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born 1955 Australia
Angus McKinnon Young (born March 31, 1955, in Glasgow, Scotland) is a rock guitarist who has been a member of Australian hard rock band AC/DC since the group was formed in 1973. Angus is known for his hard-edge blues style lead (and signature vibrato), wild stage energy, and schoolboy clothing style.
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"Angus Young's frantic over-the-top soloing has sparked many of AC/DC's biggest tunes. But beneath the reckless theatrics and naughty schoolboy images lurks a skilled guitarist."
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.
I'm sick and tired of people saying that we put out 11 albums that sound exactly the same. In fact, we've put out 12 albums that sound exactly the same.
We're a rock group. We're noisy, rowdy, sensational and weird.
You should hear me on my own. It’s horrendous.
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...
The best AC/DC cover I've heard? There was an all-girl cover band in America, the Hell's Belles.
If it was happening, I'd call it Heavenly Beast. If it wasn't happening, I usually call it Arsehole.
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.
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