Popeater has an interview of AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, as he has a book ‘Rockers and Rollers’ to promote, and beside his love for cars (he has 11 of them!), and his memory of Arnold Schwarzenegger appearing on a AC/DC video for ‘Big Gum’, he expressed his disdain for ‘American Idol’ and some other interesting thoughts:
‘No, I don't watch 'American Idol.' I don't like watching people getting humiliated. It hurts me. Some people are more nervous than others. When I was 16 and did me first gig I was so terrified, where other guys who maybe weren't as good as but had bags of confidence. Of course as the years went by I got more confident. I'm just terrified these shows might knock the stuffing out of a guy who is nervous. It's toe curling watching those people being told they're not good enough and the tears are mawkish, but it's making somebody a bloody fortune and it's certainly not the artists.’
And when he was asked about his debut as a singer in a church choir, he had to say a few more words about god and religion:
‘Well I don't believe in religion let's put it that way. I believe all religions are bad. I think they're a waste of time. Jesus was a clever man. He wasn't the son of God. We all know that he was a very clever, wonderful man and he said, 'Church is in here meaning you are your own church.' If you're a good man you become contended, if you're a good person your dying breath is one of contentment that lasts for eternity and if you're a bad man and you've lived a bad life, you've done some wicked and evil things just for the heck of it, well that will hit you on your last breath of life, that's hell. Now, listen, this is the universe according to Brian and I'm probably as wrong as anybody but I'm as right as anybody else. All religions make money and cause troubles and war and death and I'm tired of it. Stop now! Enjoy your life!’
Two points well made, I can’t believe how much I have in common with that guy, minus the 11 cars…