia Newton-John.

"Life's been good," he wrote.

His final address, like his life, was devoted primarily to his wife Cheryl and children Amy and Tim.

"I can't put into words how much I love you," Cotton wrote in a letter read at his funeral in Melbourne on Wednesday.

The 62-year-old lost his battle with liver cancer on Friday.

Friends and bandmates recalled Cotton the performer, who after heading Zoot embarked on an international music career, followed by a career on television and stage.