Full interview: AC/DC's Brian Johnson talks meeting Bon Scott, joining the band | Australian Story 

Yes, I like the new singer too! 😁

totally agree with you

nicely said👍🏻 nothing gives me the shits more than hearing noddy holder was first choice

Couldn't have said it better.

@@poitor5915 It's amazing to think that the job was Noddy Holder's if he wanted it, as apparently, AC/DC contacted his management, and Holder's response was a firm but polite "no", as he felt that Slade still had some gas left in the tank. I doubt they got very serious about it, but the real interesting one in the list of candidates was Steve Marriott. Obviously, he could have handled the vocals easily, but how the hell would that have sounded?

He did the impossible, he successfully replaced Bon. Good job Brian, us Acca fans are thankful 🙏

i’ve been a life time fan of ac/dc from the time they played at our high school dance in ‘74 before even bon was a member and have read countless books biographies etc etc and never heard this rubbish until recently when reading a similar comment page😩i had to respond to this shit and found out that these claims were made by holder himself in a 2015 slade box set release👎🏻this is an old publicity stunt to throw up dirt to get attention😡i agree with you that the young’s couldn’t of been to serious and it was their management that contacted them,if it really happened at all😵‍💫noddy holder replacing bon i’m still pissing myself😂yes steve marriot would of been a great fit there’s a rumour they were also looking at dan mcathrey from nazareth neither of these storys have any solid basis😩regardless of what’s true or not brian was and will always be the best man for the job☝🏻rock on bro🤘🏻

You're not alone there ...

absolutely

Well said. I totally agree. For a long time, I have said/thought that Brian Johnson and David Ellefson strike me as being the most normal and nicest guys in rock. They just strike me as the normal, down to earth kind of guys. I remember reading Dave Mustaine's book many years ago..and he upon first meeting Ellefson, he described personality by saying, 'he was so kind..it was as if he had just fallen off of the turnip truck'. haha. Both strike me as what I describe as, 'ahhh shucks', kind of guys. Sure Ellefson was involved in that perverted incident a little while back...but that doesn't change what kind of guy he is. ..But yeah, he and Brian seem like the most grounded and normal guys in rock.

Well said. I still think, in some respects, he doesn't realize how good he is and was for the band. I love Bon but if Brian hadn't been around to pick up that spot, who knows how much great music we would have missed?

12:30 "And I didn't want to let the boys down because it was their weekly wage." Pure class.

George Young never lost his Glasgow accent (nor Harry Vanda his Dutch accent when speaking English) even being in Australia for years.. compared to Malcolm and Angus. Stevie actually had hints of it. Mind you George and Harry Vanda were based in the UK before going back over to Alberts.

Send him your $$$¥¥££€£¥¥¥£££¥$$$$

Well said

Zep, the Who, Cream, Beatles all far more innovative with equally as impressive singers. McCartney on Halter Skeeter is as raw as singing gets. AC DC not their league at all

@@handerson3263 mick Jagger rolling stones .slim dusty .Jim reeves .plenty great bands .

Don't forget Dave Evans, they had him for a few months

@@Owen_plays_music1049 yes tru

Hey they were good but what about Travelling Willburies, Led Z, GreatfulnBread, The Whom [correct grammar], The Byrds, The Spice Girls, Blondie, Dave 5, Heart [Nancy Wilson, finest lady guitarist of all time], Tom Wilson~Blackie and The Rodeo Kings, Blue Rodeo ( Wiseman Era. Only), The Moody Blues, The Muddy Shoes, Muddy Waters, Walter Cronkite, The dead Kennedies, Lee Harvey OsMoNd (Tom Wilson Group 2), RUSH, Supertramp, The Kinks, Jefferson Airplane, Johnny Winter and Rick Derringer, Elliott Murphy, Janis Joplin, M & M echo Beach and last but not least KATRINA AND THE WAVES. [Walking on Sunshine] .🌅🌄🌄🌄🌄🌄🌄🌄🌅🌅🌅🌄🌅🌅🏞🏞🌅🌅🌄🌄🌄🌄🌅🌅🌅🌅🌅🏞🏞🌅🌅🌄🌄🌄🌅🌅🌅🌅🏞🏞🌅🌅🌄🌄🌄🌄🌅🌅🏞🌅🌅🌄

I'm sure it wouldn't have been too long for Bon to retire - because he wanted to - so Brian would still get his chance eventually. Just tragic. Had Bon survived and retired they could and probably would have been mates to this day!

