Quotes by Angus Young
Angus Young is a Scottish-Australian musician and guitarist, best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the hard rock band AC/DC. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1955, Young moved with his family to Sydney, Australia, when he was a child. He formed AC/DC in 1973 with his brother Malcolm, and the band went on to become one of the most successful rock acts of all time, with hits such as “Highway to Hell,” “Back in Black,” and “Thunderstruck.” Young’s distinctive playing style, which blends bluesy riffs with aggressive power chords and lightning-fast solos, has made him a guitar icon and an inspiration to countless aspiring musicians. (Bio)
Angus Young Quotes
The best AC/DC cover I’ve heard? There was an all-girl cover band in America, the Hell’s Belles.
I’m sick to death of people saying we’ve made 11 albums that sounds exactly the same, Infact, we’ve made 12 albums that sound exactly the same.
There are all sorts of cute puppy dogs, but it doesn’t stop people from going out and buying Dobermans. (Meaning)
I just go where the guitar takes me.
I’ve got the blues in my heart, and the devil in my fingers.
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.’
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.
I don’t like to play above or below people’s heads. Basically, I just like to get up in front of a crowd and rip it up.
We want to appeal to everyone and get rich quick. We want to be millionaires. I’ve got this plan to buy Tasmania you see.
I love the music from Nat King Cole, BB King, Albert King… When I think of it, I wouldn’t mind being renamed Angus King.
Soloing was pretty easy for me because it was probably the first thing I’ve ever done.
A lot of people say, ‘AC/DC – that’s the band with the little guy who runs around in school shorts!’
Yes, we’re still five little people with a noisy attitude.
I remember one of the first gigs I played with that amp was at a local church. They wanted someone to fill in with the guitar and my friend say, ‘Ah, he can play.’ And so I dragged the amplifier down and started playing and everybody started yelling ‘turn it down!’
I saw Deep Purple live once and I paid money for it and I thought, ‘Geez, this is ridiculous.’ You just see through all that sort of stuff. I never liked those Deep Purples or those sort of things. I always hated it. I always thought it was a poor man’s Led Zeppelin.
You should hear me on my own. It’s horrendous.I saw Deep Purple live once and I paid money for it and I thought, Geez, this is ridiculous.
My part in AC/DC is just adding the color on top.
I wouldn’t know any newer bands. We’re past the pimple stage.
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.
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 Quotes
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