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Tell us a little bit about opening for AC/DC.
Yeah, evidently it works like with any other large band that comes through [town]. Their agent takes submissions from other booking agents and then it get thrown into a big pile, like a radio DJ gets. They listened to our stuff and said, “That’s it, right there.” That freaks me out, man. When it comes to real rock ‘n’ roll, AC/DC is fucking real. When they were in their prime, you couldn’t a rock ‘n’ roll band up against them that would not get crushed. There was so much energy going on. All their songs sound the same because they don’t need to be different. [laughs] You can sing all of those guitar solos.
Anyway, I saw the guys back stage, and they’re as short as can be. It’s like you’re in the Shire. These guys are rock gods, these guys are icons. It’s astounding.
Did you get a chance to speak with any of them?
Yeah, I got to talk to Brian [Johnson]; Angus [Young] was doing his own thing. He and Malcolm [Young], they look so frail and so little. Once they got on stage, the transformation was remarkable. Once you put the [Gibson] SG in Angus’ hands, he looks like he could kill you with his bare hands. The energy coming off of those guys — Brian’s vocals holding up throughout the show — they’re just on a different level. We play clubs and have been fortunate enough to get arena gigs and stuff. I’ve opened up arenas with 12,000 people with just me and an acoustic guitar. That’s one thing. When it comes to our band, when we get on a stage that big, it’s a whole different level. I’m used to having eight or ten feet between me and Scott [Holiday] and Robin [Everhart]. When we’re talking like 60 feet in between those guys, I’ve got a lot of fucking ground to cover. You will wear yourself out. To see AC/DC up there ruling — I’ve got a lot of respect for them.
Yeah, evidently it works like with any other large band that comes through [town]. Their agent takes submissions from other booking agents and then it get thrown into a big pile, like a radio DJ gets. They listened to our stuff and said, “That’s it, right there.” That freaks me out, man. When it comes to real rock ‘n’ roll, AC/DC is fucking real. When they were in their prime, you couldn’t a rock ‘n’ roll band up against them that would not get crushed. There was so much energy going on. All their songs sound the same because they don’t need to be different. [laughs] You can sing all of those guitar solos.
Anyway, I saw the guys back stage, and they’re as short as can be. It’s like you’re in the Shire. These guys are rock gods, these guys are icons. It’s astounding.
Did you get a chance to speak with any of them?
Yeah, I got to talk to Brian [Johnson]; Angus [Young] was doing his own thing. He and Malcolm [Young], they look so frail and so little. Once they got on stage, the transformation was remarkable. Once you put the [Gibson] SG in Angus’ hands, he looks like he could kill you with his bare hands. The energy coming off of those guys — Brian’s vocals holding up throughout the show — they’re just on a different level. We play clubs and have been fortunate enough to get arena gigs and stuff. I’ve opened up arenas with 12,000 people with just me and an acoustic guitar. That’s one thing. When it comes to our band, when we get on a stage that big, it’s a whole different level. I’m used to having eight or ten feet between me and Scott [Holiday] and Robin [Everhart]. When we’re talking like 60 feet in between those guys, I’ve got a lot of fucking ground to cover. You will wear yourself out. To see AC/DC up there ruling — I’ve got a lot of respect for them.
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