Angus Young
Angus Young
Angus McKinnon Youngis an Australian guitarist of Scottish background, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, songwriter and sole constant member of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he moved to Australia with his family at the age of eight. Known for his energetic performances, schoolboy-uniform stage outfits and his own version of Chuck Berry's duckwalk, Young was ranked 24th in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 greatest guitarist of all time list...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth31 March 1955
CityCranhill, Scotland
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.
A lot of people say, 'AC/DC - that's the band with the little guy who runs around in school shorts!'
Yes, we're still five little people with a noisy attitude.
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.
Some people say we have thirteen albums that all sound the same. That isn't true. We have fourteen albums that all sound the same.
There are all sorts of cute puppy dogs, but it doesn't stop people from going out and buying Dobermans.
Once you're on stage you can't go back, even when things go wrong people expect you to stay there and entertain them. When all else fails, you've got to try tap dancing.
I'm sick to death of people saying we've made 11 albums that sounds exactly the same, Infact, we've made 12 albums that sound exactly the same.
A lot of people say, 'AC/DC - that's the band with the little guy who runs around in school shorts!'
That's usually what happens with AC/DC: you make an album, and then you're on the road flat out. And the only time you ever get near a studio is generally after you've done a year of touring.
From The Beginning, Ac/Dc Nerver Pretended To Be Anything Other Than A No-Frills,No Bullshit Blues-Rock Band.
With AC/DC, we've always started with rock, and we've just kept it going. The critic's view is always, 'They just made an album and it's the same as the last one.' I'll have fifteen of them, anytime.
We're a rock group. we're noisy, rowdy, sensational and weird.
I wouldn't know any newer bands. We're past the pimple stage.