April 15 at 5:20 a.m. EST: Australian journalist Darryl Mason writes on The Orstrahyun that "when AC/DC recently reunited in a rehearsal studio, Malcolm Young discovered he had forgotten how to play, due to a brain clot on his brain." He adds: "AC/DC won't continue playing and recording without Malcolm. It can't be done."
http://theorstrahyun.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/rip-acdc-1973-2014.html?m=1"AC/DC have ended their 41 year career on a terribly sad note.
Plans were underway for a new studio album, and a '40th Anniversary' world tour, 40 huge shows across the globe. But when AC/DC recently reunited in a rehearsal studio, Malcolm Young discovered he had forgotten how to play, due to a brain clot on his brain.
Media in Australia have gone ballistic today on rumours of The End Of AC/DC. Turns out it's true, according to close friends and relatives of Malcolm Young on Facebook, just short of an official announcement from the band.
AC/DC won't continue playing and recording without Malcolm. It can't be done. AC/DC is his band, he started AC/DC, under the guidance of big brother George Young (producer, songwriter) and encouraged his younger brother Angus to join. Malcolm Young has been the quiet motivator and boss of the band for four decades, co-writing nearly all of AC/DC's classics. His passion for the band and its music, and integrity, were so intense, he used to have fistfights with his younger brother, Angus, in the studio, when disagreements about a sound or riff couldn't be resolved. Proper punch-ups, teeth were lost, blood was drawn..."