John Barnes says Gareth Southgate ‘does not understand how complex racism is’ in Twitter rant on ‘taking the knee’ – as England fans call for team to copy Croatia by refusing to do gesture By Tom Pyman For Mailonline Published: 18:25 BST, 9 June 2021 | Updated: 18:39 BST, 9 June 2021 Football legend John … Read more
An unlikely collaboration! Why Jimmy Barnes worked with The Wiggles’ songwriter on a new album By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:13 BST, 2 April 2021 | Updated: 14:13 BST, 2 April 2021 Jimmy Barnes has teamed up an unusual collaborator for a new single. The rocker, 64, has recorded a song with Paul … Read more
Dam Bunglers! Bouncing bomb hero Sir Barnes Wallis’ name is misspelt again… in the town where his invention was made Sir Barnes Wallis’s name has been spelt wrong on a sign for the second time A missing ‘e’ means the sign in Buckshaw, Lancashire, reads ‘Barns Wallis Way’ Comes five years after another sign on … Read more
Aussie rocker Jimmy Barnes poses with Ed Sheeran as they pay tribute to late music mogul Michael Gudinski By Abi Moustafa For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:14 GMT, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 11:14 GMT, 27 March 2021 On Wednesday, Ed Sheeran broke down in tears as he performed a song about his daughter Lyra at … Read more
Jimmy Barnes has paid a visit to the grieving family of Michael Gudinski for the second day in a row, following the music promotor’s tragic death at age 68 on Monday night. The Cold Chisel singer, 64, was seen arriving at Gudinski’s Toorak home on Wednesday alongside his wife Jane and other mourners, as he … Read more
Russell Crowe – ‘RIP Michael Gudinski. Seems almost impossible. A towering figure on the Australian cultural landscape. I’m not sure we ever agreed on anything, except maybe @edsheeran. Still didn’t stop us from being mates for 30 years. I’m going to miss him deeply. My love to his family.’ Richard Wilkins – ‘The biggest tree in … Read more
Barnes’ People (originaltheatreonline.com) Verdict: Power to the people Rating: He never became a national treasure, but about the same time Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads were launched on TV in the 1980s, playwright Peter Barnes had his own set of one-person vignettes on telly. Back then, they starred Jeremy Irons, Judi Dench, Alan Rickman and Antony Sher. … Read more
Facebook blocks Barnesy: Aussie icon Jimmy Barnes says the social media giant’s ‘gone a bit nuts’ and removed videos of him performing for fans without warning or explanation By D. Lawrance For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:24 GMT, 18 February 2021 | Updated: 23:24 GMT, 18 February 2021 Facebook courted controversy this week by banning … Read more
Waking in the wilderness: Why writer SIMON BARNES is dreaming of Chikoko River in Zambia during lockdown The Daily Mail’s Simon Barnes recalls co-leading a safari tour in Zambia Highlights include getting ‘pleasingly near’ to a small group of giraffes He also heard four elephants cross the Chikoko River at night By Simon Barnes for the … Read more
Jimmy Barnes surprises fans with a busking performance in Melbourne By J. Peterson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:03 GMT, 23 January 2021 | Updated: 00:13 GMT, 23 January 2021 Jimmy Barnes delighted fans by playing a couple of surprise busking shows in Melbourne on Thursday night. The performances were part of the City of … Read more