Bon died druggie death very sad. H e. Fine zinger Tank malcontent and angus cow for helping dis guy I admire be bee in tot aw e awe of gitarwrist great but not helpful colleague. Angus cow.

​@@rbrb3625did you have a stroke typing that?

Same

Check out his channel. You will love it. Watch the one with Dave Grohl.

Yes ! He be like Jean BELIVEAU of Montreal Canadiens ! ! !

He sure is

The transition from Bon to Brian is incredible. The first record Brian made with the boys becomes one of the biggest selling albums in history. Amazing.

@dirtbag daryal For real. This is music, not sports. Bon and Brian are both rock n' roll singers and each brought their unique personalities into their writing. Brian could've never wrote Down Payment Blues and Bon could've never wrote Back in Black--it's just how it is. We should be able to appreciate all kinds of music, films, "art", whatever you want to call it, without choosing sides. Save the competitions for reality TV and let's just enjoy when talented people do great work.

As a guy who is still bitter about Maiden getting rid of DiAnno I admit I put Back In Black on for the first time expecting to be disappointed. I wasn't! It blew my socks off and I wasn't gunning for BJ either. I could let go that Bon was no longer with us right there and then. Bon had passed on the baton! Rock In Peace!

He has...obviously...75% percent of the setlist is from songs Bon wrote!

@dirtbag daryal Not in 1980... But Brian is a great guy and has nothing to prove anymore.

He knows their best era was 74-79.. But he's made alot of money singing Bons songs!

Incredible that modern-day journalists with 100,000 similar interviews at their fingertips prefer to ask these questions. I'm 55 and I only found AC/DC in 1982 when BJ was well-established. I have always loved everything that band has ever done. Thank you all.

@@charleskandrut7022 Back in Black is the highest-selling rock album in history. That album has been the mainstay of their live set for 40 years, and won over a new generation of fans. Your comment seems to be based on personal preference for Bon Scott. That's fine but don't make Brian Johnson out to be some kind of gold digger. He's another alchemist.

@@adriankitchen ac dc was already advanced in the making of back in black when bon died

@@loskam and?

Couldn’t have said it better myself, 12/5/2022

Couldn’t agree more! *AC/DC*

Thank You, I did my best under the circumstances, More yet to come... 9 more albums if they play the cards right... R/Steven Schweinfurth Ghostwriter of ACDC &A Ghost of Joan Jett too.

I got Dirty Deeds when I was 10 years old, 1978,79. I have loved them ever since.

Bon wrote the lyrics and songs on Back in Black m8. That's why it's great. Brian had some pipes I'll give him that but he is no lyricist or songwriter sorry. They still pay Bon Scott's Estate royalties on Back in Black even though they didn't give him actual credit. AC/AD have never been the same since. Back n Black mostly written by Bon & the Young Brothers who did the cover up was their last great album.

@@foundationofintegrity Back in Black was written by mostly me, not Bon, there's allot people don't know because of the misinformation. Bon Scott's notes are of me and Bon Together. I did over 30 songs with Bon, we hid identifiers in the lyrics... ACDC doesn't know what they are or where they are hidden. ACDC DOESN'T KNOW THE BACKSTORIES TO THE SONGS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WRITE THEM. R/Steven Schweinfurth Ghostwriter of ACDC &A Ghost of Joan Jett too.

@@captaincrunch5878 I am aware that ghost writers have been used in the music industry for decades so that is entirely possible however who TF are you? Steven Schweinfurth? Never heard of you. Good ghostwriters are well known to the industry if not the public. Inside the industry I need heard of you. Does you claim have any credibility and merit? If so where may we view this evidence, even circumstantial evidence would be something please.

@@captaincrunch5878 what's the R/ in front of your name meant to signify?

