Talk:Stevie Young

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Nationality, Australian vs Scottish vs Scottish Born[edit]

Nationality discussions

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If you're here to dispute the nationality of AC/DC, Angus, Malcolm, Stevie or George, please understand this, This topic has been discussed countless times here and at Angus Young or brother's Malcolm Young, Stevie Young or George Young articles. All brothers were born in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1963 they moved to Sydney, Australia. AC/DC was officially formed in 1973 in Australia. The consensus discussions (listed below) and the Wikipedia community have concluded that Angus Young, Malcolm. Stevie and AC/DC will be listed as Australian. Any changes to this fact will be promptly removed.

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Parentage?[edit]

So, he's the nephew of Malcolm and Angus. Does that make him George Young's son? --kingboyk 00:41, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He is neither George nor Alex's son. His father was also called Stevie and stayed in Australia when his mother Jenny brought Stevie and his brother Fraser back to Hawick in the Scottish Borders. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.24.97.140 (talk) 09:57, 17 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Joined in September?[edit]

The album that he plays on was recorded in May. I would surmise the decision to have Stevie join the band as a permanent member was made before the album was made. Maybe say he joined the band and took over for his uncle, Malcolm, in early 2014, before the band went into the studio to record 'Rock or Bust". 67.224.16.233 (talk) 13:38, 28 October 2014 (UTC) Jack B. Nimble[reply]

That might well be true, but we have nothing to verify it. The only thing we can verify is that he was announced in September. We don't really have any idea exactly when it was decided Malcolm would never return to the band, and it would only have been then that Stevie was to become a permanent member. Bretonbanquet (talk) 19:24, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Do we even have any evidence that Stevie is considered a full member of the band? The official photograph in the band webpage displays just the other four musicians. And the official announcement for the new album reads: "Stevie Young, Angus and Malcolm Young's nephew, plays rhythm guitar on 'Rock or Bust’ and will tour with the band."--Gorpik (talk) 12:04, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The photo includes Stevie Young (second right) but it's actually Phil Rudd who's not there, for reasons that may or may not be straightforward. I don't know if we'll ever get an announcement that Stevie is a full member, but I think that's the way the world's media is looking at it. Bretonbanquet (talk) 14:19, 1 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, sorry, I stand corrected. Anyway, in section "The Band", the rhythm guitarist is still Malcolm. It looks like they don't want to get him out of the band, though Stevie is replacing him for all practical effects.--Gorpik (talk) 10:26, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Starfighters name connection[edit]

"Also, Starfighters took their name from an early band of AC/DC co-producer Harry Vanda." This is just a mere suggestion of the contributor. There is no footing to this claim, other than the fact that Harry Vanda played in a Dutch band called the Starfighters before his family moved to Australia (and that is exactly what used source says). There might or might not be a connection in there. I suggest to rephrase it as a curiosity, until a reliable source which supports such claim is found. Currentpeak (talk) 11:19, 23 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I agree - I say go ahead and make the change. Bretonbanquet (talk) 11:23, 23 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Also, there is no reliable source of the claim, that: "The connection to AC/DC goes back to the 1960s where Stevie, Angus and Malcolm attended the same school and played guitar together while growing up in Sydney." Although I think I have read an interview with Angus, where he mentioned that Stevie grew up with them and took a lot from Malcolm playing-wise. But then again, no source explicitly mentions this and that they together attended the same school. Currentpeak (talk) 14:14, 23 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'd say if anything strikes you as dubious or unlikely, take it out. If it turns out to be true we can always re-add it or re-source it later. There's a tendency to synthesise AC/DC myths from really poor source material and it finds its way on here. Bretonbanquet (talk) 14:55, 23 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]