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I can't deny that Eric Clapton's and Eddie Van Halen's lead stuff has influenced a stack of people, but for me, it's the rhythm thing that's way more impressive and important to a band.

~Angus Young

Topics: Band Clapton Deny Eddie Eric Halen Important Impressive Influenced Lead Me More People Rhythm Stack Stuff Thing Van Way

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I think the '60s was a great time for music, especially for rock and roll. It was the era of The Beatles, of The Stones, and then later on The Who and Zeppelin. But at one point in the '70s, it just kind of became... mellow.

~Angus Young

Topics: Beatles Became Era Great Great Time Just Just Kind Kind Later Mellow Music Point Rock Rock And Roll Roll Stones The Who Then Think Time Who Zeppelin I Think

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Key to longevity... drinking embalming fluid every year.

~Angus Young

Topics: Drinking Every Fluid Key Longevity Year

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We just stuck to what we did best. Maybe that's why people plug into us and go 'They never change.' We're reliable. A bit like old shoes.

~Angus Young

Topics: Best Bit Change Did Go Just Like Maybe Never Old People Plug Reliable Shoes Stuck Us Why

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We played by feel. We felt as though you could put us on any stage, and we would find a way to win that crowd over. We had that attitude: We can't fail. You might not like it right now, but you will.

~Angus Young

Topics: Any Attitude Could Crowd Fail Feel Felt Find Had Like Might Now Over Played Put Right Stage Though Us Way Will Win Would You

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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.

~Angus Young

Topics: Coming Day Full Good Good Time Guys Hannibal His Like Looking Me Next Off Places Play Time Victim Were Work Would

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My ambition was just to be able to play guitar.

~Angus Young

Topics: Able Ambition Guitar Just Play

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When we grew up, Australia was the land of opportunity; it really was.

~Angus Young

Topics: Australia Grew Land Opportunity Really Up

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I never thought of us as a punk band, a metal band, or a new wave band. Just as a band band.

~Angus Young

Topics: Band Just Metal Never New Punk Thought Us Wave

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Nothing happened overnight. Every country we went into, we started at the bottom. We knew that because the music we were playing and the attitude we had, we knew we'd be at the bottom and have to work our way up.

~Angus Young

Topics: Attitude Because Bottom Country Every Had Happened Knew Music Nothing Our Overnight Playing Started Up Way Were Work

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Musician

Born: March 31st, 1959

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