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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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" For the two hours I climb on stage, I become the schoolboy. But as soon as it is over, I get off stage and go home and get told to wipe my feet before I come in. "

" We came out in the midst of the hippie hangover. All this mellow music. "

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" I think what AC/DC does best is play live. That's when everything comes together. Even after you make a studio album, when you go out and play live, that's when you learn what being in a band is all about. "

" Yes, we're still five little people with a noisy attitude. "

" 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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" I think that's what it is with rock music. It helps you hang tough, I guess. "

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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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Misunderstanding

" 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. "

" In the real world, people just get on with their lives. And that's where AC/DC come in. "

" 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. "

" We're not the prettiest bunch of animals in the world. "