WEBVTT - MINI: Jimmy Barnes

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to them, Christian no Common Show podcast. Whenever he's

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<v Speaker 1>on the show. I love chatting to Jimmy Barnes. And

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<v Speaker 1>the great news is he's calling the show today because

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<v Speaker 1>we can go and see him live. It's so great.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we've been talking on the show about us

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<v Speaker 1>trying to get tickets for our teenage kids to go

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<v Speaker 1>and see Harry Styles. Next year. You can go and

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<v Speaker 1>see Jimmy Barnes live, who is amazing live. So Jimmy

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<v Speaker 1>Barnes is on the line right now. Jimmy, you must

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<v Speaker 1>be so excited you get him back out there. You're

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<v Speaker 1>going to do what you love live in front of us.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, and especially can be doing these songs on the

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<v Speaker 2>SOLDI thirty album because the thing about recording this album, Christian,

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<v Speaker 2>thirty years ago, I realized the importance of the quality

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<v Speaker 2>of songs. You know. I put this album out and

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<v Speaker 2>I thought, oh, this might be okay, And of course

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<v Speaker 2>it went to become the biggest record I've ever had,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's based purely on the quality of songs. And

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<v Speaker 2>I just I love singing these songs live.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you enjoy Blues Fest last week? Had some friends

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<v Speaker 1>up there said it was amazing.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we had a.

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<v Speaker 2>Really great time.

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<v Speaker 1>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>It was really nice to get out and do what

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<v Speaker 3>we all do best, which is you know, make rock

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<v Speaker 3>and all music in front of a big crowd. The

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<v Speaker 3>audience were really, really in full voice and were very

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<v Speaker 3>low and all the bands were just dying to get

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<v Speaker 3>up and play.

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<v Speaker 2>It was awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>And what have you missed about live? Because it's hard work,

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<v Speaker 1>isn't it? Touring?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's hard work, but it's a slipping around. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a hard work.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, you're getting like anybody going through airport's travel

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<v Speaker 3>and you know you're going to drive for eight hour

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<v Speaker 3>serry gig or something like that.

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<v Speaker 2>That's it's always hard work, but it's a reward at

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<v Speaker 2>the end of it. It makes it all worth while. No,

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<v Speaker 2>my wife and I we did songs every day during

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<v Speaker 2>lockdown and we were putting them up on social media as.

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<v Speaker 1>You've known, and Jimmy, I've got to say on a

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<v Speaker 1>half of so many of us, because obviously you know

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<v Speaker 1>I'm here in Melbourne with six lockdowns. So many of

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<v Speaker 1>my listeners we watch those every day. It was like

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<v Speaker 1>you're doing us a public service. Thank you to you

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<v Speaker 1>and your wife for doing.

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<v Speaker 2>That it was actually doing other public service question because

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<v Speaker 2>it was really and not only did to keep us

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<v Speaker 2>connected to the audience, but it kept us connected as

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<v Speaker 2>a couple too. It was really good fun. But in

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<v Speaker 2>saying that, there's something you know which you know, you

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<v Speaker 2>sort of you know, you take for granted for a

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<v Speaker 2>long time, and then then when when it's taken away

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<v Speaker 2>like it was through the pandemic, you know, you realize

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<v Speaker 2>that that connection that you make with an audience at

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<v Speaker 2>a live show is really what brings that whole thing

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<v Speaker 2>to life.

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<v Speaker 1>And what is on the ride of these days? Do

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<v Speaker 1>you have much on there? Now? What's on there? Now?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? You know, listen, there's all sorts on there. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>my my drink of choices, honey and hot water. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>but that's that's good just because that's good for singing,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, but lots of water. You know, there's there's

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<v Speaker 2>always a bottle of whiskey on there. There's always a

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<v Speaker 2>bottle booty on there.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, the boys, the boys and the band drink

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, they're like there's a there's always a.

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<v Speaker 2>Bit for guests and they'd be here and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's you know, I mean whereas before the Rider

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<v Speaker 2>was was was sort of bigger, bigger, a longer document

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<v Speaker 2>than the stage. There's much less important much just we're

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<v Speaker 2>just happy to get out and play shows.

