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> [There's something about the energy and the expectations that an audience projects at you. I get up on stage and work and work, and there's chaos all around me, then I'll shut my eyes, and boom! I slot into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-barnes/there-s-something-about-the-energy-and-the-expectations-that-an/)

[Jimmy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-barnes/)

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## More by Jimmy Barnes

> [When I first started, all the reviews of Cold Chisel would say, 'This singer won't have a voice in six months.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-barnes/when-i-first-started-all-the-reviews-of-cold-chisel-would-say-this/)

[Jimmy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-barnes/)

> [I've had a lot of ups and a lot of downs, but I don't look back on anything with regret.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-barnes/i-ve-had-a-lot-of-ups-and-a-lot-of-downs-but-i-don-t-look-back-on/)

[Jimmy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-barnes/)

> [No matter what day we celebrate Australia Day, let's celebrate it together and give thanks to the original inhabitants of this vast country. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-barnes/no-matter-what-day-we-celebrate-australia-day-let-s-celebrate-it/)

[Jimmy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-barnes/)

> [Success isn't about reaching your goals; it's about striving for things, like the joy of trying to raise a family, trying to be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-barnes/success-isn-t-about-reaching-your-goals-it-s-about-striving-for/)

[Jimmy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-barnes/)

> [The best thing about this country is the difference in all of us. We all come from different backgrounds. It's a really beautiful thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-barnes/the-best-thing-about-this-country-is-the-difference-in-all-of-us-we/)

[Jimmy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-barnes/)

> [I used to think I was tough, but there's a difference between bravado and courage, and I only started to show courage when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-barnes/i-used-to-think-i-was-tough-but-there-s-a-difference-between-bravado/)

[Jimmy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-barnes/)

> [I was actually wilder before I joined Cold Chisel. I was really wild.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-barnes/i-was-actually-wilder-before-i-joined-cold-chisel-i-was-really-wild/)

[Jimmy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-barnes/)

> [I know that life is full of lessons to be learned, and my children will have to learn their own, but I hope I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-barnes/i-know-that-life-is-full-of-lessons-to-be-learned-and-my-children/)

[Jimmy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-barnes/)

> [I love spending money. I always have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-barnes/i-love-spending-money-i-always-have/)

[Jimmy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-barnes/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-barnes/i-grew-up-in-poverty-i-was-ashamed-of-the-fact-when-we-were-kids-we-d/)

[Jimmy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-barnes/)

> [I'm happy to be recording and singing live. I have a great family, and a great bunch of people always come and see me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-barnes/i-m-happy-to-be-recording-and-singing-live-i-have-a-great-family-and/)

[Jimmy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-barnes/)

> [If there was one thing I tried to instil in my children as they were growing up, it was that you get nothing for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-barnes/if-there-was-one-thing-i-tried-to-instil-in-my-children-as-they-were/)

[Jimmy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-barnes/)

> [I'm not running out of inspiration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-barnes/i-m-not-running-out-of-inspiration/)

[Jimmy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-barnes/)

> [I think it's criminal the way poverty is allowed to flourish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-barnes/i-think-it-s-criminal-the-way-poverty-is-allowed-to-flourish/)

[Jimmy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-barnes/)

> [I wanted my children to never feel like they were unsafe. I wanted them to have everything they needed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-barnes/i-wanted-my-children-to-never-feel-like-they-were-unsafe-i-wanted/)

[Jimmy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-barnes/)

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