AC/DC's Brian Johnson In-Studio Q104.3 about his book "Rockers and Rollers"

Tuesday, May 24, 2011
AC / DC front man Brian Johnson stopped by to talk about his new book Rockers and Rollers: A Full-Throttle Memoir.

[@fishtailfred8686]

Another interviewer that feels the need to steer the conversation. Brian Johnson is a rock legend and a fantastic story teller, all you need to do is wind him up and point him in the right direction and get out of his way. I would love to see him on a podcast where he is given the time and space to talk all he wants.

[@diezeldiamond1041]

Met Brian in 1981 what a great guy so kind and gracious. Wonderful memory. Thanks Brian Johnson.

[@lisascarrott6142]

Brian gets better with age just like a bottle of wine, acdc is like wine just gets better with age. Seriously good interview ive been a fan for many years of brian and the band acdc they never been big headed or had a ego brian is the most lovable person ever

[@WarriorMigs24]

AC/DC is my favorite Rock 'N' Roll band ever

[@TheMichaelseymour]

reckon you might be the only one ???

[@matthazelby506]

Mine too...from 74' - 79'.

[@naetz]

Rock n roll me too

[@mus256f]

What a great guy. I don't think there would ever be a dull moment when brian johnson is in your company.

[@proximusmania]

Brian Johnson is like a little kid that never grew up, and his interviews are always fun and lively. Seems like a fantastic guy.

[@derickdoveglass]

He loves life so much. He has so much passion.

[@juanpedroperaltacota1990]

She was a fast machine,she get the motor cleaned,what a beautiful man he is!!!

[@juniorjohnson5961]

I'm just really finding out about Brian I've never been a AC/DC fan but he's doing these interviews with all the old Rock and Roll guys really enjoying him and them , this was a great interview 👍

[@Rocker97465]

AC/DC is the best Rock 'n' Roll band ever!!!

[@ztuedeutz]

What a cool person.

[@maxbruno3614]

Hey Brian Johnson is the coolest guy in Rock & Roll....

[@rickmartch]

Rock royalty!

[@michaeltreser1435]

love this guy.

[@takmagic777]

Wow, what a great guy.

[@MrAlfredNeumann]

AC/DC is great, because they make great, real, authentic rock music - and so are the band members: authentic, down to earth.

[@geordiek1953]

brilliant!!! watched GEORDIE every week in the clubs in gateshead years ago,great friday nights,happy days.leam lane wmc just great man.keep on rocking brian.

[@rebekahmcfatridge6691]

I saw them in Texas...best concert I have ever been to...it was awesome...

[@TheBradPicklerChannel]

Such I nice guy! Long life to Brian!

[@overheadcam32]

Seems like a cool guy to hang with.

[@matthewreese7710]

overheadcam32 who in AC/DC doesn’t seem like that! Well... maybe Dave Evans?

[@Robmgwan]

What a great guy

[@Cosmic_Ordering]

Brian , so nice bloke so cool and simple and honest and with such a sense of humor ! Would love to meet one day.

[@johnpearce8284]

NEVER lost his accent, spot on bloke

[@anthonycurran362]

Aye, I remember the white 944, and racing the big blue merc saloon back from mingles along the coast road, on my gpz1100, Brian a very generous man, who did a lot for many a young hopeful, on the trail of rocknroll🤟

[@jamesduncan7106]

Wish Brian could do some more shows if it was possible to have some kind of ear protection. Maybe not possible. I regret not seeing them live. Would love to have seen them live with either Brian or Bon. If ACDC were to continue without him, I don't think I would want to see them live. Wish Brian all the best. Top bloke.

[@J.A.Hansen]

@James Duncan 》 I think they found a solution to help Brian to go on singin.Somewhere they got a new thing that protect the ears while he is singin,so i think and i hope and i pray that they will go on.I have no clue how this works,but i heard enough to know that this is possible.Lets hope for the best.I heard about that AC⚡DC is in Canada to record a Tribute Album for Malcom and working on Songs and Ideas plus Riffs that Malcom showed Stevie....something like that.But i don't know any further details...but i think this is more than enough...Lets hope,wait and see 😎✌

[@theaussieburwoodboy9943]

Here we are OCTOBER 2020.....and brian is PWRUP.....LONG LIVE AC DC

[@christopherhind8680]

Brian Johnson great geezer and rock legend 💪🏽😎

[@vinnythecollector8297]

This book sounds amazing... but I don't think I would be able to read it without hearing his singing voice.... what am I complaining about?? HOW AWESOME IS THAT!!???!! Like imagine him reading another book... can we just use his singing voice for audiobooks now???

