They’ve always shared a passion for music, but David Campbell says he and his dad Jimmy Barnes have now been united by an even greater love – that for his newborn boy.
Speaking from his home town of Adelaide, David says he has grown much closer to his father since the birth of his first child, Leo Richard James Campbell, this month.
“Bad jokes and music are the ways we communicate, especially on stage,” David says. “But now I think fatherhood has brought us a bit closer together. We still share a lot of experiences with that and we are still learning what those experiences are.
“We are both very similar, and cry-babies at heart, too. I don’t want to ruin his image, but he can be quite the baby.”
Getting to know Jimmy has been a long road for David. Raised by his grandmother, Joan, he didn’t even realise the Cold Chisel frontman was his father until the age of 11. And while he says he doesn’t hold a grudge about his unconventional upbringing, David, 36, is equally adamant history won’t repeat itself, and he will be around to watch his young son grow up.
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