Former AC/DC drummer, Chris Slade, said in a recent conversation with Real Music With Gary that he was not ”bitter” because his former bandmates did not invite him to rejoin the group for recent needs.

During the interview, Slade said the following:

“I wasn’t bitter when Phil came back (for the ‘Power Up’ album) or whatever — or (they) didn’t use me, put it that way. People said, ‘Oh, he’s bitter. Listen to the way he’s talking.’ I wasn’t bitter at all, not in the slightest. I probably got used to it by now.

“When I lived in California, I used to know Matt Laug as a drummer. So I was pleased that I knew the guy who was gonna be sitting in. And I knew he was a nice guy. I knew he was very capable and that he could do exactly what Angus (Young) wanted. I’ve just heard a rumor, actually, that Phil’s coming back. I don’t know. But that’s a rumor, and those AC/DC rumors are… You never know.”

Asked if he would ever play with AC/DC again, Slade replied:

“Yes, I would. I would. I’m still playing with (The Chris Slade) Timeline. I’m playing every week. We do gigs. Last Saturday we were in France, in Lyon. In two weeks’ time, we go to Italy. We were in Poland about two months ago, Chechnya, Eastern Germany.

”We work all over Europe. We were in Spain a couple of years ago. We haven’t been back since. And so I’m playing with my guys, and I’m quite happy to do that. It’s a really, really great band. And there’s no need for me to go back with AC/DC, to be honest, but if they wanted, Angus knows he could ask me any time.”