AC/DC Singer's Celebrity Drive

October 17, 2008

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson recently spoke to Motor Trend about the 2007 Rolls-Royce Phantom car he bought a few weeks ago. Surprisingly, with his success since joining the band in 1980 with their megahit album "Back in Black", this is his first Rolls, which he rates an "absolute 10." Turning 61 this month made him reflect: "I came from a mining village and nobody had any money. I promised myself one day I would buy one. It's the best car I've ever had."

On a scale of one to 10, he wanted to give it a million rating. "I'm still trying to find out where the bloody boot [trunk] switch is!" he laughs. "The instruction book is about as heavy as the Ten Commandments. You could use it as a jack!"

He traded in his Bentley Continental, which he adored. "I still do love it because I fell in love with the Audi engine, you know the W12 twin-turbo. I loved it that much, I've ordered myself an Audi R8." The R8 should arrive in November. "I'll be on tour, which is bloody just about typical, isn't it?" he laughs.

Read the entire article from Motor Trend.

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