You always underestimate - rather than be disappointed. Malcolm Young More Quotes by Malcolm Young More Quotes From Malcolm Young If there was a wrong note, it didn't matter as long as it was rocking. Malcolm Young rockingwrongmatterlong Rock bands don't really swing... a lot of rock is stiff. They don't understand the feel, the movement, you know, the jungle of it all. Malcolm Young feelunderstandyoujungle If you get too big for your boots, if you've got big dreams, you're gonna get them broken or shattered. Malcolm Young yourdreamsyoubroken From the get-go, I was wise enough to say, 'Well, I'm playing rhythm 'cause Angus could really soar with the leads.' I used to mess around a little bit with lead at the time but not much; Angus, he was just so much better; he just went for it, and it was brilliant. My place was sitting with rhythm, and I love rhythm. I've always loved it. Malcolm Young lovedwisetimelove Everyone played a bit of guitar in our family. Malcolm Young everyoneourguitarfamily I'd listen to a song and say, 'Hang on, I like that piano thing,' so I'd play the guitar like that and get the vibe from it, and it just evolved from the get-go. It was pretty obvious what to do; You don't think about rock n' roll: you just do it. Malcolm Young thinkyouguitarsong There's very few rock & roll bands. There's rock bands, there's sort of metal bands, there's whatever, but there's no rock & roll bands - there's the Stones and us. Malcolm Young metalrockuswhatever We sort of find that music tames the beast, you know. Malcolm Young knowyoubeastmusic You can't outdo Angus, you know. It's a difficult one. Malcolm Young outdoknowyoudifficult The bottom line is what we record is what we use. Once we feel we've got a good album, we stop at that. That's usually around 12 tracks. Malcolm Young linestopfeelgood It just gives us that adrenaline charge when we go on. We know we're gonna come off two hours later, but we're pushing it all the way; we build it right through. It's amazing how it happens. It's sort of magical, because you couldn't do it in a rehearsal like that; you need that audience in front, and that's really what gets us going. Malcolm Young amazingknowyouway Why not simply work better and harder at what you've got? Malcolm Young whybetteryouwork I love coming back to Scotland. Malcolm Young comingbackscotlandlove I still feel very Scottish. Malcolm Young stillveryfeelscottish I've never felt like a pop star - this is a nine-to-five sort of gig. It comes from working in the factories, that world. You don't forget it. Malcolm Young neveryouforgetworld Angus has had a few swings at me, maybe two or three times in our whole career. But then it's done, and it's not gonna drag on, because it's not worth it. We have to stick together. And we know that. Malcolm Young knowmedonetogether People paid money for tickets to see us and be entertained by us, and we've never forgotten that. Anything after that was a bonus. Malcolm Young neverseemoneypeople Angus and I had silent dreams about playing in a band since we were kids, always playing our guitars and listening to records. Malcolm Young dreamsalwayssilentlistening I used to listen to the Beatles and Stones, whereas Angus was more into the heavier stuff - Cream, Hendrix - with the lead guitar. Malcolm Young listenleadmoreguitar I was more of a melodic player. Angus was more into the rock world. Straightaway, I said this is how we should do it. It was never a brotherly squabble but the opposite, because we just wanted to do good as a band. Malcolm Young rocknevergoodworld
