Appearing at Guardian Australia’s Zoom book club, the rock star discussed the arts crisis, mental health and his third memoir, Killing Time
• Guardian Australia’s book club happens monthly on Zoom, hosted via Australia at Home
Australian rock star Jimmy Barnes is not known for his subtlety, either in music or in life – and he was characteristically forthright on Friday afternoon when asked about the federal government’s response to the arts crisis caused by Covid.
“I think it’s criminal the way the government has treated the arts,” Barnes said. “It’s actually shameful … I don’t think they realise how important music, art, literature, film is to the wellbeing of people.”
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