Angus Young
Angus Young
Angus McKinnon Youngis an Australian guitarist of Scottish background, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, songwriter and sole constant member of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he moved to Australia with his family at the age of eight. Known for his energetic performances, schoolboy-uniform stage outfits and his own version of Chuck Berry's duckwalk, Young was ranked 24th in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 greatest guitarist of all time list...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth31 March 1955
CityCranhill, Scotland
I've got the blues in my heart, and the devil in my fingers.
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.
From The Beginning, Ac/Dc Nerver Pretended To Be Anything Other Than A No-Frills,No Bullshit Blues-Rock Band.
A lot of people say, 'AC/DC - that's the band with the little guy who runs around in school shorts!'
Style, I didn't think we had any! I just plug in and hit the thing really hard. That's my style...or lack of one!
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.
We're a rock group. we're noisy, rowdy, sensational and weird.
My part in AC/DC is just adding the color on top.
I honestly believe that you have to be able to play the guitar hard if you want to be able to get the whole spectrum of tones out of it. Since I normally play so hard, when I start picking a bit softer my tone changes completely, and that's really useful sometimes for creating a more laid-back feel.