In a new TV series named “A Life On The Road” featuring AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson and Sting, Brian talked about Jimi Hendrix and recalls a moment when he didn’t have money to see Hendrix live.
Below is the conversation:
Brian said:
“There was one musician who blew both our minds back in Newcastle when we were young and that was Jimi Hendrix.”
He continued:
“You worked the Club-A-GoGo in 1966 when Jimi Hendrix was there. I couldn’t get in because I didn’t have any money but I got on my hands on knees and begged.”
Sting said:
“Oh that was you!”
[Both laugh]
Brian said:
“I got in the back and I wasn’t a very tall kid, couldn’t see much except the flash of the machine heads.”
Sting:
“But the ceiling of the stage was this far above your head [Sting motions with his hands]”
Brian chimed in:
“Absolutely.”
Sting:
“That was my first gig.”
Johnson:
“Ever?”
Sting:
“I think so.”
Brian:
“In England?”
Sting:
“Well, there was a Newcastle connection because Chaz Chandler who was the bass player for The Animals was also the manager.”