Angus McKinnon Young is the full name of Angus Young. He was born on 31 March 1955 in Scotland. He is a Musician, Songwriter, Producer and a Guitarist. He has been active from 1970 to date. He works under the labels - EMI, Epic, Atlantic, Albert and Columbia. He is known for his energetic performances and schoolboy-uniform stage outfits. His performances are filled with energy as he gives highly electrifying performances on the stage. His genres are - Hard rock, blues rock, rock and roll. Angus Young is famously known for his weird onstage tactics to influence the people. Jumping on stage is a chief characteristic of his performances. Young was inducted into a new group known by the name AC/DC in 2003.
Angus Young married Ellen Van Lichen, who is a Dutch woman. In the UK, The Netherlands and Australia, the couple hold three houses to their name.
He was listed as the Best Australian Guitarist of all time on 16 May 2012 in a poll conducted by the Australian Guitar Magazine. He also holds the Grammy awards to his name. AC/DC has also won two awards from the UK Music Video Awards.
Below are some of the famous Angus Young Quotes.
I think we're just one of those bands that we know what we do best.
Angus Young describes himself as the best artist who knows how to make good music. He describes his band as the best band because they can make the audience go crazy about the performance.
My ambition was just to be able to play the guitar.
Angus Young never wanted to be an artist. He just wanted to play the guitar as a kid. Since childhood, his ambition was only to play the guitar but slowly, this process transformed him into a great artist.
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 says that people stuck to him because he has the best band in the world. By giving great performances, they have enjoyed the company of the audience and achieved great heights in their career. They have a huge fan base as they like them very much.
Yes, we're still five little people with a noisy attitude.
Angus Young describes his band. He says that they are five in number but have a good command of music. They have a noisy attitude and are very famous because of it.
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.
Blues is a very big part of Rock and Roll. A huge audience admires it. It has a huge fan base. Blues got its birth from rock and roll. It can be heard in Little Richard and Chuck Berry.
We're not the prettiest bunch of animals in the world.
He says that human beings are not the prettiest bunch of animals in the world. Human beings have created a lot of problems on the planet by spreading noise and air-water pollution. Humans have destroyed the ecological cycle on the planet due to which various species and animals are suffering in the world.
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We're a rock group. we're noisy, rowdy, sensational and weird.
He describes his group as a rocky group that is full of noise, sensation and weirdness. A band is composed of these things because this is what the audience requires.
If I heard a noise at night, I'd think a burglar was sneaking around; the first thing I'd do was check on my guitar.
Angus Young says that if he hears a noise around him at night, he thinks a burglar might be around him. He tries to grab his guitar first because this is what he likes the most in his life. He wants to preserve his guitar so that the thieves cannot steal it.
I think that's what it is with rock music. It helps you hang tough, I guess.
He explains the importance of rock music. According to him, rock music is a tough one that requires time, effort and tireless practice to master.
There are all sorts of cute puppy dogs, but it doesn't stop people from going out and buying Dobermans.
Angus Young says that there are many cute puppies on the streets. There are stray dogs and puppies which are moving on the streets, but nobody cares about them. Then also, people tend to buy Doberman rather than buying the cute little puppies which are moving all around.
You've got to love what you do. You've got to like doing it because it is a lot of your life.
Love for one's work is very important. If we love what we want in life, then we will achieve. If we have a strong liking for it, we will put in full effort and make every chance to arrive at a final goal.
A lot of people say, 'AC/DC - that's the band with the little guy who runs around in school shorts!'
He says that he has evolved as a great artist over some time. People describe the AC/ DC band as the best band because they are the ones who can make the mood of the people turn good. These are the little guys who can turn the crowd crazy.
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I just go where the guitar takes me.
He has a great love for guitar. He loves his guitar deeply and has a great passion for it. Angus Young says that he goes wherever his guitar takes him because he likes playing it very much.
I'm sick to death of people saying we've made 11 albums that sound the same 12 albums that sound the same.
Angus Young says that he has made many albums over a small period of periodically love his albums very much and shower their blessings on them. He says that he wants to make more and more albums for the people and give them great music to cherish this great artist.
We never go overboard and above people's heads. We strive to retain that energy, that spirit we've always had. We feel the more simple and original something is, the better.
The author tries to say that we must never go overboard and above someone's head. But we must retain that energy and spirit which we always have in ourselves. That simple energy has the real power in itself which can transform everything around us.
We've always been quite clear about how we want the songs to sound. If we can imagine the song being played at a party, and it gets people tapping their feet, then it's in.
Angus Young says that it is very important to understand the mood of the public. The songs must be designed according to them. If a song has the power to make people tap their feet, then this song will be popular and be successful as the people will like it.
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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.
He describes the journey of music. In the 60s, people used to love the Rock and Roll type of music. It was an era of Beatles and the Stones, but later the people's mood changed, and they wanted new types of songs. In the 70s, that changed, and music became altogether different.
I always liked the double-cutawayaway loothat ked like two horns. It's like a red devil. So I went to the guitar shop, saw an SG that was sitting there looking rather lonely, and said, 'Hey, that's for me.'
He describes his journey as an artist. He went to the guitar shop and liked it very much. He bought it and started playing it. By playing the guitar, his love increased for it and then be transformed into a great artist.
With seven boys and one sister, there was always a lot of music in the house. A few of my brothers were playing instruments, so it was from hearing that, coupled with discovering early rock, which triggered me to pick up a guitar and try to pick out the notes.
Angus Young says that there was a complete atmosphere of music in his home. With seven boys and one sister, they created music all over the home. His brothers were playing instruments, and he picked up the guitar and started playing it. This is how the journey of a great artist began.
When I strike an open A chord I get physically thrown to the left, and when I play an open G chord I go right. That's how hard I play, and that's how a lot of my stage act has come about. I just go where the guitar takes me.
Angus Young describes his experience of learning a guitar. He says that it was very difficult to learn music and particularly the guitar. It was difficult for him to learn guitar, but somehow he managed it by practising. He has a different journey with guitar because he has evolved.
