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Malcolm Young's Family Confirms AC/DC Guitarist's Dementia
The illness has forced the guitarist to leave the band permanently. His nephew, Stevie Young, will fill in for him on the band's world tour in 2015
Malcolm Young - Martyn Goodacre/Getty
By Kory Grow | September 30, 2014
The family of founding AC/DC .. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/ac-dc .. guitarist Malcolm Young has confirmed the illness that forced the 61-year-old to quit the band. "Malcolm is suffering from dementia and the family thanks you for respecting their privacy," they said in a statement, according to People .. http://www.people.com/article/malcolm-young-ac-dc-dementia.
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The group had previously announced in April that Young would be taking a break .. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ac-dc-not-breaking-up-amid-retirement-rumors-20140416 .. from the band and that it would be recording a new record without him. When AC/DC announced that it would be putting out the record, Rock or Bust, this fall, they confirmed that Young would not be returning to the band, "due to the nature of Malcolm's condition." They did not go into the specifics of the illness.
Young's nephew, Stevie Young, played rhythm guitar in Malcolm's stead on Rock or Bust. He will also be filling in for the elder Young on the group's upcoming world tour in 2015.
"We miss Malcolm, obviously," AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson .. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/brian-johnson .. told Classic Rock .. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ac-dc-share-new-album-details-malcolm-young-health-update-20140709 .. in July at a time when the band was optimistic about the guitarist's return. "He's a fighter. He's in [the] hospital, but he's a fighter. We've got our fingers crossed that he'll get strong again.... Stevie, Malcolm's nephew, was magnificent, but when you're recording with this thing hanging over you and your work mate isn't well, it's difficult. But I'm sure [Malcolm] was rooting for us."
Rock or Bust will feature 11 new AC/DC songs when it comes out on December 2nd. In September, the band began teasing the song "Play Ball" in ads for Major League Baseball's Postseason campaign on Turner Sports.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/malcolm-youngs-family-confirms-ac-dc-guitarists-dementia-20140930#ixzz3EuJj2EP8
The illness has forced the guitarist to leave the band permanently. His nephew, Stevie Young, will fill in for him on the band's world tour in 2015
Malcolm Young - Martyn Goodacre/Getty
By Kory Grow | September 30, 2014
The family of founding AC/DC .. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/ac-dc .. guitarist Malcolm Young has confirmed the illness that forced the 61-year-old to quit the band. "Malcolm is suffering from dementia and the family thanks you for respecting their privacy," they said in a statement, according to People .. http://www.people.com/article/malcolm-young-ac-dc-dementia.
Related Slayer - The 10 Best Metal Albums of the 1980s
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-10-best-metal-albums-of-the-1980s-20130904
The group had previously announced in April that Young would be taking a break .. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ac-dc-not-breaking-up-amid-retirement-rumors-20140416 .. from the band and that it would be recording a new record without him. When AC/DC announced that it would be putting out the record, Rock or Bust, this fall, they confirmed that Young would not be returning to the band, "due to the nature of Malcolm's condition." They did not go into the specifics of the illness.
Young's nephew, Stevie Young, played rhythm guitar in Malcolm's stead on Rock or Bust. He will also be filling in for the elder Young on the group's upcoming world tour in 2015.
"We miss Malcolm, obviously," AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson .. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/brian-johnson .. told Classic Rock .. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ac-dc-share-new-album-details-malcolm-young-health-update-20140709 .. in July at a time when the band was optimistic about the guitarist's return. "He's a fighter. He's in [the] hospital, but he's a fighter. We've got our fingers crossed that he'll get strong again.... Stevie, Malcolm's nephew, was magnificent, but when you're recording with this thing hanging over you and your work mate isn't well, it's difficult. But I'm sure [Malcolm] was rooting for us."
Rock or Bust will feature 11 new AC/DC songs when it comes out on December 2nd. In September, the band began teasing the song "Play Ball" in ads for Major League Baseball's Postseason campaign on Turner Sports.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/malcolm-youngs-family-confirms-ac-dc-guitarists-dementia-20140930#ixzz3EuJj2EP8
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