@@foundationofintegrity Ghostwriters who are well known are NOT actually Ghosts , per se, I'm a Happenstance Ghostwriter, a Happenstance Ghostwriter is someone who is in a situation and uses that situation to write a story , a song /Songs that reflect that situation.. it does not mean that the Happenstance Ghostwriter has a continuous career, however I was fortunate enough to continue writing on my own realizing that my Happenstance was in the hands of ACDC & THEY BECAME FAMOUS USING MY HAPPENSTANCE GHOSTWRITING, Bon Scott's notes are of me and Bon Together in UCLA PICU (I HAVE MEDICAL RECORDS) That's how I know the exact dates, I had over 1.3 million in medical bills. I have my music class fellow students who remember what happened to me , I hid identifiers in the lyrics to allot of the songs Bon & I created , only the writer would know the Backstory and locations of the identifiers, I know them all. Why did I not come forward long ago ? The number one reason is 1. Bon Scott Died. 2. My Age 14 y/o 3. My parents would sue ACDC 4. NO CONCENT OR CONTRACT 5. The Nature of my injury 6. My privacy 7. 30 year verbal agreement . Later on in life , it became necessary because of my Service in The US Navy. & later still a Security guard at a Detective Agency. Why am I coming forward now ? 1. THE MONEY OWED ME FOR MY SONGS. THEY WHERE NOT FREE. I TOLD BON I WANTED COMPENSATION IF I LIVED.. There's allot more to this.. I also Ghosted a song with Joan Jett , I Hate Myself for Loving You. I did that for her for Free... I collaborated on numerous Videos & Gave her authorization to Redo Dirty Deeds and Blessed her Song ACDC... I HAVE A REAL STORY, ITS NOT MADE UP, I LIVED & BON DIED, IM DOING A BOOK TO RECOVER THE MONEY OWED TO ME & TO LET JOAN JETT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO ME... ( I was going to write with her on a permanent basis and I was Sabatoged by my family... ) ask me questions my story doesn't change, ask the right questions about my songs & I'll tell you the Backstory to that song and reveal the identifiers. Then you can judge for yourself. R/Steven Schweinfurth Ghostwriter of ACDC &A Ghost of Joan Jett too.

VERY few bands pull it off. Let alone record the second best selling album of all time.

The façt is Bon had actually identified Brian as a worthy successor. For what purpose who knows. Maybe he knew he wasnt gonna last, dunno. It didn't happen by accident....

Apart from Freddie mercury!!

Yeah you will never see Bon on stage because he was a good guy and he died a Druggie Death He not guuuud. No one help him Surviving not care they was your $$$$$$$$$$$$¥¥¥¥££€£¥££$$$$$$$$$$$ some people discern not Sorry to not drive porcelain bus I leave bus drive when 25

@@R3GTLEE Nah have to disagree Bon was better.

I saw Them 1977 Hobart and the town ROCKED. It was hard accepting Brian after Bons demise . Bon fronted the band into world and Brian was a fortunate man. Back in Black..so many songs Bon contributed to Was his and he did well. Bon Brian and Lemmy Frontmen to the best and loudest Rock

You drank a bottle of wine in 18 minutes? Slow down, man!

The reason that you never saw Bon was that he died A DRUGGIE. DEATH. ! ! ! He sing well. He gone now. Druggie Death. sad. Not. Guuuuuuuud RIP 🌇🌆🌆🌆🏙🏙🌃🎇🎇🎇🎇🌠🌄🌄🌅🌅🌅🏞🏞🎆🌄🌠🌠🌠🎇🎇🎇🌃🏙🏙🌆🌇🎆🎆🌅🌅🌅🌅🌅🌅🌅🌅🌅🌄🌄🌄🌠🌠🌅🌅🏞🏞🏞🌅🌅🌅🏞🌅⛪⛪⛪✝✝✝✝✝🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃☕☕☕🔋🔋🍸🍸☕🥃🥃🥃🥃☕☕🔋🔋🧂🧂⚰⚰⚰⚰⚰🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬✝✝✝✝✝✝🍺🍺☕☕🚬🔋🔋🔋🔋☕🍿⚰⚰⚰⚰🥃🥃🍹✝✝✝✝✝🍹☕🌆🌆🌇🏙🏙🎇🏙🏙🏞🌠🌠🌠🌆🏙🏙🎇🌆🏞🌠🌇🌇✝✝✝✝✝🍹🍹✝✝✝✝✝✝✝✝✝✝✝

Well said, precise words, cheers