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The AC/DC story is a remarkable one. They paid their dues playing to pissed-up bruisers in Australian pubs, and went on to sell 140 million albums worldwide. In 1980, their singer Bon Scott choked to death on his vomit following a booze binge, but AC/DC bounced back with their biggest album, Back In Black. And it was in 2001 that US shock-jock Howard Stern summed up the appeal of the band's no-bullshit hard rock and bawdy lyrics - specifically the line, "I was born with a stiff" - by declaring them "f***ing geniuses".
Reminded of this compliment, all three laugh long and hard. They don't take themselves too seriously - good news given the cheek of these questions...
AC/DC have not supported another band for 20-odd years, so why play second fiddle to The Rolling Stones in Germany? Was the money too good to refuse?
Jake Ashfield, St Albans
Malcolm Young: They've offered it a few times over the years. We'd never really met them but when they played in Sydney, Ron Wood asked me and Angus to jam with them. We played a 12-bar blues and Angus and Jagger were duckwalking, taking the mickey out of each other.
Angus Young: I know I was in Mick's spot, but that was by accident.
Angus, you're 44 years old - isn't it time to retire the schoolboy's uniform?
Dave Homer, Ilford
AY: Nah! When I put the uniform on, I'm ready. The legs start shaking.
MY: The first time he put it on he said, "Do you think they'll kill me out there?" I said, "You'd better jump around a bit!"
AY: I thought, "If I stand still I'm a target." In some of the pubs we played there was that much scrapping going on, you were behind the amps!
What happened to Brian's ballet about Helen Of Troy?
Matthew Young, Doncaster
Brian Johnson: Aw, divvent ask that!
MY: He lost his tutu!
BJ: It's not a ballet, it's just a musical. The first rehearsal's on 4 July in London. That's enough of that, thank you very much! I'm embarrassed in front of the lads.
My parents thought I'd grow out of impersonating Angus when I was 16. I'm now 38 and still doing it. Can you help?
Heavy Metal Joe, Llwyngwril
AY: He can visit my psychiatrist if he wants, but I don't think there's much hope for him.
Who's the best Angus lookalike you've seen?
Andy Stevenson, Kinloss
AY: Britney Spears is a good example.
Have you ever been to a School Disco club, Angus?
Geoff Layne, London
AY: I don't know about that! You never know who might show up. Lord Sadist or something.
Beavis and Butt-Head are big AC/DC fans [Butt-Head is never without an AC/DC T-shirt]. Do you take that as a compliment?
Damon Stagg, Taunton
MY: The guy who does it [Mike Judge] is just a rock'n'roller. He can't believe his luck - he can't believe he got away with such a cheap show.
AY: When I met him, he just looked at me, laughing.
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