Hard Quote by Angus Young

“The misunderstanding out there is that we are a 'hard rock' band or a 'heavy metal' band. We've only ever been a rock n' roll band.”

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We came out in the midst of the hippie hangover. All this mellow music.

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Yes, we're still five little people with a noisy attitude.

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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…

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In our hands, even the straightest lyric sounded shady.

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I don't regard myself as a soloist. It's a color; I put it in for excitement. It's not great loss if a solo has…

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There are all sorts of cute puppy dogs, but it doesn't stop people from going out and buying Dobermans.

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We don't go around the world counting ticket and record sales, nor do we glue our ears to the radio to hear what's trendy…

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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…

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For me, New York has always been a city of unpredictability. You can never guess what's going to happen next.

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Soloing was pretty easy for me because it was probably the first thing I've ever done.

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Blues is a big part of rock and roll. The best rock and roll got its birth in the blues. You hear it in…

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When I'm on stage the savage in me is released. It's like going back to being a cave man. It takes me six hours…

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