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The Lives of Brian: The Sunday Times bestselling autobiography from legendary AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson

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When asked by a fan during a radio interview why he stopped contributing lyrics, he laughed, "I ran out of words" and went on to explain that during recording he did not always enjoy the pressure of having to come up with an album's worth of lyrics and was relieved when the Young brothers filled in during The Razors Edge.

Remembering the world was not long out of the second world war when young Brian was born so like many stories of the day, Brian's childhood was a fairly dismal and depressing one. His first album with AC/DC, Back in Black, became the second-best-selling album of all time, according to most estimates. My husband is only reading the physical copy and I do not think he will find the book as enjoyable) The best story is the mittens with elastic. Within days, Johnson was in a studio with the band, working with founding members Angus and Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, and Phil Rudd, along with producer Mutt Lange.

As far as my writing is concerned; it was originally no more than a case of give it a try and see how it goes. He appeared on Top of the Pops, toured Australia and yet the big time looked out of reach,” a synopsis explains. On 30 September 2020, AC/DC posted a photo on social media listing the band's new line-up, including Johnson on vocals, as well as a photo featuring, him, Angus, Cliff Williams, Phil Rudd and Stevie Young reunited. AC/DC guitarists and founders Angus and Malcolm Young initially reached out to Brian remembering when Bon had been impressed with him after seeing him perform with Geordie. C. and was asked to invest in the club in the early 1980s after being invited to meet the board by club legend Jackie Milburn.

The author told the story in a down to earth type of manner that allowed the reader to immediately connect with him.Well, tbh, Brian says there's more to be told and there's going to be another book in the future but WTF just the same? Warm, vivid, evocative, life-affirming and often laugh-out-loud funny, The Lives of Brian tells the story of one of our most well-loved performers in his own inimitable words. A reunion of the Rock or Bust lineup was announced in September 2020 and the band’s seventeenth studio album Power Up was released two months later. Johnson: I would love to do music again, whether it’ll be guesting with somebody, whether it be actually playing live with the boys.

The first episode looks at the history of the Mini, with Johnson driving a big selection of the cars, including the car from the 1969 British caper film The Italian Job and the world's fastest Mini. That AC/DC's legendary front man got to do it all is one of the most cheering and entertaining stories in rock 'n'roll history.By the early ’70s he performed with the glam rock band Geordie, and they had a couple hits, but it was tough going. The only look into recent times is in the prologue and epilogue where Brian talks about his hearing loss on the Rock or Bust tour that eventually led him to leave the band mid-tour and be replaced by Axl Rose (a horrifying choice, in my opinion). Producer Rick Rubin, who wrote an essay on the band for the Rolling Stone list, referred to AC/DC as “the greatest rock and roll band of all time”. In April 2016, during the Rock or Bust World Tour, AC/DC announced the departure of Johnson, citing hearing issues.

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