AC/DC's Angus Young talks about the guitarists who influenced him when he was starting to play guitar. Malcolm Young guitar god classic rock highway to hell back in black
I so love Angus & Malcom.... of course I love all the heritage guys, but Angus is so important in the big picture. AC/DC are an institution, everyone knows this.
He certainly was! RIP Mr Malcolm Young.❤ Actually, Malcolm was a good friend of Eddie Van Halen. (Probably one of the rare people Eddie praised and didn't backstab.) I never knew this until I saw an interview where Eddie was praising Malcolm. He also said Mal was a brilliant lead guitarist. Coming from Eddie, that's something. When they formed ACDC, Malcolm decided to step aside and let his little bro be front and centre on lead. Be assured, Malcolm was the taskmaster, the ideas guy, and the boss within the band.✌❤🇦🇺🦘
Angus' older brother was George, who was in the Easybeats, a huge 60's band, in Australia at least. So, it was all around him while growing up. Very lucky to have grown up in such a great musical environment.
@@mjcussen7458 And then when the Easybeats folded, Vanda and Young became one the biggest and best writing, recording, production, and sometimes management crew through the 70s, 80s, and 90s, some big name productions in the 00s, influential right up into 2010s.
Angus is truly original. His style is unmistakably his own. Not only that, but he plays hooks that are catchy; his solos are memorable. That's really what it takes to be a great guitarist, in my opinion. There's people who can shred circles around him but will never even approach his greatness.
@@morgellon7877 I love Angus, but to say his style is unmistakably his is a bit of a stretch for a lead guitarist in a simple rock band... Yeah, I reckon they played rock as good if not better than any other band there's ever been, but Angus plays mostly 1960s style rock and roll .. It's very simple music played very well ... With Angus, if you shut your eyes at times, it's as if you're listening to Chuck Berry with distortion and an amp turned up to 11..
jimi is the greatest! When you get thru the heroes of your age group and learn the solos from metal and learn speed is a skill, you then learn theres some with natural talent. Hendrix is skill and natural talent combined and unmatched.
@@2216sammy Might be the most ignorant thing ever said on you tube, hands down. opinions r like aholes. Let me know when someone actually plays a cd of your music that you gave them. 99.99999999 percent of music that people made is forgot like grains of sand on a beach they get lost forever. Hendrix chopped down mountains with the edge of his hand.
@@thedude-jb7wx . . By your reasoning then, "The Newcastle Song" should be considered the greatest song ever released! CD sales is NO indicator of a guitarist's ability.
@@arthurblackhistoric To my ears hendrix sounds better than everyone. One of us has a cheap set of ears. Play Gypsy eyes on your channel let me know when you made it sound even close, ill give you an honest opinion.
Same thing happened to me but i grew up loving Angus and AC/DC as a kid then when i was 13 my friend showed me Hendrix , it blew me away when i heard him. Same friend was a big Zappa and Pink Floyd fan but that took me longer to appreciate that stuff.
Purple Haze and the cranked EL34 tube powered Marshall and HiWatt amps changed the trajectory into 'Hard Rock'. The Who got it. Zeppelin got it. AC/DC definitely got it.
Hey, Love this band ! Only the Beatles edge them out as my favorite Rock Band. AC/DC makes me feel like a teenager with that raw, Heart -throbbing beat. Five Star Salute guys !!!🔥💥💯❤️⚡👍
These dudes didn't fake anything....I don't know if we will ever get guys like this.their calling was to jam for us ..... today ....lest fake it and scam people for their money..... fact......
