AC/DC's Brian Johnson and his wife Brenda reveals passion

CNN Sports producer, David Close, discovers Brian Johnson's true passion.

[@KarmicOmen]

Brian is 5 feet 5 inches tall, but he has a voice like a giant. He just seems like the nicest guy. He's so kind, funny, and humble.

[@kensig.3656]

Brain Johnson just seems like the most humble person!

[@caiusKeys]

Any guy who can go from hawking Hoovers to filling Bon Scott's shoes can't be all bad!

[@deletebilderberg]

I worked with Brian on the ‘Black Ice’ tour in 2008 and he used to often talk to me about cars which went right over my head! Nicest fella you could ever meet !

[@johncollins5552]

That's the first and only time I saw them live in Dublin. Does Angus play that solo for 10 to 15 minutes at every gig, incredible, imagine the pressure on you to perform that?

[@5Be4Funk]

Few men have walked into a tougher situation then the one Brian Johnson walked into in 1980. Fewer still have handled an almost impossible situation like that with the class, dignity, and respect that Brian Johnson has for over 30 years now.

[@kidwave1]

Agreed. Never an ounce of friction or conflict between the Bon Scott years and Brians era. An unfortunate event, losing Bon, that led to, fortunately, ...finding the best possible person, to help the boys continue and move on, while all of them showed reverence, class and respect to Bons legacy. I love both singers equally. Remember, it was Bon who dragged the boys out to see Brian sing, because he loved his voice and stage presence, never realizing he'd discovered the guy who would replace him, after his tragic passing. AC/DC are in the upper upper echelon of all time rock icons, if not the very top! And they have the coolest band name ever!

[@falconater68]

@@kidwave1 Brian could sing in Geordie...I never understood why he didn't bring that range with him. Completely different sound.

[@BeeRich33]

Marriage?

[@antonymscalia3924]

"You'll never see me at the end of a fishing pole." Brian Johnson is a treasure.

[@dylanguignion2036]

this is the toilet. "aahh!" sorry. I just hate bath tubs theres nothing to do you just sit there and get wet

[@Dimension150]

The world need more people like Brian Johnson, Period!

[@richardbinder9662]

Brian and his wife are lovely people.

[@brooklynbabe7896]

Very adorable and very funny and smart and sweet people

[@Lenmil]

Met Brian in the City Tavern Newcsatle. He had a pint with group of us standing. Nice bloke he was. He had something on his mind. A few days later he was ACDCs new singer.

[@rogergreenfield2780]

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[@devinhaisma]

I am a car guy and I am a AC/DC fan, there is no better combination

[@peterluck3154]

Jazz and whiskey ? Haha just for the laught

[@Simmo_Cars]

Yes me too!!

[@jamessveinsson6006]

I don’t always drive a convertible but what I do I put on AC/DC

[@jaymorris3468]

I'd say you are correct, except you left out Motorcycles. That's another level.

[@MrRandomcommentguy]

Brian Johnson is such a great bloke

[@rushmore120]

When you think of Brian joining the band like he did and taking them to the top for years, ya gotta understand he saved the band like no one else could..Look at The Doors, when Jim Morrison died no one came in to keep them going, and they were one of the top 5 bands in the world at the time..So we're all lucky Brian took over and kept them going...

[@SebastianHalfpenny]

Couldn't have stated this better myself.

[@batphink2655]

@@SebastianHalfpenny You mean 'couldn't have"? lol!

[@nobody617]

Bruce Dickinson was going to audition, but they hired Brian first. Quickly.

[@JeremyGalloway]

"AC/DC is my day job" * Races during the day, plays AC/DC gigs at night *

[@Brokenface]

Jeremy Galloway lol

[@kevedwards]

I could listen/watch Brian for hours and hours just in awe of how humble and joyful he is.

[@rustyshackleford2671]

"Standing in front of AC/DC, thats me day job" #winning

[@theoneandonlyrustyshaklefo6256]

Rusty Shackleford dangit dale!

[@fredericperez529]

God bless you Brian.Regards from France.AC/DC for Ever !

[@madpainterken]

..Love 'Brian Johnson'...what a character...down to earth man even though he is a legend and the front man of a ..''Top Band''

[@albertaproud7855]

If you front a band who wrote the song "thunderstruck" ..... You fuckin deserve to race every single race car...... And win. Honestly, what a humble and friendly person. Long live Brian Johnston

[@gracievanover7363]

+Alberta West Plumbing They really are a great bunch of people. I live in Sarasota where he has home. My ex poured their driveway for the house. We had a BBQ with them when we were all done

[@juliawinkler438]

Gracie Vanover She Amerindian or first nations am I right, she looks like my aunt Brian's wife I mean.

