Jimmy Barnes

My dad was a quiet assassin. He was really charming and smiley and softly spoken, but he could knock you out in a second.

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I love spending money. I always have.

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Jim Swan was my father, but Reg Barnes was my dad.

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I used to think that if someone asked for help, they were weak. But the toughest thing I ever did was reach out and ask for help. And that was when I started to heal.

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My mum and dad came from lower-working-class Glasgow, which was tough. Literally, if you see a cat there with a tail, it's a tourist.

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The music industry is quite brutal and quite harsh and can be spirit shattering, but it's an honour to be a musician because your job is to make sure people enjoy themselves; to make people forget about their troubles.

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I wanted my children to never feel like they were unsafe. I wanted them to have everything they needed.

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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.

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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.

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