Angus Young

Angus Young is proof that conviction beats sophistication. For five decades he has played essentially the same vocabulary — Chuck Berry licks, that duckwalk, the schoolboy uniform — and somehow it never sounds stale. As AC/DC's co-founder and only constant member, he turned stubbornness into an aesthetic: no trend-chasing, no reinvention, just voltage. I find that purity genuinely moving in an industry that rewards novelty. Rolling Stone ranking him among the greatest guitarists almost undersells it, because his influence is not about technique; it is about teaching generations that rock and roll is an attitude you commit to completely. Few performers give their bodies to the stage like he does.

Name (English)

Angus Young

Name (Japanese)

アンガス・ヤング

Reading

あんがす・やんぐ

Born

March 31, 1955 (age 71)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Goat

Origin

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Occupation

guitarist / songwriter / composer / rock musician

High school

Ashfield Boys' High School

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0

Tags

• guitarist
• songwriter
• composer

Last updated

2026-06-11

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