"They didnt have Jeff Beck though, they had Jimmy Page...." Oh....i guess they got by then. Its like saying "they didnt have Pistol Pete Maravich they had LeBron James" ".....then Michael Jordan (Jimi Hendrix) came along" 🔥💀🔥
Just goes to show how much, "THE MAN AND THE GOAT MR. JIMI HENDRIX" has influenced the best of some of the best. I love AC⚡DC and Angus and Malcolm Young. BROTHER'S who could play like there's no tomorrow! I've seen AC⚡DC with BONN SCOTT And Thank You for Brian Johnson! I've seen them at least 7 times Live in Concert. Keep on Rocking! ⚡👍👏 RIP MALCOLM YOUNG 🙏 ENOUGH SAID!!!✌️
Malcolm was a great guitarist. Away from Acdc's music into the blues stuff he could really do it. Shame we never really got a chance to hear that side of his playing so much.
On some bootlegs of jam sessions that the band did during recording of an album or stage soundchecks, you could hear a completely different side to Malcolm Young. Very bluesy, and quite the slide guitar player too!
It's great to know that Angus was actually inspired by Hendrix. Jimi inspired lot of our guitar heroes, from Angus to Yngwie (A to Z) influenced by one man: Jimi Hendrix.
@@maturin1919lol, I totally disagree, read lot's of Yngwie interviews in Guitar World and Guitar Player magazines, of which I have a collection. he said the day he saw Jimi on television is the day that really inspired him to pick up and play guitar seriosly (You can even watch some amazing Hendrix tribute by Yngwie particularly Purple Haze, Spanish Castle Magic and the insanely beautiful but brutal Red House which I consider the best blues version ever: th-cam.com/video/Hut2srjeHXM/w-d-xo.html 🔥
Memphis is where I'm at right now for the last 28 years, where did Hendrix play at here in 1970 , I was 7 years old living in Milwaukee in 1970 and I have pictures of me that year too,fun times I remember if I wasn't grounded at the time 😆
The 70s were when Bon Scott was alive and slayng it with albums listed The List of AC/DC Albums in Order High Voltage (1975) ... T.N.T. (1975) ... Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976) ... Let There Be Rock (1977) ... Powerage (1978) ... Highway to Hell (1979) ... This is when I got hooked back in mid 70s 8n High school. I love all the music/albums with lead singers Scott and Brian Johnson
I remember when I was a kid I wasn't excited by the music I heard until I heard Purple Haze by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. It totally blew me away & got me into rock music. Jimi definitely was a game changer.
@@Drumulr Then you should watch more interviews where his peers (Eddie Van Halen, Ace Frehley, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards, Pete Townshend...) say great things about him. Last year he was also ranked 38 OUT OF 250 best guitarists by Rolling Stone Magazine. 38!!! Maybe you should learn something kid!
14 years old is the magic year. 🎸 I've toured with a few folks. All the guitarists say they started at 14. Kris Kristofferson Chuck Berry Willie Nelson Brad Whitford Waddy Watchel Sleepy la Beef Delbert McClinton Keith Richards Dsvid Cassidy Michael Sweet Robert Kray Steve Miller Elliott Easton Steve Stevens All started at 14. 🎸
@michaelcorreira8125 Hi . David Cassidy was actually one of my influences too . We all know he could Sing , but no One really paid attention to his Guitar Skills . I saw him in Concert a couple of times in Central Park . He was dam good . 🎸
One of the reasons is because at this age we have the strength needed in our hands to hold the notes, bend the strings, make barre chords, coping with the weight and dimensions of the instrument etc. The other reason is the beginning of our sexuality and in the time it was an excellent way to pick chicks.
"I can play guitar, a little bit", sweet. Angus has his solid style which is also another very high level. Once we made for fun some AC/DC covers and I had my difficulties with some of his solos. For me Angus is a very cool and really good guitar player 💪🎸👍
Always could hear his Hendrix influence in his long solo’s his sound is different straight through the Amp with humbuckers Gibson sound but his attack and sustained feedback control very similar
AC/DC my favourite band, Angus and Malcolm my favourite lead and rhythm guitarists. Never seen them live, but boy am I grateful for every record they made. R.I.P Malcolm and Bon 🤘🤘🤘
Good on you , Good Sir. Hendrix wasn't a great rock guitarist, He was a Mississippi Delta Blues master. Pentatonics being the foundation of both... Listen to "caption coconut" 😎🇺🇸🙏
And after all these years as a rockstar: a humble man!!
