SIMON WRIGHT on AC/DC, DIO + 5 Records to Listen to While Stuck at Home

How does a 19 year old kid from the UK become the drummer for one of the biggest Rock bands of all time? Check out Jason Green's exclusive interview with former AC/DC & DIO Drummer Simon Wright & stick around for his recommendations for top 5 records to listen to while stuck at home!
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[@sheasonic0639]

Simon Wright was the drummer when I first got into the band, so in a way he will always be my favourite AC⚡DC drummer!

[@malcolmbliss777]

He had a pocket Phil Rudd never had. Chris Slade, while a great drummer, was a different kind of pocket. All 3 had their strengths, but Simon Wright was and is my fave. Getting to meet him (he autographed my ac/dc tour program) at a drum shop in Scottsdale in 1990 while he was on tour with audio was the shizz!

[@journeymusic]

Got into AC/DC in 1980 but didn’t get to see them live until 1983 on the Flick of the Switch tour where Simon was playing drums.

[@doctordetroit4339]

Saw that tour also....great time!

[@ringo12112]

Fly on the wall is one of my favorite AC/DC albums and Simon definitely help to make that possible in my opinion.🤘

[@TaylorTCarlson]

Great drummer and an all-around nice guy too!

[@kikohurtado1]

Out of nowhere Holy Diver Live started playing from the studio monitors and inmediatley had to find out who was playing drums, huge sound and super tight performance, that brought me here.

[@malcolmbliss777]

Simon is a brick laying monster. 4 on the floor heavy duty backbeats and deep and dirty downbeats. He is a MONSTER!

[@SilverTounge85]

Love the 80s AC/DC albums Simon drummed on. Great channel Jason, will recomend it to friends. Cheers from Norway, stay safe! \m/

[@Malama_Ki]

The drum sound on Who Made Who is MASSIVE! Rock on!!!

[@killerwolf13777]

Thank you Jason & Simon for sharing your conversation!

[@WasteSomeTimewithJasonGreen]

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@majorsmusicfilmtv]

Love you brother Simon!

[@marymoon6705]

Awesome interview ❤️❤️🤘🏻

[@Princessloriregina]

SIMON!!!!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@angelopapas3521]

Both Jason and Simon are really enjoyable to watch and listen to, loved this interview, very smart and interesting...great way to spend a rainy day and had to laugh....cause it looks like they're set up in different rooms of the same house LOL

[@vistalite]

I love Simon’s intro to Wild One. It must have felt liberating to bust out of the AC/DC four on the floor monotony.

[@monmixer]

I Sabbath with DIO and saw ACDC on the North American Tour on Blow Up Your Video. I worked that show a few weeks later in a neighboring city. Malcolm wasn't on that leg of the tour. Stevie Young played it. Malcolm was in rehab.Sad that he couldn't shake that demon. Damn that breaks my heart. It cost him an early death.

[@am3986]

Dude, what a great nice gig you have got. I find your podcasts very entertaining, very informative...just good stuff! Great interviews and you do this so naturally! Great voice, personality and casual format on this podcast/ video clip...There are so many "journalists" that have done this for ages (yes, you Mitch Lafon) and still have no clue how to conduct themselves, how to let the artist talk, no introspection on interviews, no structure...anyway. I still remember Lafon asking Simon Wright: "Do you remember the day Dio died"? No joke! Simon pretty much ended the interview on the spot. Kudos to you Jason. Keep up the good work! Congrats! Very refreshing.

[@WasteSomeTimewithJasonGreen]

I appreciate your nice words and “getting” what I do, I hope you’ll enjoy the other interviews, still a lot more to come!

[@shysingh]

Such a nice guy ., I met him once at a namm show in Anaheim .. I was outside the building smoking a cigarette and I gave him a cigarette I had no clue who he was .. then he invited me inside to meet Ronnie james Dio .. unforgettable.. thanks man

[@WasteSomeTimewithJasonGreen]

Awesome story, thanks for sharing!

[@reduff2288]

Killer interview, Simon put it best. No shade on Simon but Phill Rudd has a blues feel that cant be matched. With all that said Simon, Phill they are different styles. I like both of them.

[@kimberly1732]

Loved this😊

[@StevoTorpedo]

man i just had an amazing evening with you two. thanks a lot !!!

[@lemmyrocker6209]

Awsome interview - Thank you Mr Simon Wright and Jason Green!!!!!!!!!!!Keep on Rocking!!!

[@malcolmbliss777]

Love you, Simon! You are a MONSTER! Best drummer ac/dc ever had.

[@robnykulaik7337]

Very cool interview with Simon thanks Jason. I thought it was awesome I saw his first show with AC/DC in Calgary!! Wow!! Had no idea??

[@KravMagaThailand]

Fantastic interview, very interesting as I was curious about Simons time in AC/DC.

[@davidenders9282]

great episode Jason.

[@robnykulaik7337]

I am from Calgary and was at Simon's first show at the Saddledome. Wow, so cool I had no idea that was his first show! It was very loud I remember.

[@Heepster69]

great interview. saw Simon when he was playing with UFO in '95

[@TyStixx]

Love ya Simon!! \m/ \m/

[@randyperfecto7468]

Simon rocks love his down to earth

[@laszlocarreidas9548]

In 1990 Simon played for DIO with Rowan Robertson who was 19 at the time.

