Former AC/DC Drummer CHRIS SLADE Reflects On AXL ROSE Joining AC/DC For Rock Or Bust World Tour – “He Was A Great Guy; Very Professional”
Former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade recently guested on the Appetite For Distortion podcast, where he discussedv the upcoming album and tour from The Chris Slade Timeline, AC/DC and working with Axl Rose, Tom Jones, his autobiography and more. Check it out below.
Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose joined AC/DC is 2016 for the Rock Or Bust World Tour when long-time lead vocalist Brian Johnson had to stop touring due to hearing problems. Slade comments on Rose stepping in:
“I must admit, I was a little trepidatious, shall I say. But he said ‘hello,’ I shook his hand, and I thought, ‘This guy’s all right.’ He was a great guy, actually. I know I’ve heard the horror stories, as we all have, but in my experience, he was great. Very professional. He was never late anywhere, anytime.”
“He asked Angus (Yound / guitar) to learn a few songs, like five or six songs that he would love to do because he’d been a fan, and we learned them. Well, we knew ’em before, but he wanted to do (them). I think we did things like ‘Riff Raff’; I can’t remember properly, to be very honest. But it was great.”
