Brian Johnson To Publish Autobiography "The Lives Of Brian" On October 26th

Brian Johnson, AC/DC’s legendary frontman, will publish his long-awaited autobiography, The Lives of Brian, on October 26th 2021.

The book will be published in the UK by Penguin Michael Joseph, a division of Penguin Random House, by Publishing Director, Rowland White. It will be published simultaneously in the US by Harper Collins.

The Lives of Brian will find Johnson covering his early life and career: chronicling his childhood growing up in a small town in England, starting his first band, and ultimately replacing AC/DC’s late first frontman, Bon Scott, and making the band’s 1980 classic, Back in Black.

“I’ve had some long nights and some great nights, some bad days and a lot of good days, and during that time I’ve gone from choirboy to rock & roll singer, and now I’ve gone and written a bloody book about it,” Johnson said of the book in a statement.

Johnson joined AC/DC in 1980 after the death of original lead singer Bon Scott.

His first album with the band, Back in Black, went on to become the biggest-selling rock album of all time.

After a quarter century of platinum albums and record-breaking tours, he was forced to quit the band in 2016 after being diagnosed with hearing loss, but made a triumphant return in 2020 with the release of Power Up, which went to No.1 in twenty-one countries. A successful competitive vintage racing car driver, Johnson has more recently enjoyed acclaim as the charismatic presenter of television shows Cars That Rock with Brian Johnson and Brian Johnson: A Life of the Road.

Brian says: ‘It wasn’t me. I didn’t do it. And I’ll never do it again.’

Rowland White says: ‘From growing up in the north-east, the son of a former British Army Sergeant-Major and an Italian mother, to fronting world’s biggest rock band, The Lives of Brian tells one of the best stories in music in Brian’s own inimitable voice. His life has been a rollercoaster of highs and lows during which success as a musician too often felt out of reach. But even when it seemed defeat had been snatched from the jaws of victory he never gave up. And throughout his feet have remained firmly planted on the ground. Warm, vivid, evocative, life-affirming and often laugh-out-loud funny, The Lives of Brian is a gold standard rock ‘n’ roll memoir from one of our most well-loved performers. Brian’s one of a kind and I couldn’t be more proud to be publishing his book.’

The Lives of Brian by Brian Johnson will be published in hardback by Penguin Michael Joseph in the UK (priced at £20) and Dey Street Books/HarperCollins in the US (priced at $28.99) on October 26th, 2021.

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Source: Penguin Random House & HarperCollins press releases. (Updated 4/13/2021)