AC/DC’s Angus Young: I came up with Highway To Hell during a bathroom break

In a new interview delving into some of AC/DC​’s most iconic singles with Zane Lowe for Essentials Radio on Apple Music 1, Angus Young has revealed that he came up with the premise of legendary track Highway To Hell (from the 1979 album of the same name) while on the toilet. Discussing the making of the record, the rock legend explains, ​“We’d been in Miami, and we’d been in a rehearsal room and that’s what we were doing. We were putting together new tracks. And we’d been there a couple of weeks and we were going a bit slow. And then I had come in one day with [Malcolm Young, late AC/DC co-founder and guitarist] and just before we got in, I said, ​‘I’ve got a good idea in my head.’ “So I got in and he came in, and I started playing the...

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