Dave Lifton of Ultimate Classic Rock reports:
Add AC/DC to the list of people who disagree with Gene Simmons‘ headline-making proclamation earlier this year that “rock is dead”.
In an exclusive interview with Ultimate Classic Rock (see video below), Angus Young and Brian Johnson declare the genre to be “alive and kicking.”
Young and Johnson were asked about Simmons’ statement. “With all respect to the lad,” Brian Johnson said. “I think he’s terribly wrong for a start. I really do. I don’t think anybody should have the nerve to stand there and just say that a certain genre of music has just ff—- disappeared overnight…Well, I’m here to tell you, Gene, you’re wrong. And I’m saying it’s alive and kicking. My name’s Brian. How do you do?”
Angus Young added his thoughts on the matter — “It’s been a long, long, long funeral” — before going on to give young bands the benefit of his four decades of experience. “If they think they’ve really got something,” he said. “They ought to stick with it…When people find their direction and…they finally kind of define what they are as a band, then they should hang on to that.
AC/DC’s new album, Rock or Bust will be released on December 2nd.
[Ed’s note: Thanks to David S. for passing this along]
source: ultimateclassicrock.com
64 Responses
All right people LISTEN!!! Lemme hear ya!!! All right LISTEN!!! The only thing dead about rock n roll is my voice make some noise!!! All right LISTEN!!!
Speak for yourself Gene. Black Ice sold what? 3 or 4 million? That is probably more than Kiss’ last 4 or 5 albums combined. Even if this AC/DC record is a clunker it will probably sound more genuine than anything Kiss has done since Revenge. Hey Gene, why don’t you go Put The X in Sex or whatever you do.
what do kiss,aerosmith,ac/dc,nugent,boston,van halen,and even bruce shitsteen have in common????? they all opened for the heaviest band of all time . BLACK SABBATH
Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons are part of People =sh$t
Simmons must be the largest source of untapped natural gas on the planet.
Never heard anyone talk so much about so many things without saying anything worth hearing.