Working Class Boy
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.75 (825 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1460752139 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist of the legendary band Cold Chisel, has made him one of the most successful and distinctive artists in Australian music history. Across his career Jimmy has sold over 12 million albums and he has been inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame twice. A prolific songwriter and performer, Jimmy has been a storyteller for more than 40 years, sharing his life and passions with Australians of all ages at over ten thousand gigs throughout his adopted homeland. In the process he has amassed more #1 albums in Australia than the Beatles: four with Cold Chisel and eleven as a solo artist, including the iconic For the Working Class Man. About the AuthorJimmy Barnes is a Scottish-born rock singer-songwriter who grew up in Adelaide. As well as writing and recording new music and touri
"A Harrowing Read." according to David. I had read ninety percent of Jimmy Barnes autobiography before he describes the beginning of his life as the lead singer of “Cold Chisel’, one of Australia’s most popular rock bands. Ninety percent of the book is taken up with the story of Jimmy’s life from birth in Glasgow, Scotland, to emigration with his family of origin to South Australia, and his childhood and teenage years in Adelaide.Barnes writes well and the story moves along at a hefty pace. However, it is not an easy read. The violence and much more that was ‘normality’ for Jimmy and his sibl. unpolished and repetitive An interesting story, but the lack of polish in the writing could be really grating at times. The book needed some sympathetic but ruthless editing, to tighten up repetition and get rid of the cliches.. "Heartbreaking" according to Kindle Customer. I cannot imagine growing up like this. It's a miracle any of the family survived. I lived in Adelaide about the same time Jimmy did. Always knew Elizabeth was a rough place but had no idea just how bad. This book is a real eye opener. Makes me realize just how fortunate I am. Thanks Jimmy!
This is the story of a family's collapse, but also of a young boy's dream to escape the misery of the suburbs with a once-in-a-lifetime chance to join a rock'n'roll band and get out of town for good. A fierce, graphic, bawdy account of his working class childhood - truly harrowing , and yet often tender and funny. A deep, guttural howl of a book, it speaks of the pain and hurt that haunt so many men. - Sam Neill Visceral, brave, honest: it is like Angela's Ashes meets Trainspotting - only more brutal. Working Class Boy is a powerful
As well as writing and recording new music and touring virtually non-stop, he is currently working on the second volume of his memoirs.. Across his career Jimmy has sold over 12 million albums and he has been inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame twice. Jimmy lives in New South Wales, with Jane, his wife of 35 years, their children, grandchildren and two schnau