Drummer PHIL RUDD - “I Am Not Saying I Never Hope Of Ever Playing With AC/DC Again, But Then Again, Is It Even AC/DC Any More?”
May 13, 2016, 8 years ago
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd's conviction last year (on charges which included threatening to kill and possessing cannabis and methamphetamine) means he is not able to travel to America. He can, he says, travel to Europe. Speaking with New Zealand Herald he says he has not spoken to AC/DC band members since his conviction.
In an NZME interview earlier this month, when asked about Rudd, Angus Young said, "Phil I haven't heard from. He's been very quiet of late," but Axl Rose was quoted as saying "I've talked to him about these other singers, though!"
Rudd smiled at that. "No, I have not spoken to Axl. He has not spoken to me."
As for playing again with the band, Rudd is not saying never. "It is up to Angus, what he wants to do. I am limited to where I can go."
It is a much more subdued approach compared with straight after his sentence when he appeared on TV3 saying he wanted to "get my job back... I'm going to be back".
Why the change of heart? "I was over-fuelled. All over the place. I am not like that any more. I've never felt better as a drummer or a person. I am not saying I never hope of ever playing with AC/DC again but, then again, is it even AC/DC any more? No Bon's beautiful voice. No Malcolm. No Brian."
Read the complete interview at nzherald.co.nz.
