My brother John loved Big Bill Broonzy, and from that, Angus and I discovered Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy. We could relate to what they were singing about. When a family uproots itself and moves to the other side of the world because your dad couldn’t get a job, you didn’t feel part of the system, if there even was a system. Malcolm Young Read Quote
Rock bands don’t really swing… a lot of rock is stiff. They don’t understand the feel, the movement, you know, the jungle of it all. Malcolm Young Read Quote
I used to listen to the Beatles and Stones, whereas Angus was more into the heavier stuff – Cream, Hendrix – with the lead guitar. Malcolm Young Read Quote
Angus has had a few swings at me, maybe two or three times in our whole career. But then it’s done, and it’s not gonna drag on, because it’s not worth it. We have to stick together. And we know that. Malcolm Young Read Quote
People paid money for tickets to see us and be entertained by us, and we’ve never forgotten that. Anything after that was a bonus. Malcolm Young Read Quote
There’s very few rock & roll bands. There’s rock bands, there’s sort of metal bands, there’s whatever, but there’s no rock & roll bands – there’s the Stones and us. Malcolm Young Read Quote
I’ve never felt like a pop star – this is a nine-to-five sort of gig. It comes from working in the factories, that world. You don’t forget it. Malcolm Young Read Quote
If you get too big for your boots, if you’ve got big dreams, you’re gonna get them broken or shattered. Malcolm Young Read Quote