And then . . . when I was 12!!
Yes! Good man!
Malcolm and Angus we salute you.
and we wouldnt have Angus and Malcolm without Hendrix setting the bar so high
I so love Angus & Malcom.... of course I love all the heritage guys, but Angus is so important in the big picture. AC/DC are an institution, everyone knows this.
amigo dont forget about RORY GALLAGHER
Plus their older brother George 😊
Yes we do
what a fucken legend
From playing brutal sets and slaying it. To this humble chilled out dude off stage. The whole family are absolute legends 🤘🤘🤘
Just Awesome !
That’s a pretty good influence there. And his brother Malcom was a great rhythm guitar player.
The best!
Agreed 🎸
The "Riff Maker" himself!
He certainly was! RIP Mr Malcolm Young.❤
Actually, Malcolm was a good friend of Eddie Van Halen.
(Probably one of the rare people Eddie praised and didn't backstab.)
I never knew this until I saw an interview where Eddie was praising Malcolm. He also said Mal was a brilliant lead guitarist. Coming from Eddie, that's something.
When they formed ACDC, Malcolm decided to step aside and let his little bro be front and centre on lead.
Be assured, Malcolm was the taskmaster, the ideas guy, and the boss within the band.✌❤🇦🇺🦘
Malcolm was the brains in AC⚡️DC
His family was super supportive and were all musicians. His older brothers taught him a lot
Angus' older brother was George, who was in the Easybeats, a huge 60's band, in Australia at least. So, it was all around him while growing up. Very lucky to have grown up in such a great musical environment.
@@mjcussen7458 absolutely!! 👍 must have been a fun family
@@mjcussen7458 And then when the Easybeats folded, Vanda and Young became one the biggest and best writing, recording, production, and sometimes management crew through the 70s, 80s, and 90s, some big name productions in the 00s, influential right up into 2010s.
Angus is a great player. Hendrix has influenced millions of guitarists in one way or another.
Including Paul Stanley of KISS
I like Angus's playing. Raw and energized.
Angus is truly original. His style is unmistakably his own. Not only that, but he plays hooks that are catchy; his solos are memorable. That's really what it takes to be a great guitarist, in my opinion. There's people who can shred circles around him but will never even approach his greatness.
@@kenshinoriginal1 Kiss suck.
@@morgellon7877 I love Angus, but to say his style is unmistakably his is a bit of a stretch for a lead guitarist in a simple rock band...
Yeah, I reckon they played rock as good if not better than any other band there's ever been, but Angus plays mostly 1960s style rock and roll .. It's very simple music played very well ...
With Angus, if you shut your eyes at times, it's as if you're listening to Chuck Berry with distortion and an amp turned up to 11..
Where is the rest of this interview??? Awesome...
And what's with the headline saying "Gene Simmons"?
Interesting, enjoy Angus's interview, very talented ❤
God bless angus
It's fascinating hearing the OG rockers influences because they're from such a different time and Era.
AC/DC ❤
jimi is the greatest! When you get thru the heroes of your age group and learn the solos from metal and learn speed is a skill, you then learn theres some with natural talent. Hendrix is skill and natural talent combined and unmatched.
Nonsense , Hendrix was awful .
@@2216sammy Might be the most ignorant thing ever said on you tube, hands down. opinions r like aholes. Let me know when someone actually plays a cd of your music that you gave them. 99.99999999 percent of music that people made is forgot like grains of sand on a beach they get lost forever. Hendrix chopped down mountains with the edge of his hand.
@@thedude-jb7wx . . By your reasoning then, "The Newcastle Song" should be considered the greatest song ever released! CD sales is NO indicator of a guitarist's ability.
@@arthurblackhistoric huh??? i mean you two guys lol whoa!? i aint gonna say it, have a nice one.