[@SOGNAMETAL]

Brenda is actually half danish, I met her with Brian in 2015 at a restaurant.

[@batphink2655]

@@gracievanover7363 How cool is that? I bet there was no edge on them all being totally down to Earth? Tom Jones is the same when he had painters come and do his huge home!

[@ralex3697]

Beautiful man Beautiful wife Decency at its finest

[@canadaguy20081]

This is why Brian is a god , he honestly believed he had to introduce himself

[@joelyons886]

such a genuine down to earth fuckin legend!

[@indyracingnut]

This guy has untold millions from AC/DC, and he's tooling around in a vintage Airstream trailer. Simply awesome. Just goes to tell you, you never know who you'll meet at a KOA campground. :)

[@mjfaneric]

He was 32 when he started with AC/DC in 1980 after Bon Scott died ... he definitely has what it took and it all seemed to work out pretty good 😌 he really does seem like a nice guy ..

[@billhughes3066]

Thats just awesome. Humble , funny and down to earth. Oh yeah ,and also a rock god. Long live ACDC !

[@MsSmudge14]

I love his accent and sense of humor. "You'll Never See Me at the End of a fishing pole".

[@metledsabbsthica]

BRIAN SOUNDS BETTER THEN EVER. LOVE THE NEW ONE.

[@pgmallon]

I went to see AC/DC years ago and it remains the best concert I ever went to see. I wouldn't say they are my absolute favorite band or even favorite band I went to see necessarily, but it was like a 3+ hour explosion of energy. I am not sure Angus ever stopped. He seemed like a rocket motor you couldn't turn off once you started it. So nice years later to see what a cool guy he is.

[@PaulRoneClarke]

What a fucking life!! Well done Brian. Power on my Geordie son!!

[@brooklynbabe7896]

Fucking priceless an amazing driver

[@1964heyjude]

Brian IS a good guy! And one of the most charming and tells the best, funniest stories. I love when I run into him here in Sarasota and he say, "Me darlin'...how the f*ck are ya?!! Kinda like a pirate...it's endearing and cracks me the f*ck up.

[@batphink2655]

HAHAHA I can just hear him now, what a great bloke he is! You're very fortunate :)

[@monmixer]

He seems like a really nice normal fellow with a lot of money that he doesn't gloat about

[@tudorcotoi8774]

Brian,you made the best choice for recreation!That engine roar...

[@nigelw512]

Great interview. Love the "You'd never see me at the end of a fishing pole" Rock on

[@CFKMAN]

I know some people who have done the meet and greets after shows and say they are the nicest guys in the world. Brian is a very cool person to be around!

[@mark_beastpriest5539]

True success is measured by making enough money to do what you REALLY love!

[@Timodon1]

Thats true sir! But i was thinking about one thing! Finland is a small country with 5,5 million or so and they have 3 Formula one champions but the great Australia have "only" 2 of them? Correct me if im wrong! :)

[@charlesmartella]

She's young enough to be his Grand daughter . Good on ya Brian . That's what ya get when your a Superstar !

[@Nikoletta0001]

Take care of yourself, we need you!!!

[@ForeignerPhan]

He's a pisser for sure. I almost spit my drink outta my mouth when he made the comment about sitting in the bathtub. I just love that band.

[@darinloveland6120]

Oh man I know! That stuff comes off the top of his head too. "I wanna head butt them". Lol

[@JasonPizzolato]

He is hilarious. I was watching an old interview w/ him the other night & he was talking about his first show w/ the band. He was nervous & sang the same lyrics for both of the first two songs. He said the people in the audience were giving him weird looks that said, "Ah. This guy must be avant-garde rock 'n roll." LMFAO, I almost died.

[@coltmagnus6572]

"You are the life you live, and if you live the life." Such a top bloke, Brian.

[@Elina1995go]

I love him!He is the best rock-n-roller and racer!!!!!!!

[@acdcfreakNr1]

brenda you are a really lucky woman!

[@pinkpantherer]

So jealous but then again I've never remotely exelled at anything while this guy has pure talent and ACDC are the best blues/rock/hard rock and roll band that has ever graced an audience.Love them all RIP Bon Scott and Malcolm Young

[@batphink2655]

No need to be jealous mater, you just haven;t tried enough things to find what you excel at. It could be anything fishing, throwing law darts, target shooting, drawing ,painting or even giving speechse on what you now and love!

[@melville210761]

Remember Bon saw Brian sing in concert and suggested to the band if anything happened to him that's his replacement.

