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Was Malcolm in rehab when his cousin Stevie Young replaced him for an AC/DC tour in 1988?
Kelvin Donaghy, Bristol
MY: Yeah. There were bits in the paper about my son being ill, which was true, but that wasn't the reason, it was booze. You just don't see it coming. We'd have two Bloody Marys at the hotel in the morning, then straight to the airport and into the bar. On the plane you go, "I'll have a screwdriver" - and you get two! We all went that way, except Ang, who was teetotal.
AY: I wonder why!
MY: It hit me big time. The lads got
concerned - they'd seen Bon go, and I was f***ing up. I knew I had to get it out of my system if I was ever to get back.
Is [Black In Black producer] Mutt Lange doing your next album, or have the records he's made with his wife Shania Twain put you off working with him?
Andrew Wood, Bolton
MY: I think the Def Leppard records put us off! We're just getting the basics together for the new record, searching for those great riffs that are still to be had. We could give you a dozen in a minute but we're looking for the ones that stand out. We're out on the road now to remind us what the punters like - it puts you back in that frame.
AY: The Mutt rumours probably started when he came to see us on the last tour.
What does Shania Twain see in Mutt [they married in 1993]?
A Rees, Melton Mowbray
BJ: What f***ing rude c*** asked that?
MY: Mutt's a great bloke. Polite, mannered, no airs and graces. His wife, you wouldn't recognise her - nothing like she is on stage. She does her own housework. She's a real down-to-earth woman.
Do you need a licence for firing those cannons on stage?
Zoe Hall, Peterborough
BJ: It's proper gunpowder, so you need a black powder licence.
AY: As issued by Long John Silver.
MY: It's funny, they just put us in the Hall Of Fame, and the cannons have been in there for years!
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