so it’s a nice history lesson as well as a bit about the area the family started and what it was like being in a band. The band toured the world for a full year to support the album, changing the face of rock music—and Brian Johnson’s life—forever. In 2006, he took part in car racing reality television series The Race, broadcast on Sky One in the UK. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you.

Featured were Roger Daltrey ( The Who), Lars Ulrich ( Metallica), Nick Mason ( Pink Floyd), Sting ( The Police), Joe Elliott ( Def Leppard), and Robert Plant ( Led Zeppelin).

On 9 July 2014, Johnson was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Music by Northumbria University in recognition of his significant contribution to the music industry. So when, after the tragic death of Bon Scott, AC/DC hired Brian as their new singer, he gave it his all. I’ve gone from choirboy to rock’n’roll singer, and now I’ve gone and written a bloody book about it.

That AC/DC's legendary front man got to do it all is one of the most cheering and entertaining stories in rock 'n'roll history. Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose was recruited to complete the remaining ten shows in North America and twelve shows in Europe. I've been able to do some not very good watercolour pantings and some cooking which has turned out to be surprisingly edible. In 2013, Johnson appeared as a guest singer on two songs on Sting's album The Last Ship which features artists with roots in the northeast of England. But I feel like now the next thing I’ve got is I want to jump into my race bar, put the helmet on and just go racing.Warm, vivid, evocative, life-affirming and often laugh-out-loud funny, The Lives of Brian tells the story of one of our most well-loved performers in his own inimitable words. As a fan of AC/DC and having seen them live, the story of how the only front man I knew for them was very compelling. AC/DC have sold more than 200 million records worldwide, including 75 million albums in the United States, making them the ninth-highest-selling artist in the United States and the 16th-best-selling artist worldwide.

I've had time on my hands over recent years, following early retirement, that I believe has been put to good use. In 1982, a compilation including ten of Geordie's 1973–1976 songs, was issued as Brian Johnson's solo album Strange Man on the MCA label. And then, all of a sudden, the book takes a huge leap straight to 2016, and him losing his hearing and being temporariily dropped by the band, cheerio, over and out.In February 1980, about seven months after the release of their breakthrough album Highway to Hell, Scott died of acute alcohol poisoning after a night of heavy drinking. I think when he saw Brian at that time, to Bon it was 'Well he's a guy that knows what rock and roll is all about.