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" The misunderstanding out there is that we are a 'hard rock' band or a 'heavy metal' band. We've only ever been a rock n' roll band. "
Angus Young
Misunderstanding
Only
Hard
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" I just go where the guitar takes me. "
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" The playing is great. The traveling is tough. It's a hard thing. "
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" I have this theory about us. When we started writing our own songs, we were 17 years old. When you're 17, you write songs for other 17-year-olds. We stopped growing musically when we were 17. We still write songs for 17-year-olds. "
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" The school suit allows me to be an extrovert. Basically, I'm the opposite of what I am on stage. "
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" In our hands, even the straightest lyric sounded shady. "
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" Every guitarist I would cross paths with would tell me that I should have a flashy guitar, whatever the latest fashion model was, and I used to say, 'Why? Mine works, doesn't it? It's a piece of wood and six strings, and it works.' "
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" The guitar can go at a scream. It can yell at you. "
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" I'm sick to death of people saying we've made 11 albums that sounds exactly the same, Infact, we've made 12 albums that sound exactly the same. "
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" I think that's what it is with rock music. It helps you hang tough, I guess. "
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" When I'm on stage the savage in me is released. It's like going back to being a cave man. It takes me six hours to come down after a show. "
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" You've got to love what you do. You've got to like doing it, because it is a lot of your life. "
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" The media, being what it is, is always looking for the next new thing. There are still bands out there playing, no matter what the new thing is. The Stones go out there, and people go see them without records or even airplay. "
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" Yes, we're still five little people with a noisy attitude. "
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" There are all sorts of cute puppy dogs, but it doesn't stop people from going out and buying Dobermans. "
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" 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. "
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" We're not the prettiest bunch of animals in the world. "
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" It doesn't take much for anyone to pick up anything I play - it's quite simple. I go for a good song. And if you hear a good song, you don't dissect it - you just listen, and every bit seems right. "
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Thought
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