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AC/DC ‘don’t have to fire’ Phil Rudd
By Aly Barchi | Published on Friday 21 November 2014
Whilst the rockin world is probably up to date on what’s going on with AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd as far as his criminal situation goes (ie that he will appear in court in New Zealand next week to face charges of threatening to kill and possession of cannabis and methamphetamine, not to make light of any of those by bracketing them) what isn’t as clear is Rudd’s position within the AC/DC line-up; as in, is he still within the band at all?
Well, in a recent interview with Sirius XM’s Howard Stern, AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson has said that he and the band are going to leave Rudd’s fate to the legal system to decide. Or in his words: “I don’t think we have to do anything – fire him or anything like that. I think the situation is going to take care of itself”.
Using the same rather understating ‘pickle’ phrase as guitarist Angus Young did earlier in an interview this month, Johnson added: “He’s got himself into a pickle and there’s nothing we can do about it. We’re talking about criminal courts, judges and juries. But we are going to go on tour, and nothing’s going to stop us”.
As previously reported, AC/DC say they have had no contact with Rudd following his arrest earlier this month, prior to which the band have said he was behaving erratically, prompting them to shoot the video for ‘Rock Or Bust’, the title song to their forthcoming LP, with Buck & Evans’ Bob Richard standing in on drums.
‘Rock Or Bust’, a title that’s becoming more and more fitting as time goes on, comes out on 1 Dec.
