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Angus Young
Angus Young
Scottish Musician
Born: Mar 31, 1959
Always Band Guitar Me People You
Related authors: Annie Lennox David Byrne David Russell Emeli Sande Lewis Capaldi Malcolm Young Shirley Manson Stevie Jackson
I have the Internet, but the first that happens with it is my machine will crash. I get by when it's operating. What would I know about updating? Angus Young
Internet Will First Machine Would About Know Operating Updating Get Crash Happens
We knew when we started we wouldn't be accepted overnight, that it was going to be a long haul. Angus Young
Long Haul Long Haul Knew Accepted Overnight Going Started
We always try to get new songs. That's what AC/DC has always been about. You can listen to what we do, and you can go, 'Well, it's AC/DC, but it's a new song.' So that's what we've always tried to achieve. So we've always got that style. Angus Young
You Song Try Achieve Style Tried About Songs New Well Always Got Go Been New Songs Get Listen
Riffs are a repeating thing. They come back to you. Some of the things on 'Back in Black' were ideas we had knocked around on tracks before that: 'That bit - maybe we should take a chunk of that and slug it in here.' Angus Young
You Black Slug Before Back Chunk Bit Some Take Had Knocked Come Ideas Tracks Around Were Repeating Maybe Should Riffs Thing Things Here
There's nothing worse than trying to patch something or make do. If there wasn't something there in the beginning, it won't be there at the end. Angus Young
Beginning Nothing Worse Something Make End Than Patch Trying In The Beginning
I found that pedals were too much to fool around with. You'd be halfway through a solo, and the batteries would go dead and conk out. And if you tread on the lead going to the pedal, something would always go wrong. Or some crazy kid would pull the lead out just at the moment when you're about to do your big number on it. Angus Young
Crazy You Fool Too Much Big Too Kid Batteries Out Solo Would Some About Something Through Lead Wrong Dead Halfway Around Always Go Were Going Just Much Your Moment Found Tread Number Pull Pedal
I tried a Les Paul when I was a lot younger. I tried the Les Paul, and because of the weight of the thing, it nearly dislocated my hip. Angus Young
Tried Weight Because Hip Lot Paul Younger Les Nearly Thing
A lot of people say, 'AC/DC - that's the band with the little guy who runs around in school shorts!' Angus Young
People School Band Say Runs People Say Guy Around Lot Little Shorts Who
We're a rock group. we're noisy, rowdy, sensational and weird. Angus Young
Group Weird Noisy Rock Rock Group Sensational
We're not the prettiest bunch of animals in the world. Angus Young
World Animals Prettiest Bunch
To me, meeting Buddy Guy was like meeting a piece of history. Angus Young
Me History Meeting Guy Buddy Like Piece
Every guitarist I would cross paths with would tell me that I should have a flashy guitar, whatever the latest fashion model was, and I used to say, 'Why? Mine works, doesn't it? It's a piece of wood and six strings, and it works.' Angus Young
Fashion Me Guitar Guitarist Whatever Every Latest Mine Say Strings Tell Would Cross Piece Model Paths Six Wood Flashy Should Used Works Why
'Rock Or Bust' is a thing we've always done. Angus Young
Rock Always Done Bust Thing
My part in AC/DC is just adding the color on top. Angus Young
Adding Top Color Part Just
Actually, because I'm so small, when I strike an open A chord I get physically thrown to the left, and when I play an open G chord I go right. That's how hard I play, and that's how a lot of my stage act has come about. I just go where the guitar takes me. Angus Young
Me Guitar Stage Strike About Small Physically Thrown Open Takes Come Because How Go Lot Left Get Just Where Act Hard Chord Play Actually Right
I think we're just one of those bands that we know what we do best. Angus Young
Best Think Those Know Bands Just Just One
A good record is one where I can tap my toes. I always say let your feet do the thinking. Angus Young
Good Thinking Say Record Good Record Feet Always Tap Where Toes Your
What we admit to is being a rock n' roll band. From day one, I was a big Chuck Berry fan. Angus Young
Day Big Band Chuck Chuck Berry Berry Admit Day One Rock Rock-N-Roll Roll Being Fan
In the studio, my brother and I have always used a lot of Marshall amps. We like to keep it pretty basic. We just use a couple of cabinets each - sometimes just one, if we think that's enough. We mainly go for 100-watt and 50-watt heads. Angus Young
Sometimes Think Enough Brother Marshall Pretty Studio Mainly Heads Like Couple Always Go Lot Just Just One Use Used Each Keep Basic
Soloing was pretty easy for me because it was probably the first thing I've ever done. Angus Young
Me First Soloing Easy Pretty First Thing Because Done The First Thing Ever Thing
A lot of times you'll hear bands and it's a different sound coming out than what's on stage. Because you can clean it up through a PA and make it sound completely different than what they really sound like. Angus Young
You Stage Out Clean Through Like Make Because Sound Coming Hear Lot Up Times Than Bands Different Pa Really
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. Angus Young
Time You Year Out Only Only Time Generally Touring Studio Road Make Get Done After Flat Flat Out Happens Then Ever Near Album
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. Angus Young
Made Critic Rock Always Same Going Just Anytime Them Fifteen View Started Album Last Kept
I can't deny that Eric Clapton's and Eddie Van Halen's lead stuff has influenced a stack of people, but for me, it's the rhythm thing that's way more impressive and important to a band. Angus Young
Me People Important Band Way Clapton Van More Lead Stuff Halen Eddie Eric Impressive Deny Stack Influenced Rhythm Thing
I think what AC/DC does best is play live. That's when everything comes together. Even after you make a studio album, when you go out and play live, that's when you learn what being in a band is all about. Angus Young
Best You Together Band Live Think Everything Out About Studio Make Learn Does Go Being After Even Play Album
We just stuck to what we did best. Maybe that's why people plug into us and go 'They never change.' We're reliable. A bit like old shoes. Angus Young
Best Change People Old Shoes Bit Reliable Plug Stuck Never Like Go Did Maybe Just Us Why
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