I tried a Les Paul when I was a lot younger. I tried the Les Paul, and because of the weight of the thing, it nearly dislocated my hip.
We've been involved in a lot of albums that were really rushed at the end.
The biggest tragedy we had early on was when Bon Scott died.
The hardcore fans have hung with us because they go, 'Hey, they don't disappoint.' And we stick to that style.
We're not the prettiest bunch of animals in the world.
I never thought of us as a punk band, a metal band, or a new wave band. Just as a band band.
The playing is great. The traveling is tough. It's a hard thing.
We knew when we started we wouldn't be accepted overnight, that it was going to be a long haul.
From the first album, we've had songs like 'The Jack' that are blues based. We also did it in 'Ride On,' where we went into the blues.
We're a rock group. We're noisy, rowdy, sensational and weird.
By the way he carried himself, you really thought that Bon Scott was immortal.
I used to run home from school, pick up my guitar, and lock myself in my room and play.
When we grew up, Australia was the land of opportunity; it really was.
For me, New York has always been a city of unpredictability. You can never guess what's going to happen next.
In our hands, even the straightest lyric sounded shady.
The school suit allows me to be an extrovert. Basically, I'm the opposite of what I am on stage.
The misunderstanding out there is that we are a 'hard rock' band or a 'heavy metal' band. We've only ever been a rock n' roll band.
The mainstream media tend to lump everything together. To them, there's no difference between Madonna, the Rolling Stones, or whatever.
The guitar can go at a scream. It can yell at you.
Soloing was pretty easy for me because it was probably the first thing I've ever done.
My part in AC/DC is just adding the color on top.
My ambition was just to be able to play guitar.
Most people can do what I do - they can do guitar solos - but they can't do a good, hard rhythm guitar and be dedicated to it.
Key to longevity... Drinking embalming fluid every year.
In the real world, people just get on with their lives. And that's where AC/DC come in.
If I heard a noise at night, I'd think there was a burglar sneaking around; the first thing I'd do was check on my guitar.
