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Perth Now
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Jimmy Barnes opens up about his recent brush with death: ‘I think I'm invincible'
Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes opens up about his recent brush with death and his determination to keep performing. You get the feeling even Jimmy Barnes himself can't believe he's still here after staring death in the face multiple times. The rock icon has recently toured as many hospital wards as concert stages, but in an exclusive interview told 7NEWS he has absolutely no intention of slowing down, ever. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Chris Reason's exclusive interview with Jimmy Barnes. 'I think I'm invincible. I still think like a 16-year-old, you know... you think you can take anything,' Barnes said. 'I think I'll be performing until I drop.' The rock icon has recently toured as many hospital wards as concert stages. Credit: 7NEWS Barnes is currently on his first solo tour since his dramatic open heart surgery. One of the concerts is also a 'gig to give thanks' to the surgeons and nurses who saved his life. 'They're coming along to see how their little handiwork went,' Barnes joked. 'They saved my life. So, you know, I'm forever grateful'. In an exclusive interview, Barnes told 7NEWS he has absolutely no intention of slowing down, ever. Credit: 7NEWS Barnes has also revealed that he and his wife Jane really believed his time was coming to an end and it made him reflect on life. 'I literally turned to Jane and said: 'I think this might be it. I think it might have caught me finally',' he said. 'It makes you think about life. 'And I'm letting everybody I know that I love know that I've had the best life, you know. ' Barnes said of his nine lives, he's used up seven. 'I've confronted death a few times haha But normally it's sort of self-inflicted!' he said. The performer's latest album went straight to number one, which is his 16th time at the top and also two more than The Beatles. It's name 'Defiant' couldn't be more appropriate.
7NEWS
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Jimmy Barnes opens up about his recent brush with death in exclusive 7NEWS interview with Chris Reason
You get the feeling even Jimmy Barnes himself can't believe he's still here after staring death in the face multiple times. The rock icon has recently toured as many hospital wards as concert stages, but in an exclusive interview told 7NEWS he has absolutely no intention of slowing down, ever. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today 'I think I'm invincible. I still think like a 16-year-old, you know... you think you can take anything,' Barnes said. 'I think I'll be performing until I drop.' Barnes is currently on his first solo tour since his dramatic open heart surgery. One of the concerts is also a 'gig to give thanks' to the surgeons and nurses who saved his life. 'They're coming along to see how their little handiwork went,' Barnes joked. 'They saved my life. So, you know, I'm forever grateful'. Barnes has also revealed that he and his wife Jane really believed his time was coming to an end and it made him reflect on life. 'I literally turned to Jane and said: 'I think this might be it. I think it might have caught me finally',' he said. 'It makes you think about life. 'And I'm letting everybody I know that I love know that I've had the best life, you know. ' Barnes said of his nine lives, he's used up seven. 'I've confronted death a few times haha But normally it's sort of self-inflicted!' he said. The performer's latest album went straight to number one, which is his 16th time at the top and also two more than The Beatles. It's name 'Defiant' couldn't be more appropriate.
Sky News AU
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Jimmy Barnes' missing teen family member found after Aussie rockstar's desperate plea for 14-year-old's whereabouts
A missing teenage family member of Jimmy Barnes has been found after the rocker made a desperate plea for his whereabouts. A spokesperson for The Hills Police in Sydney's northwest took to Facebook on Sunday with the news that Blake Powell, the nephew of Barnes' son Jackie James, was located after he went missing on Friday. "The 14-year-old boy reported missing from Castle Hill has been found and is safe - thanks to everyone who shared our appeal for help!" the status read. Family member Sean Powell expressed his gratitude, revealing more than 6,000 people had shared the initial missing persons report. 'Facebook Fam, Blake is home. We're so relieved!' Powell wrote. He thanked the concerned Sydney siders who on the weekend spent hours driving, on trains and in shopping centres trying to find the teen. 'To those who rode the metro, drove around and did laps on foot of the shopping centres — no words can describe our love and gratitude," Powell wrote. "It felt like a needle in a haystack to find him. 'Life's not a smooth run. Hug your little ones tight tonight.' The news of Blake's safety comes hours after Barnes reshared the initial report in the hopes his fans would help find his family member. "Please help us find Blake, Jackie's nephew," the Aussie rockstar wrote. The report said Blake went missing in Castle Hill on Friday and hadn't been since 4 pm that afternoon, with a description of the teen. "He is 185cm tall, of thin build, 70kg, Caucasian appearance with an olive complexion, brown hair and eyes," it read. The report also stated Blake regularly travels by public transport and spends time in shopping centres. "Police and Family hold concerns for his welfare given his young age." "Any information - please call Crime Stoppers on 1800333000 or Castle Hill Police." Blake's uncle, Jackie James Barnes, is a drummer and the third child and only son of Barnes and his wife, Jane. He has sisters, Mahalia, Eliza-Jane 'E.J.', and Elly-May Barnes; a half-brother, singer David Campbell, from Barnes' teenage relationship with Kim Campbell; and three half-sisters from his father's other relationships. The Cold Chisel star is in the midst of his Defiant tour in Australia, which celebrates the release of his 21st studio album of the same name, following a series of health issues which sidelined him from performing. Barnes underwent open-heart surgery in 2023 after a bacterial infection spread to a heart valve. In August of that year, while on his Hell of a Time tour, the infection reached his hip and saw him be treated in intensive care. Although he was initially fitted with a temporary hip, the 69-year-old singer later had a second surgery to replace it with a permanent joint.
