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Angus Young

(1955) Guitarist Australia

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Angus Young is a guitarist from Australia, best known for More murders of Hull.

Quick Facts About Angus Young

Born: March 31, 1955
Nationality: Australia
Profession: Guitarist
Notable works: More murders of Hull

About Angus Young

Angus McKinnon Young is an Australian musician, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, songwriter, and the only continuous member of the hard rock band AC/DC. He is known for his energetic performances, school uniform-style stage outfits, and his own version of Chuck Berry's duckwalk. Young was ranked 38th in the 2023 edition of Rolling Stone's 250 greatest guitarists of all time list. In 2003, Young and the other members of AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Angus Young · Page 2

I honestly believe that you have to be able to play the guitar hard if you want to be able to get…

Able

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You'd be playing in a pub in the afternoon. Then late at night, you'd be playing a club. You got into that…

Afternoon

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We knew when we started we wouldn't be accepted overnight, that it was going to be a long haul.

Going

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I just go where the guitar takes me.

Guitar

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If I heard a noise at night, I'd think there was a burglar sneaking around; the first thing I'd do was check…

Around

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The best AC/DC cover I've heard? There was an all-girl cover band in America, the Hell's Belles.

America

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We never go overboard and above people's heads. We strive to retain that energy, that spirit we've always had. We feel the…

Better

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I always liked the double cutaway. It looked like two horns. It's like a red devil. So I went to the guitar…

Always

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Go back to the very beginning, when we first started playing in local pubs. We used to play Chuck Berry covers. Every…

Beginning

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I remember one of the first gigs I played with that amp was at a local church. They wanted someone to fill…

Church

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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…

Beginning

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A good record is one where I can tap my toes. I always say let your feet do the thinking.

Always

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For myself, I keep writing. I've got to do something. I can't sit on my hands and do nothing.

Hands

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The places we'd play were full of bikers, brawlers, and drinkers coming off a day of work looking for a good time,…

Day

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We just stuck to what we did best. Maybe that's why people plug into us and go 'They never change.' We're reliable.…

Best

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I have this theory about us. When we started writing our own songs, we were 17 years old. When you're 17, you…

Old

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We've been involved in a lot of albums that were really rushed at the end.

Albums

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I never thought of us as a punk band, a metal band, or a new wave band. Just as a band band.

Band

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The guitar can go at a scream. It can yell at you.

Go

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By the way he carried himself, you really thought that Bon Scott was immortal.

He

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Some people say we have thirteen albums that all sound the same. That isn't true. We have fourteen albums that all sound…

Albums

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I love the music from Nat King Cole, BB King, Albert King... When I think of it, I wouldn't mind being renamed…

Bb king

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We always try to get new songs. That's what AC/DC has always been about. You can listen to what we do, and…

Achieve

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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…

Band

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You should hear me on my own. It's horrendous.I saw Deep Purple live once and I paid money for it and I…

Deep purple

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