Lighten Up: Forget about Oasis. Sheep shearing is the new rock 'n' roll

Sheep shearing today, is all about fast living, big money and a jet-setting lifestyle, writes Denis Lehane

Some shearers tour the world like something out of 'Rolling Stone' magazine.

If you think shearing sheep is all about broken backs, aching muscles, poverty and general slavery, well think again.

You are living in the past! Sheep shearing today, is all about fast living, big money and a jet-setting lifestyle. It's more like the work of the Gallagher brothers than The Brothers Grimm.