Top 33 Phil Rudd Quotes

You’re more likely to find me at home in the evenings watching ‘Brooklyn Nine Nine.’

I like growing things. I like hot food. I had time on my hands. Now I have Phil Rudd hot chilli sauce.

I used to love Deep Purple and Ian Paice.

Me and Angus have always played great together as well.

I was just at home walking around at home, and I started feel, well, just funny. You know how you can feel funny? I had a strange pain in my chest. So my housekeeper took me to the hospital, when they hooked me up and did all these tests turned out I had a big heart attack.

I’m the best live rock drummer. That’s what I think of myself. That’s who I am. I can’t help it.

I see a psychiatrist once a week and I’m closer than ever to my children.

I’m going back to work with AC/DC, I don’t care who likes it or who doesn’t.

I love Tauranga because it’s got everything you need within reach. I can go out on my launch, moor it, have a shower, drive home and my hair is still wet. I can drive back out to the hangar to take my helicopter to run the Lambo on the track. The sun shines. The people here accept you.

With AC/DC, if you’ve got a problem, you sort it out yourself.

Me, I love a steak.

I was back on the road for three tours, worked harder than a Bering Sea fisherman, and I made a lot of money and thought I would buy a helicopter.

I don’t get bored. In the music business you get used to a lot of waiting around.

My style just is what it is and it’s pretty obvious what it is. People seem to like it.

I am a pretty strong person within myself.

I am not saying I never hope of ever playing with AC/DC again but, then again, is it even AC/DC any more? No Bon’s beautiful voice. No Malcolm. No Brian.

I was doing hard personally and did some things I probably shouldn’t have done. We’ve all got our cross to bear.

Playing with Angus and Malcolm, that’s a pretty tough gig, mate. That made me the maniac that I am today, no doubt.

I just play drums, mate.

I have a few travel restrictions, so I’m not even sure if I can get into America. So I have some limitations on what I can do.

I’ll give up smoking when I die, and I’ll settle down when I die. Until then, I’m gonna have a good time.

AC/DC will never retire; Angus will never retire.

There’s a couple of fills on the ‘Head Job’ album. The title track sounds huge, I love it, and there’s a few fills in there.

I’ve grown up, but not grown old; I hope there’s a difference.

No matter which way you do it you need to make something happen and get a song that makes you feel a certain way, whether that’s making you tap your foot or beat someone up or whatever you’re doing, you just need some passion about it.

I suffer anxiety and a lot of insecurities, depression and stuff.

I won’t ever play something just for the sake of playing it, why would I do that?

AC/DC is a tough gig for everyone in the band.

Ringo is incredible. He’s the greatest. Simon Kirke is great as well, so is Ian Paice. All of these British drummers from the ’60s are great. They were big influences on me.

When I write, I write everything from a rhythm point.

I’m a good guy, and I’m a pretty good drummer, by the way.

When I rejoined AC/DC in 1994 I hadn’t played for about eight years.

But I don’t really want to play with Axl Rose.