he seeds for AC/DC’s 2020 comeback were sown at the funeral of former bandleader Malcolm Young in 2017.
In a new interview with US music writer David Fricke, the band reveal how they set past differences aside after meeting up at Young’s funeral service in Sydney, on November 28, 2017. Young passed away, aged 64, on November 17, 2017.
Vocalist Brian Johnson, bassist Cliff Williams and drummer Phil Rudd all attended the ceremony at St. Mary’s Cathedral: at the time the three musicians would have been considered former members of AC/DC, with Johnson exiting the band during their Rock Or Bust tour in April 2016, citing hearing issues, Rudd falling out of favour after being arrested in November 2014, and Williams laying down his bass upon the completion of the Rock Or Bust world tour. But in sharing memories of Malcolm Young with his younger brother Angus, decades-old friendships were rekindled.
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