Malcolm Young, Rhythm Guitarist and Co-Founder of AC/DC, Retires, Is Suffering From Dementia

[Super_Nova]

[quote]The family of founding [URL="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/ac-dc"]AC/DC[/URL] guitarist Malcolm Young has confirmed the illness that forced the 61-year-old to quit the band. "Malcolm is suffering from dementia and the family thanks you for respecting their privacy," they said in a statement, according to [I][URL="http://www.people.com/article/malcolm-young-ac-dc-dementia"]People[/URL][/I].

The group had previously announced in April that Young would be [URL="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ac-dc-not-breaking-up-amid-retirement-rumors-20140416"]taking a break[/URL] from the band and that it would be recording a new record without him. When AC/DC announced that it would be putting out the record, [I]Rock or Bust[/I], this fall, they confirmed that Young would not be returning to the band, "due to the nature of Malcolm's condition." They did not go into the specifics of the illness.
Young's nephew, Stevie Young, played rhythm guitar in Malcolm's stead on [I]Rock or Bust[/I]. He will also be filling in for the elder Young on the group's upcoming world tour in 2015.[/quote]

[URL]http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/malcolm-youngs-family-confirms-ac-dc-guitarists-dementia-20140930[/URL]

[Tayley]

so I guess he isn't feeling as [I]young[/I] as he used to?

[SuperPlamz]

Dementia? I guess that explains why they've been writing the same songs over and over.

I'm sorry...

[NuggetWarmer]

What a terrible reason to be forced into retirement. I hope his condition doesn't worsen anymore than it already has.

[The_J_Hat]

Quite expected, given the circumstances, but still rather sad.

[erik802]

Malcolm old

[Del91]

This is like 4 days late lol

[C.C]

Not surprised, as soon as I heard that he was forgetting who visitors were after 10 minutes of coming into his hospital room the game was over.