Bassist Mark Evans, author of the new book Dirty Deeds: My Life Inside/Outside of AC/DC, joined AC/DC in 1975 and remained with them through their barroom days, their first international tours, and the majority of the Bon Scott-era albums: High Voltage, Dirty Deeds Done Dirty Cheap, T.N.T., Let There Be Rock, and the US-only '74 Jailbreak collection-recordings that have since sold in excess of 10 million copies in the US alone.

Mark recently discussed his new book with GuitarWorld.com. Highlights of the interview follow:

Mark Evans on drummer Phil Rudd: "I've seen AC/DC play a number of times on different tours when Phil wasn't in the band and I don't think people realize how important Phil is to the band. I'm probably the worst person to comment on this, because when I hear AC/DC in my head it's always Phil playing. All respect to Simon [Wright] and Chris [Slade], but it sounded like a different band to me. Phil's the heartbeat of that band, along with Malcolm, of course. In my mind he's an indispensable part of AC/DC, no question about it."

Recording High Voltage, Dirty Deeds, and Let There Be Rock: "The three studio albums I did with the guys-the Australian T.N.T., which eventually became part of High Voltage; Dirty Deeds; and Let There Be Rock-were all recorded in a two-week period.... It's amazing to think in those three years, we recorded basically three albums in a six-week period. It's pretty mind-numbing when you look at how albums are recorded today. But it was because of time; that was the maximum amount of time we could attribute to recording. I remember talking to the guys, and for the Australian version of High Voltage, they would have to go into the studio after gigs at like midnight to record the album. There's nothing wrong with the band's work ethic. They've never been scared of working hard, let me tell you!"

On Angus Young's classic schoolboy uniform: "It wasn't always a bowl of strawberries for us. When that schoolboy thing started, there was a lot of eyebrows raised. But you know right at the start, the schoolboy persona is the one that won over-but there there was a number of personas that Angus had. He was Zorro for a while, then he was Super Angus with a big "A" and a cape, and he used to come out of a telephone box. He had a gorilla suit. He was a fireman for a while with a fireman's hat-there was a whole bunch of personas, but the one that actually stayed and made sense was the schoolboy. Probably because of his size; he's a tiny little guy."

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Dirty Deeds is the first insider account of the classic Bon Scott years of AC/DC. The book is due in late November from Bazillion Points Books, and the cover, sample pages, and information on preorders (with a limited metal badge) can be found at Dirtydeedsbook.com.