Malcolm Young - Photo, Biography, AC / DC Group, Personal Life, Cause

Biography

The world would not hear Hells Bells and Highway to Hell performed by the legendary Rock band AC / DC, if it were not for Angus and Malcolm Yang to music. Born in a creative family, they since childhood dreamed of playing on stage. Angus Young still travels in a tour, and his colleague, the inspirer and elder brother Malcolm Young in 2017, abandoned the world. He suffered dementia.

Childhood and youth

Malcolm Mitchell Yang was born on January 6, 1953 in Glasgow, the largest city of Scotland. This fact can confuse some music lovers, because AC / DC is known as the Australian Group. On the mainland of the musician and his numerous family brought by a natural cataclysm.

In 1963, Great Britain covered the most severe winter in history, then the thickness of the snow cover reached 2.4 m. Especially popular at the time was television advertising, which offered to families to start a new life in Australia. William and Margaret Young, Malcolm's parents preferred to the eternal ice neighborhood with Kangaroo and gigantic insects.

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At the end of June 1963, the Yang family of 15 people left the UK. The only sister of Malcolm, Margaret, as well as some of his brothers: Angus, George, Stephen and William Jr. rose on board the aircraft. Alex remained in the UK, and John moved to Australia much later.

The life of the Young Family in Sydney is difficult to call a mad-free: they lived in the center of the immigration content of Villawood with other refugees and desperately needed earnings that Australia could not provide everything. However, at that time Malcolm made friends with Harry Wanda, who was among the first to join AC / DC.

Personal life

With his future wife, Linda Yang musician met in the years of becoming AC / DC. They lived a happy life, not overshadowed by rock scandals, brought up the son of Ross and the daughter of Sarah. Information about other women who cassed the personal life of Malcolm Yang, no.

Music

Malcolm Young told:

"All men of our family are musically developed. Stevie virtuoso owned the accordion, Alex and John became the first to learn to play guitar. The thrust to the string tool was transferred first to George, then I, then Angus. "

In the youth, the Brothers Young, especially George, Malcolm and Angus, paid music really a lot of time. In the 1970s, with Harry Vanda, they formed the Marcus Hook Roll Band group and even released the album Tales of Old Grand Daddy (1973), the only one in the discography.

In 1973, AC / DC Group was formed, and this is perhaps the most striking event in Yang's biography. Then Malcolma was 20 years old, and his brother Angus, the second "Father" - only 18.

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Not worth talking about AC / DC success. The group is considered the "mammoth" of rock, but their songs Highway to Hell, Thunderstruck, Back to Black and many others still "explode" parties.

Malcolm Young is considered the leading rhythm guitarist of his time. His virtuosity Journal Guitar Player explained the game on open chords through a series of amplifiers configured to a low volume without much gain. This, by the way, contradicts the popular belief that the rhythm guitar should publish loud, overloaded Power chords.

Yang spent 40 years from AC / DC, with the exception of 1988, when he was treated from alcohol addiction. To continue the musical career he prevented health.

Death

Upon completion of the Black Ice World Tour in 2010, Yang has discovered lung cancer. The malignant tumor was cut out in the early stages, and the disease retreated. At the same time, the musician began to experience problems with the heart, so he was put a pacemaker.

On September 24, 2014, AC / DC stated that their permanent guitarist because of severe illness was forced to retire. Two days later, in The Sydney Morning Herald there was information that Malcolm Young suffers with dementia. Later this information was confirmed by the family.

Angus Young clarified that the first signs of senile dementia from his brother were manifested back in 2010: before the next speech, the guitarist was forced to remember songs from the playlist.

Dementia has become the main cause of the death of 64-year-old Malcolm Yang. He died on November 18, 2017, a month after the departure of his older brother George, surrounded by a family in the suburb of Sydney. The funeral took place in the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary. Judging by the photos, former AC / DC musicians attended the ceremony, and Angus Young was accompanied by a brother's coffin with his guitar in his hand.

Discography

MARCUS HOOK ROLL BAND:

• 1973 - TALES OF OLD Grand Daddy

As part of AC / DC:

• 1975 - High Voltage
• 1975 - T.N.T.
• 1976 - DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT Cheap
• 1977 - Let There Be Rock
• 1978 - Powerage.
• 1979 - Highway To Hell
• 1980 - Back in Black
• 1981 - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
• 1983 - Flick of the Switch
• 1985 - Fly On The Wall
• 1988 - Blow Up Your Video
• 1990 - THE RAZOR'S EDGE
• 1995 - Ballbreaker
• 2000 - Stiff Upper Lip
• 2008 - Black Ice