Product Description

By night, Brian Johnson sings in the biggest rock 'nÂ’ roll band on the planet.But by day, AC/DCÂ’s charismatic, flat-capped frontman gets to indulge his passion for all things automotive.Cars and rock 'nÂ’roll, they were made for each other. Car racer, car collector and all-round car enthusiast, Johnson is an incurable, certifiable petrolhead who canÂ’t remember a time when four wheels didnÂ’t feature as large in his life as music. Starting, as a young boy growing up in Tyneside, with an old steering wheel and his imagination, a lifelong passion took root early.And through cramped teenage fumbles in an old mini and clapped-out, hygienically challenged tour vans, to chauffeur-driven, leather-trimmed limos and a sideline as a successful racing driver, itÂ’s been there ever since. By turns, surprising, joyful, poignant and usually laugh-out-loud funny, Rockers and Rollers is the story of man with an insatiable appetite for life and a glimpse into the extraordinary world of AC/DC, set soon to overtake the Beatles as the biggest selling-band in history. Packed with hair-raising anecdotes and revealing a God-given talent for comic writing on every page, Brian Johnson has written the most unique, entertaining autobiography of the year.And essential reading for car nuts and rock fans. Well thatÂ’ll be most of us then Â…

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2345 in Books
• Published on: 2009-10-15
• Binding: Hardcover
• 264 pages

About the Author
Brian Johnson was born in Dunstan in Gateshead in 1947. After various jobs in Tyneside and fronting local band Geordie, he joined AC/DC in 1980. He lives in Sarasota, Florida and Rockers and Rollers is is first book.

Customer Reviews

Laugh out loud
Mr Brian Johnson has a unique turn of phrase and is a funny bastard to booth!! The book consists of a collection of tales set around his love of cars. This book doesn't offer a deep insight into his life but there is enough to confirm that he would make for very good company indeed. Well worth a read and expect to laugh out loud at times,

Knob Gags Galore!
If you're a fan of cars and/or AC/DC, this is a cracker. As mentioned above, it's not an in-depth account of his life (or his band), just a random collection of motor related anecdotes.

If you ever meet Brian (which I'm lucky enough to have done), you'll know he is a very, very funny 'salt-of-the-earth' guy, with a suitably earthy sense of humour. The absence of any real chronology, combined with the fact that he manages to shoehorn a knob/sex gag into nearly every other sentence, makes you feel like he's cheerfully recounting these tales to you, pint-in-hand, propping up the bar next to you.

rockers and rollers book
excellent book buy acdc's frontman.if you like acdc and cars and want a really good laugh at the same time,then this is for you,its brilliant.