49 Jimmy Barnes Quotes for You to Enjoy

Jimmy Barnes

Scottish Musician

Born: Apr 28, 1956

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Iggy Pop is legendary - he is awesome - and I am a massive Bruce Springsteen fan. His song 'Cautious Man' is my favourite song. It's really poignant, dark, and moody, like myself. Jimmy Barnes

I think I got stamina from my dad, although he didn't have a lot of drive. Jimmy Barnes

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My childhood in Adelaide was filled with sport. I played soccer from morning until night. Jimmy Barnes

Morning Until Sport Childhood Soccer Filled Played Night

My dad was a prize fighter in his youth. My boxing skills are very limited. I did train for most of my youth but couldn't really see the point of getting punched in the head. I'm a lover, not a fighter, but I do enjoy the sport in its purest form. As a child, my heroes were my dad and Muhammad Ali. Jimmy Barnes

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If there was one thing I tried to instil in my children as they were growing up, it was that you get nothing for nothing. You have to work hard to get any rewards. That applies in music or whatever you choose to do. The same goes in relationships; you will only get back what you put in. Jimmy Barnes

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There are new children arriving and trying to reach our lucky country every day, and I hope that we can all work together to help them find their dream, too. Jimmy Barnes

There's something about the energy and the expectations that an audience projects at you. I get up on stage and work and work, and there's chaos all around me, then I'll shut my eyes, and boom! I slot into the zone. It's like the eye of the hurricane. Everything is easy, and I'm capable of doing things I didn't know I was. Jimmy Barnes

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For a long time, it was all about chart position. 'If my record doesn't come in at No. 1, I'm a failure.' I cared too much about what people thought of me, and that was symptomatic of the trauma from my childhood. Jimmy Barnes

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'Working Class Man' is my second memoir and is a continuation of my story from where 'Working Class Boy' left off. The book is really an attempt at explaining the impact of my childhood on myself and the ones I loved as an adult. Jimmy Barnes

Most people I know think that I'm crazy - but anybody who actually knew Billy Thorpe didn't think that. When I was a young kid growing up in Adelaide, he was a big pop star - a well-dressed, nice young guy seen on television every week. Mums liked him. Jimmy Barnes

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