Angus Young
Rock guitarist who has been a member of Australian hard rock band AC/DC since the group was formed in 1973.
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I don't like to play above or below people's heads. Basically, I just like to get up in front of a crowd and rip it up.
I'm sick and tired of people saying that we put out 11 albums that sound exactly the same. In fact, we've put out 12 albums that sound exactly the same.
I love the music from Nat King Cole, BB King, Albert King... When I think of it, I wouldn't mind being renamed Angus King.
You should hear me on my own. It’s horrendous.
I saw Deep Purple live once and I paid money for it and I thought, Geez, this is ridiculous.’
We're a rock group. We're noisy, rowdy, sensational and weird.
"Angus Young's frantic over-the-top soloing has sparked many of AC/DC's biggest tunes. But beneath the reckless theatrics and naughty schoolboy images lurks a skilled guitarist."
If it was happening, I'd call it Heavenly Beast. If it wasn't happening, I usually call it Arsehole.
It's just rock and roll. A lot of times we get criticized for it. A lot of music papers come out with: 'When are they going to stop playing these three chords?' If you believe you shouldn't play just three chords it's pretty silly on their part. To us, the simpler a song is, the better, 'cause it's more in line with what the person on the street is.
The best AC/DC cover I've heard? There was an all-girl cover band in America, the Hell's Belles.
"Oh, no! me Mum would kill me for that!"
"Lyrics: wasted time in between solos."
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