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<v Speaker 1>And tell me this. Who do you like the sort

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<v Speaker 1>of new wave of artists now? I see this week

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<v Speaker 1>that's Harry Styles is coming over next year.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and he's he's very good. My daughter loves him

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<v Speaker 2>and I've seen some videos if he shows. He's a

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<v Speaker 2>young fellow, has come through really quick, and he's got

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<v Speaker 2>a good depth to him. You know that people really

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<v Speaker 2>like him, any of the snappy act very There's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of talented young musicians out there and they're listening

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<v Speaker 2>to everyton from grunge to punk to crooning, and they

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<v Speaker 2>find the ways of combining them all. Music's really changed

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<v Speaker 2>over the years, and there's lots of bands that are

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<v Speaker 2>still really taking what we were doing and reinterpreting it

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<v Speaker 2>and making it even more special.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you know what I'd like to hear a collaboration

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<v Speaker 1>between you and Harry Styles? That'd be good.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you organize? I'm in he's on your show, you

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<v Speaker 2>tell him, yes, Jimmy, come on in.

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<v Speaker 1>And what would you do? What would you if you

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<v Speaker 1>could pick any song to do with him. What would

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<v Speaker 1>it be? An old classic of soul, one, a motown one,

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<v Speaker 1>a samkin.

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<v Speaker 2>I think probably a motown song or something like that

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<v Speaker 2>would be good.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, you'd have to have.

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<v Speaker 2>Something to get moved to, so you know, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know whether it be like we have money.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that'd be brilliant.

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<v Speaker 2>You have one of those great old songs where he

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<v Speaker 2>can bands off each other. He'd be awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>Now tell me this on the show, Jimmy, we're talking

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<v Speaker 1>about the birds and the bees. Do you remember how

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<v Speaker 1>did you find out about the facts of the of life? Jimmy.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, you know, I found out like a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people did in the school yard. But I remember remember

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<v Speaker 2>your father didn't talk much about any of that, and

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<v Speaker 2>my mom they just sort slapped me by the ear

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<v Speaker 2>and said, look, just don't ask questions and get out

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<v Speaker 2>of here. But my stepfather, the bless his heart, my

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<v Speaker 2>stepfather and Adelaide. I remember it came the day he

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<v Speaker 2>decided he was going to give me the big sex

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<v Speaker 2>salk and he and he took me aside and said

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<v Speaker 2>sit down some you know, we've got to talk. And

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<v Speaker 2>I can see he was so nervous. He was, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he was terrified. And he said, and I said, what

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<v Speaker 2>do you want to talk about? And he said, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we're going to talk about sex. And I said,

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<v Speaker 2>don't worry about a couple of years too late. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm okay, I'm in a band now.

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<v Speaker 1>And then suddenly when you're a dad. You know, how

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<v Speaker 1>did you handle those chats?

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<v Speaker 2>But time all happened with us. You know, sex education

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<v Speaker 2>in schools, it wasn't a taboo subject. Kids couldn't do

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<v Speaker 2>anything that would surprise me because that's your everybody. So

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<v Speaker 2>it was just we were very open family, and you

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<v Speaker 2>know there was you just have to sort of be

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<v Speaker 2>prepared to talk about anything over the dinner table with

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<v Speaker 2>your family because you know that's what you do. It's

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<v Speaker 2>open line of communication with no repercussions, to just be

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<v Speaker 2>able to talk freely.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, if you're taking requests when I come and see

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<v Speaker 1>you on tour, I'd like to hear you do let's

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<v Speaker 1>talk about sex, baby. I think you could do a

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<v Speaker 1>rip raw and cover version of that.

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<v Speaker 2>Jimmy, I'll bring executive all right, you do it with Harry.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Jimmy, I love change you always Jimmy, You're

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<v Speaker 1>you're a force for good in the world. Go and

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<v Speaker 1>see the Great Man live. Tickets are on sound now

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