AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson has been advised by doctors to stop touring or risk total hearing loss, the band said. Rudd was sentenced to eight months' home detention after he pleaded guilty to charges of threatening to kill, and possession of methamphetamine and cannabis. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. The way I look at it, I had a great run.". Two E-6B Mercury aircraft are seen flying over DC and Oregon as Trump... Is Trump a superspreader? He has since recorded on Jim Breuer's Songs From the Garage album joined other artists onstage for brief collaborations with the likes of Robert Plant and Muse. AC/DC mainman Brian Johnson has checked in with an update after meeting with hearing technology expert Stephen Ambrose. By AC/DC co-founder and Malcolm's younger brother, Angus, 60, opened up about his brother's illness explaining he had been showing early signs as far back as the band's Black Ice World Tour in 2008. By Frank Coletta for Daily Mail Australia and Afp, Published: 23:41, 15 March 2016 | Updated: 08:06, 16 March 2016. He says it mostly stems from an injury he sustained while auto-racing without ear protection. It's not me, it's you! All rights reserved. ', 'I've got nothing against Chris. Johnson claims the hearing loss he’s suffered is the result of his second career as a race-car driver, … Johnson says via Ambrose’s Facebook page: “It works. By the nineties he introduced the technology to Guns N' Roses and thought Johnson might be interested. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer. Only time will tell.". Johnson was forced to stop touring with the band earlier this year under the threat of permanent deafness. AC/DC's lead singer Brian Johnson is opening up about the hearing loss scare that caused him to stop touring. But Johnson had told his fellow rockers about his doctor's examination in the hope of finding a solution but 'literally the next day in the press it was, "Tour cancelled; he's losing his hearing",' Breuer added. March 7 was the "darkest day of my professional life," he added. The band has also parted ways with long-time drummer Phil Rudd, who was convicted in New Zealand of threatening to kill an employee. Johnson continued, sharing that he was "having difficulty" hearing guitars or other musicians onstage and was afraid it would affect the quality of his performance. “I can’t speak for [Angus Young] and his team as to what their reasons were for doing what they did, but considering that we had a drummer lose an arm and we waited for him, the way that they dealt with it was not the way I would have done it. Historically, this is a band that never apologized for waking the neighbors with their high voltage rock-n-roll. He's seen on stage with Angus Young and Cliff Williams in February in Houston, Texas, 'He could risk total hearing loss': Although his exact condition is not known, the Australian rock band released a statement explaining the seriousness of the 68-year-old's situation, Brian Johnson's future with the band is in doubt as AC/DC is set to recommence the US leg of their 'Rock or Bust World Tour' along with guest vocalists or a permanent replacement, AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson, 68, is believed to be close to losing his hearing after 36 years as lead singer, Breuer said he visited the singer at his Florida home and found his long-time friend to be 'really depressed.'. "While the outcome is uncertain, my attitude is optimistic. AC/DC postponed about 10 shows and Johnson was forced into retirement. 'But he wasn't upset about his health,' he revealed on his podcast. Brian Johnson and Angus Young performing during the 'Black Ice' tour in 2008 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Brian Johnson and Angus Young seen doing their thing on stage at the Cow Palace in San Francisco on February 16, 1982, two years after Johnson took over as lead singer following Bon Scott's death. Feeling a little flush, fellas? New coronavirus cases today are up just 1.4% on last week... Business leaders back rebellious Middlesbrough mayor: Defiant leader is praised for rejecting lockdown as... 770 students at Northumbria university in Newcastle have tested positive for coronavirus as the city is... Boris Johnson facing new Tory 'nanny state' backbench rebellion as MPs 'plot to force vote on scrapping the... NHS doctors are told to RATION Covid-19 treatment remdesivir amid global scramble for drug after US... 'Do the right thing!' The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Since teaming up with Rose, AC/DC have been performing tracks they had played only rarely in recent years, including Riff Raff, Touch Too Much and If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It). The iconic heavy rock band called off the 10 remaining shows on their 2016 US tour, amid doctor's fears Johnson, 68, would go deaf if he kept performing. Johnson's woes are only the latest for the rock elders. REVEALED: The White House covered-up Hope Hicks' COVID diagnosis for 24 hours while Trump carried on with... A warning to America's enemies? Thank you for signing up to Classic Rock. "On stage, it was getting harder and harder to hear the guitars, even hear the keys, and I was basically going on muscle memory," Johnson told The Sunday Times. He said the tour could consist of 'karaoke guest stars' who will appear for individual shows. 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He was placed on alcohol restrictions but ended up back in a New Zealand court last year charged with breaching the ban, Phil Rudd has been openly dismissive of his replacement Chris Slade (pictured centre) - who now tours worldwide AC/DC saying, 'Chris Slade is a good drummer, but I've got no idea what he's doing up there'. Doctors said he can still record music in studios and he fully plans on doing that, he said. Elliott said Johnson deserved better. BA1 1UA. Johnson was forced to stop touring with the band earlier this year under the threat of permanent deafness. You will receive a verification email shortly. We're using cookies to improve your experience. The lead guitarist said he had hoped Malcolm would show signs of recovery but unfortunately did not. ', Brian Johnson and Angus Young performing at Melbourne Park in 2001. There was a problem. © Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? I'm the man'. The singer said in a letter to fans at the time that he intended to focus on medial treatment to improve his hearing so he could eventually return to the stage. Mashable, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Share it in the comments. The web of contacts the President has met over the last seven days - including... 'I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy': Rachel Maddow and Alyssa Milano are among stars to sympathize with... 'Still think it's a hoax Mr President?' Dancing On Ice 2021 full line-up revealed... Billie Faiers joins the likes of Rebekah Vardy, Myleene Klass... Hidden marks beneath the Mona Lisa reveal Leonardo da Vinci 'traced' the outline of the iconic painting from... Ex-soldier, 41, who hacked his estranged wife, 31, to death with a Gurkha knife in front of horrified... Strong arm of the law: Moment police officer SHOVES teenage motorbike thief, 17, off vehicle after lying in... 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