[@davem62290]

Brian.. Awesome, great that you are so happy.. Beautiful Wife too.. Since high school 1981 big fan!!

[@ralex3697]

Class act

[@ianmcnamee5243]

The world would be a better place, If they were more people like Brian Johnson, !!!!!

[@parisgeorgiades6598]

What a man. I mean....what a class ...Brian I thank you man....AC/DC I thank you.

[@1CLOOOUD]

Rock On!! Great Brian!!..AC / DC so cool band every times i saw them live was awesome AWESOME.. AWESOMEEE ROCK TIME!! GO Brian!!! The best Rock on!!!

[@ralex3697]

Fantastic bloke

[@cbrboy76]

Such a normal down to earth bloke, love his motoring shows on TV.

[@SonnyGTA]

What a fucking awesome, amazing, REAL, down to earth guy!

[@DEE-qu5mc]

'You'll never see me at the end of a fishing pole' lol. Same here Brian, love my racing.

[@HomerSimpson-nu4qg]

You just gotta love this guy........

[@BillyBob-jb3yy]

Best band ever!!!

[@nzbudz6955]

"I hate bathtubs, there's nothin' to do...you just sittin' there getting wet.." LOL!...

[@ACDCisMYlyf]

im a die hard AC/DC fan, and i got tell yah! its so strange finally seeing brenda! i swear this is the only footage ive seen of her! ive always read about her in their books and articles! buh never seen her :) kinda cool!

[@benbennit]

Brian you just get better and better.

[@alexstojanovic7180]

1:54 And this is the toilet. AHHHHH! Sorry HAHAHAHAHAHA Brian RULES!!!!!

[@ZachTTrull]

Two of my favorite things. AC/DC and Motorsports

[@sharonklinger912]

Luv watching him enjoy himself!

[@denisewaghorn1116]

Brian Johnson has talent good luck to him

[@wongawonga1000]

They should have hired him to host Top Gear. He would have been perfect in the role. He's a lovable character, buckets of personality and knows how to drive a high performance car. With his racing experience, he'd probably give a pretty decent review of cars too.

[@johncollins5552]

He was a great guest on it over 10 years ago when Clarkson had him interview on the couch about doing the star in a reasonably priced car, they had a ball!

[@ikigai47]

What a charmed life. No wonder he's always so happy

[@sevi9]

brenda's fucking gorgeous

[@tommygaffney5721]

Kristina so are you

[@Grumpyfrump]

I sang the shit out of Thunderstruck one night at kereoke and made people happy. That was for you Brian. One of my first memories was about 1985 during one of Moms parties. Guess who was blasting.

[@chevychase3059]

Brian is GREAT

[@vegasgirl3538]

Lmfaoooo "that's me day job" like he plays in some little local band. I'd give my right arm to hang out with this guy.

[@Joetime90]

Brian seems like such a cool guy, I'd love to chat with him for ten minutes, but I'd feel that turn into a few hours!

[@lindahernandez5204]

Love the accent!

[@lindahernandez5204]

Is that right, eh. Thats cool.

[@goldentash1436]

He's a geordie like me very down to earth bloke he's class.

[@1964heyjude]

And Brenda is beautiful, kind, philanthropic in our town and amazing herself. A fantastic couple in a tough business and love them both!

[@no_handle_required]

He is cool, because he's genuine

[@squarebodycasewademckenney6190]

wow a hole new respect to mr.jhonson i am a car person (also racing) and was aready a huge fan of acdc before this

[@Dalnutt]

He is the best guy ☺️

[@TraceyJackson33]

good to see and here you have not lost your good geordie accent ,nothing better than us geordies....stay safe when your drive brian

[@mr.roaddogwade7107]

Livin the dream. Rock on Brian. 👊🏼🇺🇸

[@juniorjenova]

Brian is great singer and very funny person. and Brenda is beautyfull,she looks a little bit like native american.

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

I agree with everything you've said. Brian's wife is beautiful!

[@richardbinder9662]

That's the women you marry when you're a gentleman.

[@BandBullets]

I would say Brain saved AC/DC and made them better easily and if you say other your a joke, just look at INXS Michael dies and look what happened to them, they went from one of the best bands in the world to NO BODY'S over night. RIP Bon but Brian made AC/DC this year still the greatest rock n roll band in the world 40 years later and still going strong.

[@fifthof1795]

Amazed his wife can understand a word he says

[@ElleBennett]

Brian we need you back in England

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Those bird's eye views of him driving scare the HELL outta me! I can't imagine doing what he does on or offstage, and I'm a to-ta; AC/DC fan, as well.

