AC/DC Singer Brian Johnson - "At 61, This Could Be My Last Shot"
October 19, 2008, 15 years ago
AC/DC legends Angus Young (guitar) and Brian Johnson (vocals) spoke to Edna Gundersen from USA TODAY recently about a number of topics including their new album, Black Ice. Here are a few excerpts from the chat:
"At 61, this could be my last shot," Johnson says, but he adds that the tour run-throughs "have been smooth as a gravy sandwich."The years haven't enfeebled Angus, 53, who promises AC/DC's usual spectacle.
"I try to look after my health," he says. "I don't do a 6-mile jog. I might do a half-hour on a bike in the morning."He'll again don the cap, shorts and tie ensemble he has sported for 35 years. "Do I really want to squeeze into it again? I can't really think about it," he says, joking that his bared legs "won't disappoint."
Johnson expresses amazement at the band's enduring appeal and credits much of its longevity to chemistry and an obsessive focus on music.
"People talk a lot about Angus and Malcolm, but that's not fair," he says. "There's more than two brothers. There are five. Malcolm, our spiritual leader, always told us to be a rock band first and a celebrity way, way after that. Stay below the radar, don't get involved in politics, stop covering yourself in glory on the stages of the world."Angus credits rock's durability for keeping AC/DC afloat. "We're living proof it ain't dying. The Stones are still out there. Led Zeppelin was playing again. A hell of a lot of younger bands are coming along. And I'm sure plenty of bands are rehearsing in garages.
"As for us, we'll do it as long as we can do it well," he says. "I've got a song or two still left in me that I think can kick a few butts."To read the entire interview head to this location.
