AC/DC says reality shows are a poor path to success

Unlike Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, you won't find members of AC/DC on the panel of a singing contest: They're not exactly fans of the reality show route to success.
"There's only one way to do it," said lead vocalist Brian Johnson. "You get on the stage, you learn your trade and you get out and play in front of people. You serve your apprenticeship just like anybody else."

Johnson added: "The shortcut ways leads to tears at the end of the day. It's all hype. And it's not fair on the kids to make them famous one week and then nobodies the next. It's just not right."
Johnson and Angus Young - who jokingly asked if Tyler was "hanging people or something" when told of Tyler's role as a judge on "American Idol" - reflected on the path to success last week in London before the premiere of their latest DVD, "Live at River Plate." It features performances from Argentina, where the band - which also includes Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams and Phil Rudd - performed to an impressive crowd of 70,000 fans each show for three nights last December.

As part of one of the biggest and most enduring bands in the world, Young and Johnson believe that early struggles got them to where they are today. Johnson said he started his singing career in British youth clubs in front of 30 people. And he took buses to get there.
It's a far cry from the large-scale concerts, which were filmed in Buenos Aires and marked AC/DC's return to the country after a 13 year absence.  MORE

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