Legendary rocker Jimmy Barnes has spoken about the emotional moment he met his son David Campbell after abandoning him when he was born.
The Australian singer, 68, revealed on Richard Wilkins and his son Christian’s The Apple & The Tree podcast that he told David he was his father when he was 10 after spending time with him on several occasions.
‘I used to go see David when I was young but he didn’t know who I was. “It must have been very strange for him,” Jimmy admitted.
“I had been on tour with Cold Chisel and I was hungover, wearing a leather jacket and showing up.”
Christian then asked David how old he was when he found out the rocker was his real father.
Legendary rocker Jimmy Barnes has spoken about the emotional moment he met his son David Campbell after abandoning him when he was born.
“I found out when I was 10. It was very overwhelming,” David admitted.
“I had anxiety and didn’t know who to talk to. But this was the easiest part because finding out that my sister was my mother (was difficult).”
Jimmy said: “He would get sick and get migraines and we didn’t know what to do to calm him down.” But there’s no real way to smooth that out.”
The singer admitted he was relieved when he told David he was his father and said it wasn’t long before they developed a relationship.
The Australian singer, 68, revealed on Richard Wilkins and his son Christian’s The Apple & The Tree podcast that he told David he was his father when he was 10 after spending time with him on several occasions.
Jimmy also praised his wife Jane, whom he met in 1979, as she was determined to help them have a close relationship.
During a radio interview in GOLD 104.3 In April 2015, David spoke more about his unusual upbringing.
‘I grew up in Adelaide and the woman who raised me told me I had been adopted. ‘She (later) told me that she was actually my grandmother,’ she said at the time.
‘I found out when I was 10 years old. It was very overwhelming…he had anxiety and didn’t know who to talk to. This was the easiest part, but finding out that my sister was my mother (was difficult),’ David admitted.
He added: “The woman who for 10 years I thought was my sister was actually my mother.”
In a 2008 interview with ABC Talking HeadsDavid admitted that he was more surprised to discover the truth about his mother than to find out who his father is.
‘It was a big shock. It was probably more of a shock to find out that my mother was my sister,” she said, adding that she “opened up a whole Pandora’s box of emotions.”
