“I never take for granted how great Australia is and how well I have be...” — Jimmy Barnes Quote

I never take for granted how great Australia is and how well I have been treated here, so thank you for this chance at making a good life.

When I hear a singer, I want them to be passionate and intense, and soul singers like Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett always seemed to do exactly that.

I love my mum and dad, but they were shocking providers and carers.

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.

I have very strong memories of my early years. In fact, I remember the house I was born in, and we moved from that house when I was less than ten months old. I have drawn pictures of it and shown my mother, and she was shocked because we have no photos of the place, and I was very accurate.

I spent seven years in clubs in England, Australia, etc. Not all comedians cross over to sell out in a theatre.

The Open Skies issue is something that's ongoing and we understand that there are issues in Australia that need to be sorted out. It's something that I think over time there's an opportunity for us and we'll work on that in a progressive way.

In my view, helping to feed a hungry world is Australia's greatest responsibility and opportunity in the 21st century.

Probably my mother's life was prolonged beyond that of a long-lived family by her coming to Australia in middle life; and if I ever had any tendency to consumption, the climate must have helped me.