Kasey Chambers is a country musician, best known for her hit song Not Pretty Enough. Here, the 48-year-old talks about growing up in the outback, her long-time crush on Keith Urban, and her relationships with the ex-partners. When I told Dad I was going to call my book Just Don’t Be a D**khead, he was like, “Do I say that a lot?” My dad, Bill, has his own band but plays guitar in my band, too.
He’s not judgemental and doesn’t judge people for living different lifestyles or having different opinions. He’s also not intimidated by anyone, famous or not, and I love that about him. When I told Dad I was going to call my book Just D on’t Be a D**khead, he was like, “Do I say that a lot?” I said, “Yeah, Dad, you do.
” It’s not some profound advice, more my dad’s approach to life. It’s the Chambers way of life, to just do your own thing as long as you’re not purposely hurting others. My mum, Diane , didn’t play music until she met Dad.
He taught her bass guitar so they could play music together. As a little kid, we lived in the outback, where Dad was a professional fox hunter. There wasn’t much to do, so Dad would play guitar and sing around the campfire, which is where I learned to sing.
Back in 1991 , Slim Dusty was looking for songs, so Dad wrote Things Are Not The Same on the Land . It won Slim a Golden Guitar, which paved the way for our family into the music industry. Growing up in the outback and being so isolated, my older brother, Nash, and I.
