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I have always loved soul singers.
Songs are like sign posts in my life.
I love spending money. I always have.
When I came to Australia, it was like heaven.
For me, 'Soul Deep' wasn't an easy thing to do.
People change naturally when they have children.
Jim Swan was my father, but Reg Barnes was my dad.
I find that cooking is relaxing and makes me feel at home.
I was lucky I was blessed with the constitution of a horse.
I think it's criminal the way poverty is allowed to flourish.
Partners fall in and out of love, but they still need each other.
I love my mum and dad, but they were shocking providers and carers.
I was actually wilder before I joined Cold Chisel. I was really wild.
Don't take your friends for granted or that everyone is going to be OK.
The Internet has been a godsend and a nightmare for the music industry.
If anything, I label myself as sort of Buddhist. My wife Jane is Buddhist.
I think I got stamina from my dad, although he didn't have a lot of drive.
I don't want to become a laid-back artist by any stretch of the imagination.
When you get behind with the tax department, it's very difficult to catch up.
I always wanted to be in a rock band, but I wanted to sing like a soul singer.
It's a real bloke thing, not talking to people because it's not manly to get help.
When I was 18 in Cold Chisel, I didn't want to make it to 21. Who wants to be that old?
I've had a lot of ups and a lot of downs, but I don't look back on anything with regret.
My childhood in Adelaide was filled with sport. I played soccer from morning until night.
I was not an ideal parent, and there were things that I did right and things I did wrong.
No matter how much poverty you grow up with, you shouldn't be subjected to violence and abuse.
Thais are one of the nicest people I've ever met. It's not called the land of smiles for nothing.
I wanted my children to never feel like they were unsafe. I wanted them to have everything they needed.
As a teenager, I didn't really think about anything. I was just stumbling around trying to find something.
The best times in Cold Chisel were when we were all in the back of the car together, us against the world.
I can't stand a house to be dirty or even messy, even. I am a bit OCD. Wash the dishes when you finish eating.
It's one of the beautiful things about Australia that people do get to share this life here, away from trouble.
When I first started, all the reviews of Cold Chisel would say, 'This singer won't have a voice in six months.'
One of my major regrets was that period in my life where I wasn't present in my kids' life. I was in another world.
I come from a multicultural family. My wife's Thai. My children are half-Asian, half-Scottish; we're all immigrants.
I'm really happy with the way I am, and I've got a fantastic family and a great life, and I don't need anything else.
My dad was a quiet assassin. He was really charming and smiley and softly spoken, but he could knock you out in a second.
All the religions are basically good, but there's something about organised religion that leads to corruptness and poison.
My dad was a womaniser, a gambler. He was violent. They thought if they left Scotland, they would leave the problems behind.
I'm good at maintaining a face. If you've got that bravado, and people expect anything from you, then you'll get away with anything.
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.
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.
I never take for granted how great Australia is and how well I have been treated here, so thank you for this chance at making a good life.
I like people of faith, and I believe the more people who have spirituality, the better the world will be. It's about peace and tolerance.
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.
Jane and I - somehow we fell into each other's arms, and I adored her! I loved her from the minute I saw her. I don't think I knew what love was.
In 1972, I climbed out of my bedroom window and ran away from home with my older sister and her friends to go to the infamous Sunbury rock festival.
I came from a tough childhood. There was a lot of stuff that I'd actually forgotten or that I'd blocked or hidden away until I started addressing it.
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 sing. What more does a man need?
When I hear a singer, I want them to be passionate and intense, and soul singers like Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett always seemed to do exactly that.