“My mum and dad came from lower-working-class Glasgow, which was tough....” — Jimmy Barnes Quote

“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.”

“I always thought I could be brave and charge at things and smash 'em and walk away, but it takes courage to sit and look at things and say, 'This is what I am. How do I fix it? How do I live with it?'”

“I grew up in poverty. I was ashamed of the fact, when we were kids, we'd be at school hungry, our stomachs rumbling so we couldn't concentrate.”

“I have no desire to be a cat, which walks so lightly that it never creates a disturbance.”

“A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him.”

“I'm just a softie at heart, a scaredy cat.”