Hundreds of eager rock fans gathered to meet a working class hero who was signing copies of his latest memoir in Wollongong on Tuesday.
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Rock star turned author Jimmy Barnes has just released the second instalment of his autobiography, Working Class Man.
He told the Illawarra Mercury the book tour could be quite emotional as most people wanted to tell him how the book touched them or how they could relate to events in his life.
“It’s quite an emotional sort of thing, and I’m really proud people can relate to it but it also makes me sad because there’s a lot of sad things in these books,” Barnes said.
The Cold Chisel frontman said the prequel faced the damage that a broken home and broken heart can bring, while in book two he shows what a “childhood like mine can have on a man”.
“We all do the best with what we have. But in book two the blame rests squarely on my shoulders, and until I work a lot of things out I carry a lot of baggage around with me,” he said.
Like the previous best seller (Working Class Boy), Barnes will hit the road with “an evening of stories and songs” to promote the text. The tour will start at Anita’s Theatre in Thirroul on March 15 before heading around Australia and New Zealand.
This live show - and book - will cover the Oz rock icon's entire adult life, revealing the successes and excesses of Australia's greatest rock ’n roll story.
“I think people really relate to it, I think they like to hear the back story of the songs,” Barnes said.
“My career’s changed over the years for different reasons but I’m very, very happy that there’s still people are interested.
“I think the music and the stories are still tied closely together and I’m glad they’re still touching people.”
Tickets on sale now via www.jimmybarnes.com