Brian Johnson AC/DC

Brian Johnson said AC/DC was 'still a working entity of sorts' and he was hoping for new music in October 2022.

If I can think of something like the great fuck-ups onstage, maybe. But in the Billboard interview, he clarified, “I should have said that’s another book, but it’s not mine. That was just one, and I knew the others were going to be the same, so … [Power Up](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/acdc-power-up-delay/), released in November 2020 but completed two years earlier. I think everybody hopes to make more music.” [Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/brian-johnson-acdc-lives-of-brian-book-memoir-interview-1235159528/), Johnson described the band as “still a working entity of sorts,” although he didn’t say whether it had any projects at the planning stage.

In a new interview with Billboard, AC/DC singer Brian Johnson referred to the band as "still a working entity of sorts" but didn't reveal any future touring ...

When the album, "Back In Black", was released in July 1980 — a mere three months after Johnson had joined the band — it exploded, going on to sell 50 million copies worldwide, and triggering a years-long worldwide tour. After a quarter century of platinum albums and record-breaking tours, he was forced to quit the band in 2016 after being diagnosed with hearing loss, but made a triumphant return in 2020 with the release of "Power Up", which went to No.1 in 21 countries. Bon Scott, the lead singer and lyricist of the Australian rock band AC/DC died at 33. By the early '70s, he performed with the glam rock band GEORDIE, and they had a couple hits, but it was tough going. And I think a book about the present day or, say, when I joined to the present day would be nothing more than a catalog, a diary of what happened." I want to read what it was like when Malcolm [Young] and Angus [Young] just had a meeting and said, 'Right, let's do this' and got the drummer and the singer.

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson has opened up about exiting the band's 2016 tour and being temporarily replaced by Axl Rose. Read more here.

However, the band hasn’t performed since those Axl Rose shows in 2016, although Johnson has made a few one-off performances himself, including [joining Foo Fighters onstage](https://consequence.net/2021/05/foo-fighters-ac-dc-back-in-black-brian-johnson-vax-live-concert/) a couple of times to sing a few AC/DC classics. He rejoined AC/DC to record their 17th studio album, 2020’s I didn’t tumble down, I was in free fall.” “It was one of the most difficult conversations of my life – the pain of it made worse over the weeks that followed when the tour simply went on without me. He has now revealed that his departure led him into a state of despair, as described in his new memoir It was a sheer cliff.

Brian Johnson touches on his heartbreaking 2016 exit from AC/DC in his new memoir 'The Lives of Brian,' due out October 25.

It was just always there.” It was a tough situation. He wrote of the technician and the technology that helped him rejoin the band, “Whatever magic he used, it worked. I didn’t tumble down, I was in free fall.” Fortunately, Johnson was able to rejoin AC/DC for their 2020 studio album Power Up thanks to new in-ear monitor technology that helped the singer hear again. It was a sheer cliff.

With Drummer Phil Rudd getting replaced by Chris Slade in 2015 and Malcolm Young retiring due to his battle with dementia a year prior, Angus Young and bassist ...

Johnson had to leave AC/DC in 2016 due to severe hearing loss. | iHeart.

It's all a credit to the developers of a new in-ear monitoring technology, developed for people with his particular hearing issues. He even returned to AC/DC in 2018 to record the band's PWR/UP studio album. It was just always there." But his hearing loss wasn't treatable; there was nothing he could do. But the story picks up from there. [warned him that he would go completely deaf if he continued](https://q1043.iheart.com/content/2020-08-17-brian-johnson-thought-he-was-disappointing-fans-before-his-acdc-departure/?pname=www.q1043.com&sc=dnsredirect). Don't get me wrong, I didn't want to die. I just didn't f--ing care any more. It was a tough situation. "I found myself winning more than usual," Johnson writes. "It's like finding a stranger in your house, sitting in your favorite chair," Johnson said of his feelings on Rose taking his place. [autobiography, ](https://q1043.iheart.com/content/2022-09-07-acdcs-the-lives-of-brian-memoir-due-out-in-october/?pname=www.q1043.com&sc=dnsredirect) [The Lives of Brian](https://q1043.iheart.com/content/2022-09-07-acdcs-the-lives-of-brian-memoir-due-out-in-october/?pname=www.q1043.com&sc=dnsredirect), Johnson acknowledges that Rose "did a great job" stepping in for him, but he "just couldn't watch" the band performing without him.

In his new autobiography, Johnson recalls calling their tour manager, Tim, about his decision to leave. Advertisement. He wrote: “It was one of the most ...

“But there was to be a twist in the tale. “Then he was invited to London for an audition for one of the world’s biggest rock acts. “For over a decade [Johnson] tried to make his mark with a succession of bands. It was just always there.” He continued: “But I couldn’t watch – especially when you’ve been doing it for 35 years. I didn’t tumble down, I was in free fall.

On October 25, 2022, Dey Street Books will publish The Lives Of Brian in North America. The 384-page hardcover, written by legendary AC/DC vocalist Brian ...

When the album, Back In Black, was released in July—a mere three months after Johnson had joined the band—it exploded, going on to sell 50 million copies worldwide, and triggering a years-long worldwide tour. By the early ’70s he performed with the glam rock band Geordie, and they had a couple of hits, but it was tough going. Bon Scott, the lead singer and lyricist of the Australian rock band AC/DC died at age 33. And I think a book about the present day or, say, when I joined to the present day would be nothing more than a catalog, a diary of what happened.” They would record their first album together, the iconic Back In Black, which would become the biggest selling rock album of all time. I want to read what it was like when Malcolm and Angus just had a meeting and said, ‘Right, let’s do this’ and got the drummer and the singer.