ROCK NEWS MALCOLM YOUNG WONT RETURN Biographer says mainmans illness means nephew Stevie will be in the band when they hit the road The author of a book about AC/DCs Young brothers says mainman Malcolm wont return to the band due to his health problems. Jesse Fink insists fans who have been hoping the 61-year-olds absence was temporary will have to get used to the fact that its permanent, and that his nephew Stevie, who appears on their upcoming album, is the man theyll see on the road in his place. The Aussie giants have remained tight-lipped about Youngs condition in order to protect his privacy. The only official statement announced hed be taking a break while his colleagues worked on the follow-up to 2008s Black Ice. No one has commented on speculation that hes suffered a stroke, has cancer or is fighting Alzheimers disease. Fink also refuses to discuss specifics – but he tells WZLX: Im not expecting to see Malcolm return. The important thing is we all let Mal be and hope he can recover. We should all expect that Stevie is in the band now. He tells Ultimate Classic Rock: Fans seem to think his illness is going to go away, and hes going to be on stage when they announce their tour. If what Ive heard from numerous sources is true, I expect Stevie will be touring with the band, and not Malcolm. Thats not a seditious viewpoint – its realistic. He adds that hes received positive reports about the album, which was completed last month. Im hearing on very reliable authority its up there with Black Ice, or even better, the author says. So Stevie must be a good replacement for Mal. Frontman Brian Johnson said in June that AC/DC were aiming to be back on the road before the end of the year. Finks book The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC is published in the UK in October.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 05:32:39 +0000
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