In a new interview with Eonmusic, former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd is asked if he's spoken to any of his former AC/DC bandmates recently.

"Yes, I have”, says Phil. “I’ve had contact with the guys and the crew. I’ve heard from Brian (Johnson). I spoke to Brian a couple of days ago. We were talking about cars and how fuckin’ useless he is; how much quicker I am than him! He’s doing all right.”

On whether he was disappointed to have missed the Rock Or Bust Tour, Phil reveals: "I was. I was very disappointed, but it’s called ‘shooting yourself in the foot’, young man; I fuckin’ did it, mate, and I did it well. I’m sort of a little bit restricted on travelling around like I’m used to, but I’m coping with that, and I’m not done yet!"

Read the full interview at eonmusic.co.uk.

Rudd said he would "dearly love" to play with his old bandmates again, as he prepares to take his first solo album on tour.

Belfast Telegraph reports that the Australian musician, who left the renowned rock band for a second time last year, refused to rule out the possibility of joining them again, even though he is "proud as punch" of the way his new career is shaping up.

Now drummer and singer for his new group, he told the Press Association: "I'd dearly love to play on anything that Angus (AC/DC founder and lead guitarist Angus Young) does, anything that might be - it's never over. I have great stories with all the guys from AC/DC. We've gone through a lot together, done a lot together, done a lot of damage together. I have a lot of great memories with AC/DC and, even though some of us might not be very well, we're not dead yet.."

Read more at BelfastTelegraph.co.uk.

Phil Rudd has announced the first leg of his European tour, and he's released the video for the title track of his debut solo album, Head Job, which you can watch below.

Tour dates:

March
31 - Hard Rock Café - Oslo, Norway

April
1 - Musiik Kielleren - Jossingfjord, Norway
7 - Storlian Rockfest - Storlian, Sweden
28 - Bonfest - Scotland, UK

May
2 - Kaufleuten - Zurich, Switzerland
3 - Arena - Vienna, Austria
4 - Cinema Paradiso - St Polten, Austria
5 - Phenomenon - Novarra, Italy
6 - Legend Club - Ravena, Italy
7 - Durer Kert Big Hall - Budapest, Hungary
10 - Lucerna Music Bar - Prague, Czech Republic
11 - Brno Semi Lasso - Brno, Czech Republic
12 - Livinov Attic Music Club - Litvino, Czech Republic
13 - Jablonec N/N - Eurocentrum, Czech Republic
16 - Bratislava Rock Café - Dudravka, Slovakia
17 - Ostrava Barrack Club - Moravska Ostrava, Slovakia
18 - Zilina Dom Odrobov - Ziliana, Slovakia
19 - Sk Presov - Pko Presov, Slovakia
20 - Pardudice - Zluty Pes, Czech Republic
21 - Band On The Wall - Manchester, UK
24 - The Brook - Southampton, UK
25 - Concorde - Brighton, UK
26 - St Albans Arena - St Albans, UK
27 - Underworld - London, UK
28 - Corn Exchange - Edinburgh, UK

Head Job album details below.

Head Job tracklisting:

"Head Job"
"Sun Goes Down"
"Lonely Child"
"Lost In America"
"Crazy"
"Bad Move"
"No Right"
"The Other Side"
"Forty Days"
"Repo Man"
"When I Get My Hands On You"

“Head Job” video:

"Repo Man" lyric video: