Back in July, AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams said he'd be backing out of the band once its tour wraps up. To quote Williams, he's backing out because "losing Malcolm, the thing with Phil and now with Brian, it's a changed animal. I feel in my gut it's the right thing."
"It's time for me to step out, and that's all. Not because we've lost Mal, Phil or Brian. I mean, everything changes when something happens like that. When Bon [Scott, vocals] died, it changed then. You know, everything changes, so it's not that. It's just… I'm just ready to get off the road, really, and do what I do…
"In between tours, we take a few years off, so I know how to do that, I know what I'm gonna do. Again, it's just my time. I'm happy. I just need to… Family time now… just chill out and not do this.
"I mean, I couldn't have asked for anything more, being with the people I'm with and have been, and being in this situation with this band, playing this music."
Whatever his reasoning his, good on Cliff for having done the job since 1977. Dude's earned a relaxing retirement, and I have a feeling the remainder of AC/DC will be doing the same soon enough. Even Angus Young, arguably the face of the band, doesn't know what'll happen after this tour.
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