[@jstegenga1]

Bon awesome and Brian awesome stepping in to carry on the legacy of balls out music.

[@ReCKlezZFTW]

Go Brian!

[@mnagz5]

Exactly! There was soooo much pressure on Brian going into Back in Black to live up to Bon and boy did he knock it out of the park. I don't think he ever thinks of himself as Bon's replacement.

[@Tman2217]

With respect, Mr. Johnson, theres nothing wrong with fishing. It's a lot of fun especially when you catch fish with every cast. And the tournaments are fun too. Keep on rocking the world though, you and the rest of the guys are great! God bless you and AC/DC.

[@6410daniel]

Hi Brian , Dj Dan the Man here in your home town ... met your wife 1 time at wolfe camera. such a wonderful lady.. I played your music from 85-2005 in clubs all around florida big fan and always will be... also friend of mary suter... from the cabana days... keep on rockin.

[@Tman2217]

I know that, and I understand that while fishing is a fun outdoor activity, not everyone is cut out for it. I was merely pointing out fun things about fishing that I enjoy myself and that Mr. Johnson could enjoy too, if he ever tried it.

[@jaymorris3468]

Brian Johnson, he's the man, period!

[@coyotterestoration1754]

Cool guy ,your every day average joe, not stuck up like other famous people who thick there shit don't stink. Love AC/DC

[@wadems]

He's got a GREAT life.

[@Doug19752533]

standin in froont of "aye see - day say", dats me day joob...... love his heavy accent lol

[@francesfiocco3860]

He's too much ! :-)

[@MegaFristy]

awesome dude

[@toddinthemiddle]

his wife sounds like she's got the american thighs that brian was so fond of in 1980.

[@fifthof1795]

Bon wrote those lyrics...but Brian sang them.

[@fifthof1795]

@johnny rotten You obviously know nothing of Bon's American girlfriend in Florida. Brian Johnson had never written a lyric in his life and suddenly comes up with a whole album. It is you who is the fool. There is an incredibly well documented book out about Bon. You should read it and the truth will out. You Shook Me is Bon to a tee.

[@fifthof1795]

@johnny rotten so, no intelligent reply then. Didn't expect anything different.

[@fifthof1795]

@johnny rotten Still the same wanton ignorance . No cogent response because you have none, because I am correct. Predictably, you'll reply with the same stupid laugh. Carry on, digging that bottomless pit of ignorance you mine.atb.

[@fifthof1795]

@johnny rotten You know for a fact, do you? Yeh, of course you do.

[@stevewheat9030]

May the Gods of horsepower bless you Brian, with infinite speed and balls of steel mate... 👍😎

[@JessicaTG2008]

Its so cool to learn about rockstars outside of the stage. We all tend to put them on little pedistals thinking music is all they can do but forget that in real life they are just people like the rest of us. Married, kids, family, hobbies and other interests besides their music. Of course there are always the ones who never learn anything except music and it kinda consumes and makes thier lives harder, but many times as they get older and outgrow it, they turn into better people because of it

[@johncollins5552]

I have met a few of my music and actor heroes, 9 out of 10 were genuine, great people. The one bad experience might just be having a bad day or jet lagged because they are human. I am not a superfan but Ed Sheeran and Brad Pitt are two of the nicest guys you could ever meet. A mate of mine who is normally super awkward and shy socially met David Schwimmer(Ross in Friends) on a street in London filming and they had a friendly chat, he also had a fun chat with Quintin Tarantino! You never know.

[@bigsquatchsasfoot1964]

What a super lovely guy , something very honest and normal about Brian ! for a rock star he’s certainly not your run of the mill fame hungry egotistical predator . Sort of guy you could talk to in Tesco’s without even realising he’s a famous rock star and very normal. 👍

[@batphink2655]

I have heard he's a Freemason though he seems super cool yes!

[@bertrandwernert2998]

Brian is really a cool man !!!!

[@jimwalker581]

WOW, I WAS GOING TO SAY THE SAME EXACT THING AS Mike Fu. LOL. I LIKE BRIAN EVEN MORE NOW, AS I TOO LIKE RACING.

[@lisascarrott6142]

Let's hope he lives to 120 years old I never want him to retire or do anything else nicest bloke there is out there

[@kaidenwhitford939]

my dads uncle taught him how to race, what a story to tell !!

[@brooklynbabe7896]

Kick ass sweetheart

[@anaximander24]

He is the man.

[@juanpedroperaltacota1990]

I always played AC/DC in my bicycle!!!

[@natas-6747]

Brian's a Legend!

[@davemonday5381]

Brian your a proper geezer.