@@arthurblackhistoric To my ears hendrix sounds better than everyone. One of us has a cheap set of ears. Play Gypsy eyes on your channel let me know when you made it sound even close, ill give you an honest opinion.
I love the honest story’s
Especially when they started
The origins
LEGEND Angus is so underrated. His vibrato is epic
A very well considered assessment form a well-grounded force of nature. I so wanted to see this man perform...
The guy witnessed history and became part of it
as a 60yr old aussie boy lived close to the youngs and grew up on them , i can say , theres nothing like ac/dc thanks angus .
Amazing how much Angus still idolizes his brother. Angus got the glory but he knew who the true star was. RIP Mal.
Same thing happened to me but i grew up loving Angus and AC/DC as a kid then when i was 13 my friend showed me Hendrix , it blew me away when i heard him. Same friend was a big Zappa and Pink Floyd fan but that took me longer to appreciate that stuff.
GOD BLESS YOU ANGUS/RIP BON SCOTT
SAW ACDC WITH BON SCOTT IN 1979 AND WITH BRIAN JOHNSON IN 1980 AWESOME CONCERTS 👌 👏 👍. RIP 🙏 🪦 BON
THOSE CONCERTS WERE IN AMARILLO TX
Awesome ❤
angus mal george thank you i salute you sending my hopes love for the future ❤❤❤
Love ya Angus 👍
I can play guitar. Didn't get focused on it till I heard Malcolm and Angus
Purple Haze and the cranked EL34 tube powered Marshall and HiWatt amps changed the trajectory into 'Hard Rock'. The Who got it. Zeppelin got it. AC/DC definitely got it.
Hendricks always looks like its just effortless for him like no big deal man 😊
Hey, Love this band ! Only the Beatles edge them out as my favorite Rock Band. AC/DC makes me feel like a teenager with that raw, Heart -throbbing beat. Five Star Salute guys !!!🔥💥💯❤️⚡👍
The last true rock star.
Legend 🤘🏻🔥🎸
When Hendrix played, it was almost as though the guitar was an extension of his body.
That's because it was!
The Great ...Angus
Love AC/DC. Scotland's finest 🥳🏴 🤘
So humble, LEGEND
"i could play guitar," lol yesh he could.. and Malcom most underrated guitarist ever.....
I never knew Malcolm and EVH were best buds . That was surprising to me.
These dudes didn't fake anything....I don't know if we will ever get guys like this.their calling was to jam for us ..... today ....lest fake it and scam people for their money..... fact......
If you like the guitar... your a fan of hendrix
I wanna hear a Jeff Beck and Angus Young album. Never happen, Angus only does AccoDacco.
I love Angus.
I also love Jeff Beck.
Wishful thankin'.
Jimmy and Eric were there before Jeff man...❤
Rockon
Amazing he doesn't mention Chuck Berry
Jimi had that effect on people 😏
"They didnt have Jeff Beck though, they had Jimmy Page...."
Oh....i guess they got by then. Its like saying "they didnt have Pistol Pete Maravich they had LeBron James"
".....then Michael Jordan (Jimi Hendrix) came along" 🔥💀🔥
NIGEL in Canad🇨🇦
did the improvement in distortion make Hendrix ?
it certainly allowed him to develop his own style
makes ya think eh ?
It's the feel. Hendrix had the feel, the swing, the groove.
Yes Jimi 😂l.o.l I will see u on the next side and I won't be late. 😂 r.i.p.
Wasn't it Malcom, who said he didn't want to be lead guitar because it would interfere with his drinking?
Angus is humble.
Been a rock star for 50 years and still
Respect from one rock god to another!
Just goes to show how much, "THE MAN AND THE GOAT MR. JIMI HENDRIX" has influenced the best of some of the best. I love AC⚡DC and Angus and Malcolm Young. BROTHER'S who could play like there's no tomorrow!
I've seen AC⚡DC with BONN SCOTT And Thank You for Brian Johnson! I've seen them at least 7 times Live in Concert.