The Age
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
An undiminished Jimmy Barnes had fans on their feet for this classic
MUSIC Jimmy Barnes ★★★ Palais Theatre, June 13 When I was a child, I got a Jimmy Barnes CD out of a packet of muesli bars. I didn't have a CD player, so I just had to imagine what it might sound like. I already had enough Barnesy in my blood to have a good guess. His songs are part of the Australian collective unconscious. They play in our dreams. They give them away in muesli bar packets. Barnes is now touring his 21st studio album, Defiant. A few hours before he took to the stage, it went to No. 1 in the album charts. It's his 15th No.1 album (19th if you count Cold Chisel). He plays virtually all of that record tonight. His gruff yarl is undiminished by age and recent heart surgery. However, the new songs – gruff pub rock beasts about struggle and defiance – struggle themselves. The essence is all here, but the lyrics are a bit live-laugh-love ('It's a new day / I can feel the sun shining down on me'). It all buckles under the weight of a nine-piece band. Songs like The Long Road and Dig Deep are rote, mid-tempo, middle-of-the-road Barnesy. They could have come out any time since 1991. Album opener That's What You Do For Love gives it all a lift (possibly because it reminds me of Born To Run). Taken all at once, it's a slog. The audience waits (mostly) patiently, as the new material is scattered with familiar stuff like Choirgirl and I'd Die To Be Alone With You Tonight. It's when the opening piano of Flame Trees kicks in that everything changes. 'A real one,' my friend says. The crowd stand up en masse. People join in on the second line. By the chorus, it's a choir. 'But oh,' he sings, 'who needs that sentimental bullshit, anyway?' It's a beautiful song about the past escaping from us.
Sydney Morning Herald
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
An undiminished Jimmy Barnes had fans on their feet for this classic
MUSIC Jimmy Barnes ★★★ Palais Theatre, June 13 When I was a child, I got a Jimmy Barnes CD out of a packet of muesli bars. I didn't have a CD player, so I just had to imagine what it might sound like. I already had enough Barnesy in my blood to have a good guess. His songs are part of the Australian collective unconscious. They play in our dreams. They give them away in muesli bar packets. Barnes is now touring his 21st studio album, Defiant. A few hours before he took to the stage, it went to No. 1 in the album charts. It's his 15th No.1 album (19th if you count Cold Chisel). He plays virtually all of that record tonight. His gruff yarl is undiminished by age and recent heart surgery. However, the new songs – gruff pub rock beasts about struggle and defiance – struggle themselves. The essence is all here, but the lyrics are a bit live-laugh-love ('It's a new day / I can feel the sun shining down on me'). It all buckles under the weight of a nine-piece band. Songs like The Long Road and Dig Deep are rote, mid-tempo, middle-of-the-road Barnesy. They could have come out any time since 1991. Album opener That's What You Do For Love gives it all a lift (possibly because it reminds me of Born To Run). Taken all at once, it's a slog. The audience waits (mostly) patiently, as the new material is scattered with familiar stuff like Choirgirl and I'd Die To Be Alone With You Tonight. It's when the opening piano of Flame Trees kicks in that everything changes. 'A real one,' my friend says. The crowd stand up en masse. People join in on the second line. By the chorus, it's a choir. 'But oh,' he sings, 'who needs that sentimental bullshit, anyway?' It's a beautiful song about the past escaping from us.