[@frontman62]

What a lovely bloke

[@matthewhilton1066]

I love lots of types of music from rock and roll, rock, soul, motown, pop, jazz, etc the list of bands and singers I like is a lot but I love acdc and Brian Johnsons voice quality. Seems nice genuine fella from newcastle am scottish I live in Darlington england would love to meet Brian johnson.

[@hermanhelmich]

Such a great guy

[@emtparts]

He is Superman!

[@lisascarrott6142]

Herman Helmich legend

[@ScottLHines]

I wish the interviewer would shut up and let his guest tell the story.

[@Veaseify]

Brian, there aren't any clubs like you mean anymore - he's talking about Working Mens Clubs in England that used to always have bands on Friday and Saturday nights, not nightclubs as they exist now...he's a lovely down to earth bloke though, just like the other guys in AC/DC, no wonder he fitted in so well

[@YourFellowRNRSisterFan98]

Steve Veasey It is so sad that he had to step down from the band. I was planning to see them with him on March 26, 2016, and sadly he had to leave. I held those tickets for 11 months.

[@zeppelin67637]

""Brian Johnson borrowed my car to go try out for AC/DC. My mechanic let him drive it." That's a story I wish I could tell my grandkids!

[@Aydingenc62]

Liar

[@ralex3697]

Great man ! What a decent man !

[@AnnaLVajda]

Yeah I bought my brother that book years ago he's a big AC⚡DC fan we used to like to go to concerts and car shows too.

[@joerico9461]

Good down-to-earth dude, I was glad to see him come down to Georgia and hang out with Bill Elliott. Good Times 👍🤘

[@AmericanIsraeliJew]

The first AC/DC song I heard was, "Let me put my love into you" and then I was hooked.

[@aribur76]

The interviewer should shout up when Brian Talks!!!!!!!!

[@lindaellen808]

He would have made a great mechanic with his passion for cars.

[@carlsanderson4062]

This interviewer rips us off by not letting Brian share his words!

[@traceykays433]

Wow great interview u three. I loved it.

[@sealteam608]

Driving the car in reverse 9.5 miles across 2 bridges is hilarious

[@martinpiper-ku3vi]

seems a great guy funny as well

[@thomasrusselgall327]

great interview

[@malcolmyoungi]

that...lucky....bastard...got my favorite car....as a birthday present....

[@thierry6761]

So nice man !

[@terminalfrost3645]

I think that is just like everybody, everyone has there own indiviual distinctive voice, like people don't just sound the same because they have the same accent.

[@exitoyfama]

brian masterrrrr

[@dataglasses]

Brian is a true corker … nough said

[@Frip36]

what does that mean in American?

[@chezzachezza7325]

It means great man good bloke 🎉​@@Frip36

[@ToonManager97]

It's a North-East English accent, from a place called Newcastle. Yeah, we Geordies do sound a bit Scottish.

[@lisascarrott6142]

I have been to Newcastle great place great people very helpful friendly etc i would love to have met brian johnson xx

[@paulmcdonough1093]

they all sound the same in north east the scouse accent which I have is the most unique go 1 mile outside Liverpool you hear a different accent

[@jonesy2111]

Woh whet a gret bloke

[@firpo81]

Orgoglio frascatano!

[@alanscott7798]

The interviewer talks too much. Brian is a true Geordie.

[@3ajavi]

Very bad interviewer. Let Brian tell his stories.

[@Frip36]

He's ok. But he such a fake DJ. He's trying, but he's just so plastic.

[@jimmzik9295]

All DJ’s are like that, they all talk too much because they think they have to. They don’t know how to listen.

[@theaussieburwoodboy9943]

I know the german phone caller story has such a funny end to it....

[@theaussieburwoodboy9943]

@@jimmzik9295 yeah...just like todays politicians

[@sandi21515]

My thought exactly. It's called, Shut Up!

[@kelvinsparkes8363]

A guy called Alan friar was named first choice to replace the great bon Scott but it never happened r.i.p Alan friar and bon Scott

[@djroxanne4429]

ive now heard 3 different stories from brian and angus and the mags..

[@user-kg3yr5lq2i]

👍

[@edwardglenn9310]

AC/DC was named after a sticker on a hoover and Brian does the Hoover commercial on the same day as the audition!! Weird.

