I've owned a copy of Working Class Boy since it was released in 2016, that very week I also got to meet Jimmy Barnes and have him sign the book. I've still got the bookmark and wristband from that day.

I'm not sure if I ever finished reading the entire book back in 2016 but hey..a book is a book.

I'm vaguely familiar with Jimmy Barnes,I'm more familiar with his son David Campbell (due to David's hosting on the morning news).

With Jimmy Barnes being a musican, reading this felt like he was trying to tell a story but without the backing of a track.

I remember when the hype for this book happened, it was quite hard for Barnesy to talk about his life, especially when he was being interviewed being his son; David Campbell. So, understandably this book can feel like information has been purposely retracted. Either in a "I don't remember.." statement or "I don't feel comfortable sharing this part.." which is completely understandable cause he grew up in a life that would now be classed as "domestic abuse" or "having children removed from parents" situations.

After finishing this story, learning that he had spent time trying to figure out how to put his life into words and never knowing how until that moment.

Barnes story is raw.

A story of a kid who could've been nothing more than what his environment turned him into; drug dependent and alcohol addicted, chasing girls and constantly running, to a man who became what the world knows him has; the lead singer of Cold Chisel, and a solo artist.