AC/DC’s Angus Young: The Complete 1983 Guitar Player Interview

This never-before-released interview took place in a San Francisco hotel room on October 22, 1983, during AC/DC’s "Flick of the Switch" tour. Lead guitarist Angus Young, the man with the million-dollar vibrato, begins with a heartfelt discussion of his brother Malcolm, whom he insists is a far better guitarist. He talks about their older brother George, who found worldwide success with the Easybeats and went on to produce the early AC/DC albums. As our conversation progresses, Angus details how AC/DC creates and records songs, his strategy for soloing, his love of SG guitars and Marshall amps, his favorite AC/DC songs, his thoughts on other players, and much more.
As soon as Angus and I wrapped it up, I interviewed his brother Malcolm. You can hear this conversation here: • AC/DC’s Malcolm Young:... .
Edited versions of my interviews with Angus and Malcolm Young were published as Guitar Player magazine’s Feb. 1984 cover story.
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[@AndrewGrey22]

Greatest rock band of all time. Malcolm and Angus made a great team. This is a killer interview, the one with Malcolm is also.

[@94xjrgodown2]

There are some absolute Holy grail moments during this interview. Previously on available only in that issue of Guitar player magazine. To Actually hear Angus speak about them first hand back then in 1983 is truly a dream come true for who know about such things. Thank you Jas are a legend for releasing this interview

[@warshipsatin8764]

thanks a ton for releasing all these interviews, theyre full of great stuff

[@mainoffenders4662]

Wow! I remember reading this interview as a teenager. It was so exciting getting an insight from Angus.

[@marshallstanhope8206]

"How do you hold your pick?" Angus, "With me fingers."...............priceless

[@natebalcerak1659]

😂🤏

[@jackelbrash3444]

My very favourite come-back was when some journo asked Angus who he thought Phil had taken out a hit on .
" It'd have to be his dentist " he said.
Cracked me right up ! The most recognizable musician on the planet , and the world just loves him.

[@Hopefull60]

I don’t know anything about music or guitar playing but I very much enjoy listening to people who do! Long live Angus Young!

[@HolidayInGuantanamo]

"I never got in a slump because I never got serious about it..." utter casual genius

[@icrawford40]

Just so amazing to hear how musically articulate and humble both Malcolm and Angus are, at their relatively young age during these interviews.

[@mrjw6701]

Angus 28 and Malcolm 30 they had been playing for years at this point.

[@mariopimenteljr8312]

Another excellent interview, so glad I found this podcast!

[@JPM777]

I look forward to hearing these wonderful and memorable interviews. Thank you so much Jas. You were my favorite writer/ i
Journalist on those Guitar magazines.

[@joachimlindback]

Thank you. Bought this magazine when it was new. Fun to refresh my memory.

[@joeylopezthaskinns100]

An absolutely amazing interview. Angus is my all time musical hero. Thanks for the upload! On to Malcolm's next 🤘🤘

[@RichardFriendartist]

Thank you Jas. Both this and the Malcolm one are amazing!!! So interesting to hear their thoughts and approaches to things.

[@chrisheathcote3697]

I used to have that issue of Angus on the cover.

[@paulus4475]

This is great!

[@tylerthompson1842]

Truly one of a kind

[@genther6668]

Amazing interview

[@e4w1r4]

Thank you Jas!

[@bonzey1171]

Thanks for sharing all these, Jas. It is appreciated

[@fredc5812]

Thank you

[@buska100]

Excellent Interview. Thanks Heaps for uploading. Cheers

[@ACDC.ScottYoung]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@eugenemitchell9231]

thankyou

[@432b86ed]

Looking forward to this, Jas! Hope you ask him why they stopped using Mutt for thier producer.

[@mookytc]

Very enjoyable interview thank you Jas!

[@JeffPierce-c7u]

Awesome

[@itstim2098]

I still own that issue of GP

[@austinsandefer649]

Me too. 😀

[@DavidJackson]

Jas, I can help with your audio (you sound "Fishbowl-ish). Thanks for the interview. I saw them in 1978 with Bon. Angus was and is Amazing.

[@jackelbrash3444]

Mal used to say he'd never play lead , it'd pull up his drinking ! Lol

[@leftypick4854]

48:32 He was about to talk about me, but then came the phone ring.

[@MSMWorkshop]

Asking myself, wich amp they use home...

[@audios4u504]

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[@DETROITBULLET]

I don't practice ..

[@tomcarl8021]

I love Angus and Malcolm but there are no great musical revelations you will ever learn from them. And they'd be the first to tell you that.

[@miltontohd5368]

Your comment is arrogant and void of any intelligence. Simplicity contains tons of genius. If everyone could pull off what they do, everyone would do it but alas, we can't (despite how simple it seems).