The boy from the bush became the big man from Brisbane, and now he’s celebrating 30 years in the music biz.

James is playing at the Groundwater Country Music Festival at Broadbeach at the end of the month, but before heading down the coast, he made time for Mark.

The guys had a chinwag about genre-hopping artists, Australian greats, songs that take them back, and how music has changed since the good ol’ days.

James also played his song “Hills of Brisbane”, guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

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