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Cliff Williams

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[Wikipedia] Clifford Williams is an English musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. He started his professional music career in 1967 and had previously been in the English groups Home and Bandit. His first studio album with AC/DC was Powerage in 1978. Wil

Quotes by Cliff Williams

I had a buddy that somehow got hold of a lot of American blues records, and I'd go over to his place…

American

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I don't require too much of anything.

Anything

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AC/DC without Mal isn't AC/DC.

Without

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Our lyrics are supposed to be about fun.

About

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I'm very grateful for everything.

Everything

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When I play, I mute with the pad of my hand; it's just a feel thing. If the string is ringing out…

Feel

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I remember standing outside a youth club and listening to some soul music, and hearing the basslines. This was before I'd started…

Listening

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Yeah, I retired at the end of the 'Rock or Bust' tour. I just thought, 'I had a good run, I can't…

End

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I played a Fender Precision for a little while, when I originally joined the band. Then - what is that little headless…

Band

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The idea of our concerts is for kids to have a good night and let off steam.

Concerts

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My first album with the band was 'Powerage,' and that was 1977. It was all new and fresh, and these people, I…

Australia

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If 'Back In Black' has Bon Scott all over it, for me, 'Power Up' has got Malcolm Young. This is for him.…

Back

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I very rarely play with my fingers anymore. Again, with the flatwounds, the pick gives me a really nice solid punch.

Again

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Adults take our songs out of context.

Context

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My days are full, I pop around and do stuff.

Around

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We started the 'Rock and Bust' tour without Phil, and it went from there. So it was a slow process for me…

Done

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My wife and I went and saw John McLaughlin years ago playing at some club, and it made me feel uncomfortable. It…

Bass

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AC/DC has been... you know, just... I don't know what else I would wanna do.

Been

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The PMRC is infringing upon everything the United States says it stands for.

Everything

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When you start out, you kind of hope for success. That's what you are working for. But you never really know.

Hope

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For decades, I've used flatwounds everywhere - studio and live. I prefer the punch and the fatness of a flatwound string. I…

Live

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I like to go on a bit of boating and things like that.

Bit

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Because of my father's job, the family moved a lot. I was born in London, but we moved to Liverpool because the…

Born

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We go out and do our thing and hopefully people will like it.

Go

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