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Phil Rudd hoping for AC/DC return

By | Published on Monday 10 August 2015

Phil Rudd

Currently under home detention after pleading guilty to charges of threatening to kill and drug possession earlier this year, (currently) former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has given an interview to New Zealand’s 3 News.

In it he says a lot of things. Like these actual words: “If your wife leaves you, it doesn’t matter. You can take this car to bed with you, mate. It’s so sexy. It’s sexy and it’s brutally quick. Brutal!”

But you didn’t come here to have disturbing Ferrari-related images placed in your mind. Rudd also discussed the incident that led to his arrest last November, and his hopes to rejoin AC/DC.

Explaining how, following a party to celebrate the release of his debut solo album ‘Head Job’, he came to make a phonecall threatening to kill an employee, Rudd said: “I was under a lot of stress. When you’re doing it yourself you don’t realise what a job it is. I got in at 7pm and everyone was pissed. Everyone was pissed and painful. I don’t like people that are pissed. When you want to listen to my album don’t turn up pissed, know what I mean? Know what I’m saying?”

Not entirely, no. On the subject of getting back together with AC/DC once his sentence is complete, he said he “didn’t want to act like something is happening and then look like a complete dickhead when it doesn’t” but that he would “never give up” in his bid to rejoin the outfit, despite suggestions that the band’s current tour without him may be their last.

“I’ve got a lot to think about now”, he said. “I’ve grown up, but not grown old. I hope there’s a difference. I still want to play the drums. I’ve got a lot of game left and I reckon I’m just starting to fucking get cleared up. So I just want a chance to get back in with the boys and just carry on from there. This last tour bullshit, you know, sure. Last tour, AC/DC will never retire, Angus will never retire”.

As for his replacement, Chris Slade, Rudd said: “Slade! He’s a good drummer, mate. Chris Slade’s a good drummer but I’ve got no idea what he’s doing up there. Trust me, I know what I’m talking about. I got nothing against Chris. It’s just he hasn’t got a permanent job. I hope! That’s all”.



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