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.

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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)

Origin

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Occupation

guitarist / songwriter / composer / rock musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Goat

High school

Ashfield Boys' High School

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/angusyoungofficial/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus%20Young
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43932

Tags

• guitarist
• songwriter
• composer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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