

With nine #1 albums to his name, Jimmy Barnes is one of Australia’s greatest rock icons. But his success masked a life of hardship and abuse, where the music that once saved him from oblivion almost came back to destroy him. Before Jimmy Barnes was Jimmy Barnes, he was James Dixon Swan, a troubled kid from the mean streets of Glasgow – and the even meaner streets of North Adelaide – trying to survive against a backdrop of addiction, alcoholism, poverty and abuse. For Jimmy, escape was the only option and he found it with a band called Cold Chisel. But the rock’n’roll lifestyle has its own temptations and the scars of childhood are always waiting to take you home. Based on the bestselling memoir and directed by veteran Australian filmmaker Mark Joffe, Working Class Boy is both an inspiring story of rock and redemption told in Barnes’ own words and an unflinchingly honest reflection on fame, creativity and depression.
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With nine #1 albums to his name, Jimmy Barnes is one of Australia’s greatest rock icons. But his success masked a life of hardship and abuse, where the music that once saved him from oblivion almost came back to destroy him. Before Jimmy Barnes was Jimmy Barnes, he was James...
Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Boy (2018) was directed by Mark Joffe. The film is a Documentary, Music production with a runtime of 1h 44m, rated 5.9/10.
Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Boy runs 1h 44m (104 minutes total). Audience rating: 5.9/10 from 4 votes. Genre: Documentary, Music.
Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Boy is rated 5.9/10 by 4 viewers — below average. A good pick for Documentary and Music fans.