“I guess I have always had the idea of being rich and having a lifestyle to which I was suited”, says AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott as he eases himself into the huge chauffeur-driven limousine that will drive him from the Symphony Hall in Atlanta, Georgia, USA to his room at the Peachtree Plaza, the world’s largest hotel.
Thus begins this article written by legendary Aussie photographer/journalist Rennie Ellis, which accompanies this amazing set of photos of AccaDacca in concert in Atlanta, 1978.
And how does it end? With this ominous paragraph:
In the meantime this heavy Australian rock and roll band continues to storm around the USA. “The more we work, the more we move on, the more ideas we get. It’s getting better and better,” says a grinning Bon. “I can’t see an end to it. It’s just like infinity rock and roll.”
You can read the whole article here:
Thanks a million to Manuela from the Rennie Ellis archive for sending this article. Check out the website for more of Rennie’s great photographic work.
By the way, if you’re in Melbourne, you can see an exhibition of Rennie’s work from Oct 31 2008, to Feb 22 2009, at the Ian Potter Centre, NGV Australia at Federation Square. The show will be called No standing Only dancing: Photographs by Rennie Ellis and you can see more info here.
oh man, when i hear him say that in plug me in, or even when i read it, i cry
YEAH SACCO ITS AN INTERESTING STATEMENT… ONE OPINION AS TO WHAT HE MEANT IS THAT HE THOUGHT THAT AC/DC HAD FINALLY CARVED OUT A NAME IN ROCK AND ROLL…A BIT LIKE STARTIN A FIRE… AT FIRST YOU HAVE TO THROW A FEW LOGS ONTO IT… BUT ONCE ITS GOING…
YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE IT DONT GET OUTTA CONTROL…
THEN THERE IS A “SUBLIMINAL” MEANING…