Angus Young

Riffs are a repeating thing. They come back to you. Some of the things on 'Back in Black' were ideas we had…

— Angus Young

I never thought we'd be put into any sort of historical thing. When we started as a band, it was a day-to-day…

— Angus Young

I have the Internet, but the first that happens with it is my machine will crash. I get by when it's operating.…

— Angus Young

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

— Angus Young

Actually, because I'm so small, when I strike an open A chord I get physically thrown to the left, and when I…

— Angus Young

When I was young, and I would see bands playing, I would dig the rock & roll and get excited, but when…

— Angus Young

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…

— Angus Young

Over the years, the critics have said, 'They never change.' Maybe the little guy's got a new color of school uniform. I…

— Angus Young

The media, being what it is, is always looking for the next new thing. There are still bands out there playing, no…

— Angus Young

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

— Angus Young

Because we grew up in Australia, to find information about a lot of blues guys, I used to go to the library…

— Angus Young

I saw Deep Purple live once and I paid money for it and I thought, 'Geez, this is ridiculous.' You just see…

— Angus Young

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

— Angus Young

I've always been someone who thought it didn't matter where you were playing. I always shot for the best you could get.…

— Angus Young

I don't know how many bands I saw who would try to wreck a hotel room, but I never wrecked a hotel…

— Angus Young

We've been in front of really big audiences, and people have said there's a couple of hundred thousand people out there, but…

— Angus Young

For the two hours I climb on stage, I become the schoolboy. But as soon as it is over, I get off…

— Angus Young

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…

— Angus Young

In the studio, my brother and I have always used a lot of Marshall amps. We like to keep it pretty basic.…

— Angus Young

When we were younger and first starting out in Australia, we found that we sold more records by word of mouth because…

— Angus Young

I think the '60s was a great time for music, especially for rock and roll. It was the era of The Beatles,…

— Angus Young

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…

— Angus Young

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

— Angus Young

Nothing happened overnight. Every country we went into, we started at the bottom. We knew that because the music we were playing…

— Angus Young

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…

— Angus Young

Oh, we've had our share of hotels bein' smashed and all, but that was a long time ago. You get lousy room…

— Angus Young

With guitar riffs, we always look for something that 's a little bit special. We've always found that it is harder to…

— Angus Young

I'm constantly surprised when people say, 'But you haven't changed!' It's like saying, 'You've got a wheel. Now why don't you make…

— Angus Young