[@toddinthemiddle]

i thought it was angus' and malcolm's sister's sewing machine that the name came from

[@popguynj]

Wow i made it 800 likes my birthday is tomorrow and 800 likes this the way to start the weekend .

[@terminalfrost3645]

Maybe it's you're not used to them both then, im familiar with both and when i hear one i don't think of the other like you do. It is the same when Americans here a Lancashire accent they think it sounds scottish but to me there is a significant difference.

[@Frip36]

Brian and Tom Jones would get along.

[@jonnysupreme]

This interviewers first name should be Wan

[@chrisellis1089]

I wonder if the interviewer thought . I'll let Brian answer instead of butting in all the time . .? not the best way to interview someone . .let him talk ffs !!

[@DuncanEduardo]

That's Americans for you. Never stop talking. No subtlety whatsoever.

[@Evilwalker99]

Yeah I agree with you, it´s really annoying.

[@frasee4877]

Can this dude shut up and let Brian tell the people his own stories

[@Arbeedubya]

I'm assuming you meant a "Scot", and I did listen to one for the first 15 years of my life. My grandmother was Scottish and came to the U.S. late enough in life to have kept her accent. I'll grant, though, that I didn't get any chance to listen to a Geordie accent. Still, to my ears they sound very similar if not exactly the same.

[@alanhenwood5315]

It’s only 60 miles from Newcastle to the border

[@elbenaso]

@malcolmyoungi I prefer the mini. LOL

[@vincentspillane6285]

obviously a Fr Ted fan is our Brian...

[@Arbeedubya]

I have to bow to your vastly greater experience. Btw, isn't there a difference in accents not only between different regions in the UK, but also between classes? To be specific, don't the Queen and the rest of the Royal Family have their own distinct manner of speech?

[@DuffPaddy1]

He's English. He has an English accent.

[@ralex3697]

Newcastle

[@alneal100]

@@ralex3697 Dunston, in County Durham.

[@alanhenwood5315]

@@alneal100 dunston isn’t in Durham it’s in the borough of Gateshead

[@alneal100]

Well, things have changed. I grew up on Alwinton gardens. Lobley Hill, Gateshead, County Durham. I have been gone from there since 1974.

[@alanhenwood5315]

@@alneal100 actually we’re both wrong it’s now in the abomination that is Tyne and Wear

[@1TEDSong]

Does this jock realize how hot his mic is compared to the guests? I don't think so.

[@LetArtsLive]

What i cant hear him?

[@sharinewman524]

The disc jockey kept interrupting him.

[@Arbeedubya]

I know he's English, but he sounds more Scottish.

[@barboza2995]

He is aussie.

[@chroniclesofanamateur]

He is born and bred in Newcastle, just on the English side of the Border with Scotland. His accent is typical of the North East of England, often called the Geordie accent.

[@FrancisTheBerd]

@@barboza2995 No he is not, the only aussie members of acdc are... Just Phill rudd

[@alanhenwood5315]

He is definitely not Scottish and definitely doesn’t sound Scottish he’s Geordie born and bred!!!

[@nialld1766]

Why can the DJ just shut up and let Brian talk….

[@MysteriousTony]

Dude, let your guests tell the story! 🙄

[@DEXTERSONEMANBAND]

👍😂😂

[@stevencoffman34]

Brian was a perfect fit due to the death of bon scott

[@terminalfrost3645]

not if you listen to a scott then listen to him, completely different.

[@TheMichaelseymour]

Does Brian still give quotes ...he"s out of a job isnt he ? And i just hit a bird on me windshield...she"s alright ...just a sore elbow ...but she cracked my window ...I'll chuck in a cup of tea ...and a Geordie LP (i dont want it )

[@Dan-lx1wz]

Tried listening to this, gave up. SHUT UP and let Brian tell his stories!!

[@yonnieripa8004]

The DJ needs to shut the fuck up

[@peace7482]

Jim K is annoying for interrupting Brian J... disgustingly unprofessional

[@BradenR3]

sounds more australian to me o.o

[@david_kus5556]

no hes russian

[@Frip36]

5:20 DJ ruins the whole story. Just blurts out the biggest thing (that he got the job) as if it was some boring detail. Jesus Christ.

[@fenderplayer489]

Love ACDC and brian, but he'll never come close to Bon.

[@jonesy2111]

Brian has actually done more music than Bon and helped save the band at a very hard time. What set them against each other they are both singers for AC/DC

[@chriss2452]

Jim Kerr feels that he has to do all the talking, both questions and answers. So annoying.