AC/DC’s Brian Johnson responds to hearsay Bon Scott wrote ‘Again In Black’ lyrics earlier than demise

AC/DC‘s Brian Johnson has responded to the hearsay that Bon Scott wrote lyrics for the ‘Again In Black’ LP earlier than his demise.

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Scott fronted the legendary Australian exhausting rock band from 1974 till his demise in 1980, with Johnson then taking on from 1980 till 2016, and once more from 2018 to the current day.

In his new memoir, The Lives Of Brian, Johnson refutes rumours that the band’s iconic hit was in reality penned by Scott previous to his demise.

Discussing the theories in a brand new Rolling Stone interview, and why he felt pressured into discussing them, Johnson stated: “There was one specific journalist — a author in Australia — who simply wouldn’t let go of this factor. And naturally, Malcolm and Angus [Young, AC/DC guitarists] had been, like, ‘What a fucking load of bullshit.’

“And I stated, ‘I want you'll inform him.’ And their perspective was at all times, ‘Simply go away it. Simply allow them to discuss himself right into a fuckin’ early grave.’ And naturally, it grew to become increasingly apparent by the day that Bon hadn’t, as a result of the riffs weren’t written then. The boys had been nonetheless doing it. So we didn’t say something as a result of in any other case it could have given him extra fame.”

Johnson added: “It wasn’t one thing that caught in me craw lots, however each every so often, a fan would come up and say, ‘This man’s saying this.’ And factually, it wasn’t true. There wasn’t an Web then; it didn’t actually get additional than Australia. However I believed it was terrible I needed to clarify myself and that’s why within the e-book, I went, as soon as and for all, I need to put this child to mattress.”

Described as “one of the vital cheering and entertaining tales in rock‘n’roll historical past,” The Lives of Brian will cowl Johnson’s childhood rising up in Dunston, the place he went from “choirboy and cub scout to singer” after watching Little Richard carry out on TV.

“For over a decade [Johnson] tried to make his mark with a succession of bands. He appeared on High of the Pops, toured Australia and but the massive time regarded out of attain,” a synopsis provides.

“Then he was invited to London for an audition for one of many world’s largest rock acts. AC/DC had been a band in disaster following the tragic demise of their lead singer, Bon Scott, however with Brian on board they might document their masterpiece: ‘Again in Black’. It grew to become the biggest-selling rock album of all time. The tour that adopted performed to packed-out arenas. Rapidly embraced by the band’s followers, the brand new boy had earned his spurs.

“It’s been a rollercoaster of a life, all through which Brian’s saved his toes firmly on the bottom, by no means dropping contact along with his roots.”

Elsewhere within the e-book, Johnson admitted that he “couldn’t watch” Axl Rose fill in for him in AC/DC. Johnson recalled the time he needed to step away from AC/DC resulting from listening to points in 2016. Throughout this time, the Weapons N’ Roses‘ frontman stepped in for him till he was nicely sufficient to return.