Angus Young

“The media, being what it is, is always looking for the next new thing. There are still bands out there playing, no matter what the new thing is. The Stones go out there, and people go see them without records or even airplay.”

“I think we're just one of those bands that we know what we do best.”

“When I was young, and I would see bands playing, I would dig the rock & roll and get excited, but when they would start to take the pace down, my attention span would start going.”

“Blues is a big part of rock and roll. The best rock and roll got its birth in the blues. You hear it in Little Richard and Chuck Berry.”

“I just go where the guitar takes me.”

“There's nothing worse than trying to patch something or make do. If there wasn't something there in the beginning, it won't be there at the end.”

“The places we'd play were full of bikers, brawlers, and drinkers coming off a day of work looking for a good time, and all these guys would be looking at me like Hannibal Lecter looking at his next victim.”

“I think what AC/DC does best is play live. That's when everything comes together. Even after you make a studio album, when you go out and play live, that's when you learn what being in a band is all about.”

“I never thought we'd be put into any sort of historical thing. When we started as a band, it was a day-to-day thing. You sort of played a gig, you got your money and thought, 'OK, where's tomorrow's gig?' You never thought you'd get past a summer.”

“I'm sick to death of people saying we've made 11 albums that sounds exactly the same, Infact, we've made 12 albums that sound exactly the same.”

“A good record is one where I can tap my toes. I always say let your feet do the thinking.”

“We knew when we started we wouldn't be accepted overnight, that it was going to be a long haul.”

“We always try to get new songs. That's what AC/DC has always been about. You can listen to what we do, and you can go, 'Well, it's AC/DC, but it's a new song.' So that's what we've always tried to achieve. So we've always got that style.”

“In the real world, people just get on with their lives. And that's where AC/DC come in.”

“It doesn't take much for anyone to pick up anything I play - it's quite simple. I go for a good song. And if you hear a good song, you don't dissect it - you just listen, and every bit seems right.”

“For the two hours I climb on stage, I become the schoolboy. But as soon as it is over, I get off stage and go home and get told to wipe my feet before I come in.”

“I think that's what it is with rock music. It helps you hang tough, I guess.”

“For me, New York has always been a city of unpredictability. You can never guess what's going to happen next.”