AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson was attended to famous TV series named “A Life On The Road”, and he made a new conversation with another legendary singer, Sting.
Brian has mentioned about the phenomenon guitar player Jimi Hendrix, and revealed a tragic story of why he didn’t attend a live Jimi show when he was young. Here’s the conversation (transcriped by Alternative Nation):
Brian said:
“There was one musician who blew both our minds back in Newcastle when we were young and that was Jimi Hendrix.”
He continued:
“You worked the Club-A-GoGo in 1966 when Jimi Hendrix was there. I couldn’t get in because I didn’t have any money but I got on my hands on knees and begged.”
Sting said:
“Oh that was you!”
[Both laugh]
Brian said:
“I got in the back and I wasn’t a very tall kid, couldn’t see much except the flash of the machine heads.”
Sting:
“But the ceiling of the stage was this far above your head [Sting motions with his hands]”
Brian chimed in:
“Absolutely.”
Sting:
“That was my first gig.”
Johnson:
“Ever?”
Sting:
“I think so.”
Brian:
“In England?”
Sting:
“Well there was a Newcastle connection because Chaz Chandler who was the bass player for The Animals was also the manager.”
Brian:
“Well that would explain why.”
Sting:
“Then the next day, they stayed at Chaz’s mom’s house in Gate’s Head apparently.”
Brian:
“I didn’t know that.”
[Brian’s phone suddenly rings]
Sting:
“The phone was ringing and really professional, Brian.”
[Both Laugh]
Brian:
“I don’t fucking believe it! It’s my forty year old Nokia! Sorry about that, that’s embarrassing, I do beg your pardon. You do got yours turned off, have ya?”
Sting:
“I don’t have one.”
Brian:
“Not even a Nokia?”
Sting:
“No.”
Brian:
“Well there you go ladies and gentleman, there’s an exclusive right here in this van. Sting doesn’t have a phone so don’t try and phone him!”
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