AC/DC's Brian Johnson - "We've Stuck To What We Do Best... Rock 'N' Roll"
June 13, 2011, 13 years ago
New York Post's Larry Getlen has issued an interview with AC/DC's Brian Johnson, in which he discusses his memoir, Rockers And Rollers: A Full-Throttle Memoir. An excerpt follows:
Q: How has AC/DC remained so popular?
A: "We’ve stuck to what we do best — rock ’n’ roll. We haven’t listened to different record companies who said, 'Man, you gotta start getting some big hair and wearing them long coats, with wind machines on the stage.' All those guys are now gone from the industry, and we’re still here."
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Rockers And Rollers: A Full-Throttle Memoir, is now available in hardcover format in North America, via It Books/HarperCollins.
A description of the book reads:
From 'Pink Cadillac' to 'Low Rider' to 'Little Red Corvette', rock music has always had a racy love affair with cars. And AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson is not only a rock legend, second-to-none at infusing razor-sharp lyrics with the screaming metal energy of a true rock and roller, but also a dyed-in-the-wool car fanatic. Books like AC/DC: Maximum Rock and Roll and Why AC/DC Matters revealed the secrets of the the world’s greatest rock band—now, in Rockers and Rollers, fans will get a rare, riveting window into Brian Johnson’s other driving passion, his love for automobiles. From teenage memories in the backs of beat-up coups to a side career as a racecar driver, Johnson shares his tantalizing life story—a memoir told through his lifelong love affair with cars.
By night, Brian Johnson sings in the biggest rock ’n’ roll band on the planet. But by day, AC/DC’s frontman drives balls to the wall. Cars and rock ’n’ roll—they were made for each other.
When he was a young boy growing up in a working-class English town, Brian developed what would become a lifelong passion for cars, trolling junkyards and even pretending to drive the family car. From there, he steamed up the windows of his old Mini Cooper as a teenager, spent untold time in hygienically challenged tour buses with helpful signs such as No Shitting Allowed. Shagging Expected, was chauffeured in leather-trimmed limos, and raced cars to a checkered flag. Featuring guest stars Cliff Williams, Malcolm and Angus Young, and many, many others, even Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rockers and Rollers is a tribute to Brian’s obsession with four wheels. By turns surprising, poignant, funny, and maybe a little bit bawdy, these are the stories of a man who drives as hard as he rocks.