[@randyperfecto7468]

Simon so cool and humble

[@bobdroll6381]

Love Simon!

[@image30p]

At first I really hated the idea of the hologram. Because it seemed like a money grab. It's not like they phoned me to ask my opinion anyway haha! But Dio always liked to work with lasers and effects. He was the first guy I saw use them so well. When he would stand in the middle of the laser cone. And then do the Maloik, breaking the laser field. And little green stars would form on his hands. Really amazing. And I think that the hologram is another kind of magic. It's appropriate given the fact that he's gone. It's a nice tribute. Very forward thinking. If I can ever get the chance I will go to the concert.

[@seagullpoet]

Simon was a perfect fit. I smile thinking about those years he drummed.

[@mikeferris408]

My favourite straight forward rock solid drummer! I imagine he can do all that other stuff all the greatest. Of the greatscan do also but i mostly know him from acdc n dio. Seems like a very down to earth very very nice guy! I dig him that much ch more for that.

[@trinakrepcik5031]

Awesome 😎

[@santtusan6387]

Funny how Chris Slade then came in after him and; - They up'd the tempo - Brought in double bass/pedal - Metal it up - Put in a showy drum setup

[@mikegayda715]

Strangers in the Night is a must listen for ANY hard rock fan

[@drummerw17]

Simon excellent friend in Fb. Humble person and great Drummer🤙🥁🤙⚡👍!!!!

[@stephenmcgraw8871]

"Fly...."was/is such an overlooked record,has always been a Top 3 AC/DC album for me......I`m sorry to offend anyone,but if I hear "You Shook Me" one more time..........but always have had so much respect for that group`s modesty......

[@robwhitexp]

Always liked the drumming on Shake Your Foundations among other songs

[@gmotionedc5412]

Cool guy Simon!!

[@stevedamien638]

He was with Dio when they were playing disco night clubs for few hundreds of people. Lock up the wolves tour they were still playing few thousand s people with Malmsteen as opening act.

[@michaelhowardrosskrh74]

IF YOU WANT BLOOD YOU GOT IT. my all time favorite AC/DC song. Not that anyone cares, just saying.

[@turefromfinland3264]

The best AC/DC albums: Powerage and For those about to rock.... And the new one is ok. Nice interview, thank you.

[@MsPaulraymond]

Dont Forget He Was Also In UFO Walk On Water Tour

[@rolandhjelm4575]

The UFO albums Walk on water is really good. The live album: Werewolfes of London, is fantastic.

[@Nissardpertugiu]

Miraval , Priest recorded Painkiller there . Its in Provence . Its close to Aix .

[@mikegayda715]

What a story

[@jasperedwards3341]

next you interview the macc lads

[@michaelhowardrosskrh74]

And every musician that's ever got to play in AC/DC deserves their props.from simon to axl. Its gotta be a privilege to be on stage with Angus running around you, think about it. .

[@michaelhowardrosskrh74]

They say AC/DC has been making the same album over n over for years. DAM RIGHT THEY HAVE!! they dont have to change. THEY ARE AC/DC!!! duh...

[@jasperedwards3341]

maybe vinnie vincent next

[@whatcher8151]

Yeah those guys had no Ego, fine fellas!

[@carlsanderson4062]

His curly hair is gone. 🤔

[@carlsanderson4062]

They fired Phil because he kicked Malcolm's ass.

[@angryagain3801]

Simon's memory is not totally on point - he talks about grunge effecting Lock Up the Wolves tour and Mtv's reception to the album, wrong, grunge is not a factor yet when Lock Up the Wolves is released in mid 1990 - That album failed because that style of straight ahead heavy metal was not "cool" - all of those straight ahead metal bands (Priest, Maiden) were having trouble filling arenas and generating big sales - all the attention & money from the "fans" was divided between the pop metal (Winger, Slaughter) movement and the thrash metal movement (Megadeth, Slayer) in 1990.

[@wakeupcanuck6763]

The LUTW tour seems to have been done by October 1990. Nevermind was out for a month. Agreed.

[@angryagain3801]

@@wakeupcanuck6763 Nevermind and the Pearl Jam albums were released in 1991. Alice in Chains and Soundgarden were both touring albums in 1990 (Facelift, Louder Than Love) but those two bands were still in club act stage. Dio, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden were all struggling to sell albums in the late 80's, a lot of their audience was into thrash metal and these bands didn't appeal to the Bon Jovi/Poison trend either .

[@ChilderykMag]

Run with AC/DC was wasting his talent. I love his drumming for Dio, he could show his capabilities.

[@michaelhowardrosskrh74]

The one guy who dislikes is a 54 year old crappy drummer living in his mommy's basement with his Sears drum kit n his Nintendo console playing Mario bros.

Vinny left Dio in 1998 to go on tour with Black Sabbath , replacing Bill Ward who had health problems at the time, I saw Sabbath with Vinny in Sweden 1998 , He played the whole European summer run. I had to write that because Simon said he didnt know why Vinny left Dio back in 1998 : ) Great interview I was gonna watch 10 minutes during my breakfast but now I have watched the whole thing haha

[@elinino5275]

Vinny has spoken about this. My question is why did Simon leave AC/DC?

@@elinino5275 He got bored with AC/DC after nearly 7 years and left them to join Dio ...

[@elinino5275]

@ lol really 😂