Malcolm Young

Malcolm Young

Malcolm Mitchell Young (6 January 1953 – 18 November 2017) was an Australian musician who was the rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and a founding member of the hard rock band AC/DC. Except for a brief absence in 1988, he was a member of AC/DC from its inception in 1973 until retiring in 2014 for health reasons. As a member of AC/DC, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. Rolling Stone named Young as the 38th best guitarist of all time along with his younger brother and fellow AC/DC member Angus Young.

Quotes about Malcolm Young

  • Malcolm is, without a doubt, one of the best things that happened to rock music. Despite him not being in the spotlight, his contribution is more than just of a backing musician. A whole bunch of guitar noobs would say that playing AC/DC is easy, but none of them could reproduce what Malcolm did. Every true rock fan is aware that Malcolm was AC/DC's secret weapon. An essential component that kept things together and locked in with the drums. We could probably write a book worth of quotes with countless musicians praising Malcolm.
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