AC/DC: SATAN'S PIGEONS?
They got their name off the back of an Australian vacuum cleaner—you know the type; big pouch—Angus saw the letters and thought it sounded electrified and powerful. Others reckoned it sounded re-volting. Well not all others. There’s a tale I recall of the head of a big British publishing company who thought it meant, well you know.
AC/DC: SATAN'S PIGEONS?
"I don't drink blood. I may wear block underwear now and again... -Angus Young"
Sylvie Simmons
They got their name off the back of an Australian vacuum cleaner—you know the type; big pouch—Angus saw the letters and thought it sounded electrified and powerful. Others reckoned it sounded re-volting. Well not all others. There’s a tale I recall of the head of a big British publishing company who thought it meant, well you know. Followed then-vocalist Bon Scott into the boys’ room, made a proposition and got peed on. No one made the same mistake again.
Despite their damp beginning, these five Australians (with a couple of changes along the way; one voluntary, one not) went on to become Big Stars, Supreme Rock ’n’ Roll Beings, amongst the most celebrated, most hard-working hard-rocking heavy metal band in the Whole Wide World (you guessed 1 like them). The great AC/DC!
How great? This is how great:
•In the past two years, Americans have spent over $75 million on AC/DC records.