Why does Angus wear the schoolboy suit?

[Info taken from 'Shock To The System' by Mark Putterford]


Angus and Malcolm wanted to have a visual focal point to go along with their music, and their sister Margaret suggested Angus wear the schoolboy getup. It was something Angus had tried in one of his previous bands, but only once. Early AC/DC performances saw Angus in a variety of costumes, including a gorilla suit (where he'd bust out of a cage), Zorro, Spiderman (with a huge rope spider's web at the back of the stage), and Superman (with a phone booth on stage where he could change). Former manager Michael Browning remembers once that Angus was in the phone booth and the door got stuck!


NOTE: I remember early AC/DC press info that explained Angus' schoolboy suit as something he wore because he would rush to practice with the band right after school. Of course, he was out of school by the time he joined with Malcolm in AC/DC, and this was just another bit of creative marketing. However, it is possible that he did do this with earlier bands he was in while still a student.




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