AC/DC news reveals that the one of the band's founding members Angus Young has shared that his brother and rhythm guitarist began suffering his dementia in 2008. The band's lead guitarist also affirmed that he is ready to carry on with playing music, despite losing key band members.
In the past weeks, several media outlets had revealed news about Malcolm Young's apparent dementia. But in a recent interview with Rolling Stone, his brother Angus disclosed that the illness had began occurring when the band was recorded their 16th studio album entitled "Black Ice" in 2008.
"It's something that had actually been happening for a long time," Angus said. "[It] had surfaced even before the last project. [Malcolm] was still capable of knowing what he wanted to do. I said to him, 'Do you want to go through with what we're doing?' and he said, 'S-t, yeah.'"
The AC/DC news also revealed that while the 61-year old Malcolm did struggle with his medical condition, he still managed to work through it, through sheer will.
"He got good help, good medical care," Angus said. "[He had] to relearn a lot of things, which was very strange for him. But he was always a confident guy and we made it work."
Another situation that the band is currently dealing with is the legal troubles drummer Phil Rudd is involved with. Earlier this month, the 60-year old musician was charged with attempting to procure murder after being accused of trying to carry out a hit on an unidentified man. The charges, however, were dropped a day after.
The AC/DC news added that despite the problems that they are currently facing, Angus Young is still eager to carry on with the music they have been playing for four decades now.
"We will definitely be out there," Young promised. "We are committed to this."
