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I've been shocked for a long time in a lot of circumstances. I get shocked when they say, 'Hey, we're paying ya.'

~Angus Young

Topics: Been Circumstances Get Hey Long Long Time Lot Paying Say Shocked They Say Time Ya

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

~Angus Young

Topics: Accepted Going Haul Knew Long Long Haul Overnight Started

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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.

~Angus Young

Topics: About Achieve Always Been Get Go Got Listen New Song Songs Style Tried Try Well You

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Riffs are a repeating thing. They come back to you. Some of the things on 'Back in Black' were ideas we had knocked around on tracks before that: 'That bit - maybe we should take a chunk of that and slug it in here.'

~Angus Young

Topics: Around Back Before Bit Black Chunk Come Had Here Ideas Knocked Maybe Repeating Riffs Should Slug Some Take Thing Things Tracks Were You

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I don't regard myself as a soloist. It's a color; I put it in for excitement. It's not great loss if a solo has to go. We've made songs without solos.

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Topics: Color Excitement Go Great Loss Made Myself Put Regard Solo Solos Songs Without

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In the studio, my brother and I have always used a lot of Marshall amps. We like to keep it pretty basic. We just use a couple of cabinets each - sometimes just one, if we think that's enough. We mainly go for 100-watt and 50-watt heads.

~Angus Young

Topics: Always Basic Brother Couple Each Enough Go Heads Just Just One Keep Like Lot Mainly Marshall Pretty Sometimes Studio Think Use Used

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With guitar riffs, we always look for something that 's a little bit special. We've always found that it is harder to come up with something that's nice and simple without getting something that's hard but easy.

~Angus Young

Topics: Always Bit Come Easy Found Getting Guitar Hard Harder Little Little Bit Look Nice Riffs Simple Something Special Up Without

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I tried a Les Paul when I was a lot younger. I tried the Les Paul, and because of the weight of the thing, it nearly dislocated my hip.

~Angus Young

Topics: Because Hip Les Lot Nearly Paul Thing Tried Weight Younger I Tried

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Musician

Born: March 31st, 1959

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