Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Boy 5 years old

To understand the man, you must meet the boy.

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.

Credits

Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Boy Cast

Name	Character
David Campbell He was 70, now 76 years old	as Himself
Jimmy Barnes He was 62, now 67 years old	as Himself

Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Boy Crew

Name	Department
Mark Joffe as Director. He was 62 (now 68) years old	Directing
Mark Joffe as Producer. He was 62 (now 68) years old	Production
Mark Joffe as Story. He was 62 (now 68) years old	Writing
Jimmy Barnes as Story. He was 62 (now 67) years old	Writing
Michael Cordell as Executive Producer.	Production