EJ Barnes on growing up with 'freak of nature' dad Jimmy Barnes, finding her own voice, and working with Phil Rudd
Kiwi Yarns · 2025-07-13
EJ Barnes is the proud daughter of Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes.
In this fascinating episode, she reflects on growing up in a family where music always came first - joining her first band with her siblings at just six years old.
And what was it really like having Jimmy Barnes as your dad during the wild years of the ’80s and ’90s?
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