Chris Slade says that he has “had no indication” that he is no longer part of AC/DC‘s touring lineup.
In a new interview conducted by Barbara Caserta of Linea Rock on February 14, Slade was asked about AC/DC.
He said:
“I’ve had no indication that I’m not. But AC/DC, as you probably know, have always taken five years between anything. And then suddenly you get [a phone call], ‘[Come to] Florida next week.’ ‘L.A., 10 days’ time.’ They’ve always been that way.”
He further talked about his previous stint, saying:
“I was working with [THE CHRIS SLADE] TIMELINE in Switzerland, and my phone is an American phone. And I saw this New York number. Because what had happened… People kept saying to me, ‘Have you had the call yet? Have you had the call? Have you had the call?’ And I [said], ‘No, I haven’t had the call, and they’re not going to call me. Okay?’
“After the first few months went by, I thought, ‘Oh, I’m not gonna get a call now. Angus [Young, AC/DC guitarist] probably has a nephew who plays drums or something.’ So I was on the road with TIMELINE and I got this call, and I was, like, ‘Wow!’ It was the manager, and he said, ‘Chris, the guys would like you to come back in.’ And even at the end of it — and this went on for, like, probably 10, 15 minutes — at the end of it, I said, ‘Does this come from the guys, from the band?’ And he went, ‘Of course it’s coming from the band.’ And I [went], ‘Okay then.’ I’d already said ‘yes,’ by the way.”