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Brian Johnson (born 5 October 1947) is an English singer and songwriter. Since 1980, he has been the lead singer of Australian rock band AC/DC, with whom he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.
AC/DC lead guitarist and co-founder Angus Young once recalled: "I remember Bon playing me Little Richard, and then telling me the story of when he saw Brian singing." He says about that night: "There's this guy up there screaming at the top of his lungs and then the next thing you know he hits the deck. He's on the floor, rolling around and screaming. I thought it was great, and then to top it off – you couldn't get a better encore – they came in and wheeled the guy off!'" Johnson was diagnosed with appendicitis later that night, which was the cause of his writhing around on stage. The band agreed immediately that Johnson's performing style fit AC/DC's music. Johnson's first album with AC/DC, Back in Black, became the second best-selling album worldwide.
In April 2016, during the "Rock or Bust" world tour, AC/DC announced the departure of Brian Johnson citing hearing issues. As the band explained it, Johnson risked total hearing loss if he continued. Johnson stated that his hearing issues hadn't come from performing for 36 years with AC/DC, but from having forgotten to put ear plugs in during a race that left him with a punctured left ear drum. Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose was recruited to complete the remaining 10 shows in North America and 12 shows in Europe. His last show with AC/DC was on February 28th, 2016; at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. After departing AC/DC, he recorded a new song with comedian Jim Breuer called "Mr. Rock'n'Roll".
source: wikipedia
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