I used to think I was tough, but there's a difference between bravado and courage, and I only started to show courage when I began to get help. So now I make a point of telling people, 'Hey, it's a good thing to ask for help, not a bad thing.'

I think I got stamina from my dad, although he didn't have a lot of drive.

The best times in Cold Chisel were when we were all in the back of the car together, us against the world.

The best times in Cold Chisel were when we were all in the back of the car together, us against the world.

I don't want to become a laid-back artist by any stretch of the imagination.

I like people of faith, and I believe the more people who have spirituality, the better the world will be. It's about peace and tolerance.

My mum and dad came from lower-working-class Glasgow, which was tough. Literally, if you see a cat there with a tail, it's a tourist.

Jim Swan was my father, but Reg Barnes was my dad.

I never take for granted how great Australia is and how well I have been treated here, so thank you for this chance at making a good life.

For a long time, it was all about chart position. 'If my record doesn't come in at No. 1, I'm a failure.' I cared too much about what people thought of me, and that was symptomatic of the trauma from my childhood.

I always thought I could be brave and charge at things and smash 'em and walk away, but it takes courage to sit and look at things and say, 'This is what I am. How do I fix it? How do I live with it?'

I think tax is tough in this country. Every time I sign a cheque to pay tax, it drives me crazy. But at the same time, I'm happy to live here. I want to have a good medical system, good education, good roads, so it's a Catch 22. I hate it, but it's a necessary evil.

You see politicians talking about negative gearing or tax on your second home - most people I knew growing up couldn't afford the rent, let alone buying a house, or a second house.