Keep on Rocking! ⚡👍👏
RIP MALCOLM YOUNG 🙏
ENOUGH SAID!!!✌️
Eddie Van Halen set the bar higher.
Yes R I P Malcolm
Malcolm was a great guitarist. Away from Acdc's music into the blues stuff he could really do it. Shame we never really got a chance to hear that side of his playing so much.
He was a good singer as well.
On some bootlegs of jam sessions that the band did during recording of an album or stage soundchecks, you could hear a completely different side to Malcolm Young. Very bluesy, and quite the slide guitar player too!
It's great to know that Angus was actually inspired by Hendrix. Jimi inspired lot of our guitar heroes, from Angus to Yngwie (A to Z) influenced by one man: Jimi Hendrix.
Malmsteen said Hendrix had no impact on him, lol.
@@maturin1919lol, I totally disagree, read lot's of Yngwie interviews in Guitar World and Guitar Player magazines, of which I have a collection. he said the day he saw Jimi on television is the day that really inspired him to pick up and play guitar seriosly (You can even watch some amazing Hendrix tribute by Yngwie particularly Purple Haze, Spanish Castle Magic and the insanely beautiful but brutal Red House which I consider the best blues version ever: th-cam.com/video/Hut2srjeHXM/w-d-xo.html 🔥
They have accomplished greatness in their lives
I saw Jimi live in Memphis in 1970. And I agree with Angus .
Jimi is why I started playing in '67. Saw him in '70 in Miami. I saw the God of electric guitar. I have photos of Jimi and Memphis and much much more.
Memphis is where I'm at right now for the last 28 years, where did Hendrix play at here in 1970 , I was 7 years old living in Milwaukee in 1970 and I have pictures of me that year too,fun times I remember if I wasn't grounded at the time 😆
@@Nonconformistwilderbeastman He played at the Mid-South Coliseum.
Thank you, Angus for all your music thank you. The 80s were the best living.❤ I miss them dearly
The 70s were when Bon Scott was alive and slayng it with albums listed
The List of AC/DC Albums in Order
High Voltage (1975) ...
T.N.T. (1975) ...
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976) ...
Let There Be Rock (1977) ...
Powerage (1978) ...
Highway to Hell (1979) ...
This is when I got hooked back in mid 70s 8n High school.
I love all the music/albums with lead singers Scott and Brian Johnson
@@markg61 right on brother born 67
I love Angus Young. His ability to play the guitar,dance & entertain always kept me coming back. ☮
If a guitarist don't pay tribute to Jimi, there's something wrong ❤ we love Jimi and Angus
God i love AC /AC❤❤❤❤❤ ALL OF THEM. HUGE FAN YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME EVEN BON SCOTT
So humble. Even Beavis and Butthead had great respect for this man .
Jimi is why I traded my 1976 Bicentennial Firebird for an Antigua strat.
He's so cool I'm in Seattle by jimis home we love our Hendrix n AC/DC GO ANGUS YOUR STILL GREAT
Hendrix was an innovator, that's the point...nobody created anything like Jimi
you forgot about Eddie
@@DrMurdercock not forgotten...they are a breed...all unique...making new
@@DrMurdercock Nah
@@mobsiesixsixsix9785 Envious lately ?
@@CanopusJupiter Nope. You?
Anggggy so cool he's pretty Witttty with just Pentatonix & Rocked them to Hell & Back
I remember when I was a kid I wasn't excited by the music I heard until I heard Purple Haze by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. It totally blew me away & got me into rock music. Jimi definitely was a game changer.
Beautiful man and yet another great band also inspired by the guys before them and and on down the line we go
Angus Young is very underrated.
Underrated? What you smoking
@@alemgas he is due more credit for his guitar work from his peers
Gawd. Another one chucking around the underrated buzz word!!🙄
Personally speaking i think he gets a lot of credit for being entertaining but not so much for his guitar playing..just my opinion
@@Drumulr Then you should watch more interviews where his peers (Eddie Van Halen, Ace Frehley, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards, Pete Townshend...) say great things about him. Last year he was also ranked 38 OUT OF 250 best guitarists by Rolling Stone Magazine. 38!!!
