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Jimmy Barnes
Jimmy Barnes
Scottish Musician
Born: Apr 28, 1956
Good Life Me People Think You
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Partners fall in and out of love, but they still need each other. Jimmy Barnes
Love Fall Other Out Partners Still Each Need
You should fight for every breath you have. Jimmy Barnes
You Fight Breath Every Should
When you get behind with the tax department, it's very difficult to catch up. Jimmy Barnes
You Difficult Catch Up Very Get Department Behind Tax
I have done a lot of great things. I have a beautiful family and wonderful friends. But there were many times, dark times, that I almost let it all slip through my fingers. Jimmy Barnes
Beautiful Great Family Wonderful Dark Great Things Slip Fingers Through Almost Were Lot Friends Times Done Many Things
My dad was a quiet assassin. He was really charming and smiley and softly spoken, but he could knock you out in a second. Jimmy Barnes
You Softly Out Charming Could He Spoken Knock Smiley Quiet Really Assassin Dad Second
I came from a tough childhood. There was a lot of stuff that I'd actually forgotten or that I'd blocked or hidden away until I started addressing it. Jimmy Barnes
Tough Addressing Hidden Stuff Until Blocked Came Lot Childhood Forgotten Away Actually Started
I've had a lot of ups and a lot of downs, but I don't look back on anything with regret. Jimmy Barnes
Regret Back Had Look Lot Ups Anything Downs
I know I've made a lot of mistakes, but I've done some good things along the way. Jimmy Barnes
Good Good Things Made Mistakes Way Some Along Know Lot Done Things
My family were very poor. We never owned a house, in fact, we were lucky if we could afford the rent. So when I bought my first home, it was a very emotional time for me. Jimmy Barnes
Time Home Family Me First Fact Could Emotional Never Bought House Rent Were Very Afford Owned In Fact Poor Lucky
I wanted my children to never feel like they were unsafe. I wanted them to have everything they needed. Jimmy Barnes
Everything Unsafe Never Feel Like Were Children Wanted Them Needed
I can't stand a house to be dirty or even messy, even. I am a bit OCD. Wash the dishes when you finish eating. Jimmy Barnes
You Bit Eating Finish Dirty House Messy Am Dishes Stand Wash Even
Songs are like sign posts in my life. Jimmy Barnes
Life My Life Sign Posts Songs Like
My dad was a womaniser, a gambler. He was violent. They thought if they left Scotland, they would leave the problems behind. Jimmy Barnes
Problems Thought Would He Leave Left Scotland Behind Gambler Dad Violent
I love playing live. Jimmy Barnes
Love Live Playing
I was lucky I was blessed with the constitution of a horse. Jimmy Barnes
Constitution Blessed Horse Lucky
I'm good at maintaining a face. If you've got that bravado, and people expect anything from you, then you'll get away with anything. Jimmy Barnes
Good You People Face Maintaining Got Expect Get Bravado Anything Then Away
In the 1970s, we got a Labor government that put more emphasis on trade with Asia; the Vietnam war ended, and refugees were coming in. We were more part of Asia than America and the rest of the world. There was the proximity, for a start - all these countries and cultures just north of us. It just made sense that that's what we were part of. Jimmy Barnes
War Government World Made Rest Sense More Part Put Emphasis Countries Trade Got Coming Were Cultures Labor Than Proximity North America Ended Refugees Just Asia Us Vietnam Vietnam War Start
For me, 'Soul Deep' wasn't an easy thing to do. Jimmy Barnes
Me Soul Easy Easy Thing Deep Thing
I'm not running out of inspiration. Jimmy Barnes
Out Running Inspiration
When I first started, all the reviews of Cold Chisel would say, 'This singer won't have a voice in six months.' Jimmy Barnes
First Cold Months Say Would Voice Singer Reviews Six Chisel Started
People change naturally when they have children. Jimmy Barnes
Change People People Change Children Naturally
I've been writing books because it's been my way of dealing with the demons. The act of sitting down and writing the books down has started healing process that's been long overdue. Jimmy Barnes
Healing Writing Long Down Books Way Healing Process Overdue Because Dealing Demons Been Sitting Process Act Started
We still had all our problems growing up as a struggling immigrant family, but Australia was like a breath of fresh air, literally. Playing on grass, having good schools - trees. I didn't even know trees where I'd come from. So from the day I got here, I've loved Australia. Jimmy Barnes
Good Day Family Problems Breath Grass Trees Our Air Immigrant Good Schools Having Struggling Had Come Like Know Schools Fresh Fresh Air Got Still Up Australia Where Literally Loved Even Growing Growing Up Here Playing
As a teenager, I didn't really think about anything. I was just stumbling around trying to find something. Jimmy Barnes
Think Teenager Find About Something Stumbling Around Trying Just Anything Really
Politicians have been spreading fear, saying if we're letting in refugees, we're letting in terrorists. It's not the truth. We've got to recognise the difference between terrorism and people who are refugees; people who are struggling. Jimmy Barnes
Truth Saying Terrorism People Fear Politicians Recognise Struggling Between Got Terrorists Spreading Been Refugees Difference Who Letting
I come from a multicultural family. My wife's Thai. My children are half-Asian, half-Scottish; we're all immigrants. Jimmy Barnes
Family Wife Immigrants Come Thai Children Multicultural
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