Maybe you should learn something kid!
After Jimi man guitarist just started coming out of the woodwork! 😂😂
14 years old is the magic year. 🎸
I've toured with a few folks. All the guitarists say they started at 14.
Kris Kristofferson
Chuck Berry
Willie Nelson
Brad Whitford
Waddy Watchel
Sleepy la Beef
Delbert McClinton
Keith Richards
Dsvid Cassidy
Michael Sweet
Robert Kray
Steve Miller
Elliott Easton
Steve Stevens
All started at 14. 🎸
@michaelcorreira8125
Hi .
David Cassidy was actually one of my influences too . We all know he could Sing , but no
One really paid attention to his Guitar Skills . I saw him in Concert a couple of times in Central Park . He was dam good . 🎸
Delbert McClinton🎸🎶🎸.
One of the reasons is because at this age we have the strength needed in our hands to hold the notes, bend the strings, make barre chords, coping with the weight and dimensions of the instrument etc. The other reason is the beginning of our sexuality and in the time it was an excellent way to pick chicks.
"I can play guitar, a little bit", sweet. Angus has his solid style which is also another very high level. Once we made for fun some AC/DC covers and I had my difficulties with some of his solos. For me Angus is a very cool and really good guitar player 💪🎸👍
He was talking about before the age of 12, when he said, "I could play guitar...".
Always could hear his Hendrix influence in his long solo’s his sound is different straight through the Amp with humbuckers Gibson sound but his attack and sustained feedback control very similar
AC DC's sound is unique
I've been a Hendrix fan since 67 when I first borrowed Are you experienced album.. And he's still my favourite guitarist in 2024
Good taste Angus
You are one of the greatest guitar players of all time.
No he's not LOL. Pleaseeee
@@2216sammy Music, is very much a matter of taste, each to their own. Your user name should be @2216Killjoy
Greatest generation of Rock Music!
What a great man and band👍👍👍
Great inspiration!!🤘🤘
Hendrix was one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century - now we have Taylor Swift… we are most definitely de-evolving
Yea purple haze blew my mind as well. I had the original 7". Sounded amazing
Jimi was the act and any band setting was an after-thought.
ANGUS YOUNG Says THIS GUITARIST Made Him Go WOW! ☝️☝️🤟👌
No doubt Hendrix was amazing and had influenced MANY ! 😊
I burned up a few copies of Hendrix in my teens. In my 20s I heard this guy name Stevie Ray Vaughn who made me re-evaluate things.
Somehow I just knew he was gonna say Hendrix. Maybe it was because I'd seen that interview from many years ago where he referenced Jimi at that time.
AC/DC my favourite band, Angus and Malcolm my favourite lead and rhythm guitarists. Never seen them live, but boy am I grateful for every record they made. R.I.P Malcolm and Bon 🤘🤘🤘
And from that you became a forever LEGEND 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
He's always so humble and friendly. No wonder everyone loves him. None of this rock-star infighting bullshlt from Angus.
Good on you , Good Sir.
Hendrix wasn't a great rock guitarist,
He was a Mississippi Delta Blues master.
Pentatonics being the foundation of both...
Listen to "caption coconut"
😎🇺🇸🙏
Angus thank you for entertaining us with ACDC and your brother's God bless you and them
I'm 63, and I have seen over a hundred rock bands at more than forty live shows. AC/DC twice. Hands down the best! Rock on Angus! RIP Mal.
Angus is so cool and a great guitarist AND guy. Even though he wears "mens small"😂
Thanks Angus for the TH-cam comment that was nice❤😊
Respect
I was raised on AC/DC
❤100%
I bought a Gibson SG clone guitar because of Angus.
You are the master and u.s military loves you😮the world
Angus young :
I can play guitar, a little bit. XD
He still dont give himself enough credit wow.
If Angus can play a "little bit" than I can play nothing.