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Angus' parents probably just really liked the name and gave it to him. I THINK his middle name, McKinnon, came from one of his grandfathers. And Young is the family name. His older brother, Malcolm Mitchell, is THE founding member of AC/DC and recruited Angus to join. Initially, the brothers Young traded off on soloing duties. According to a 198x-something Guitar World magazine article, Angus said: "Mal always said playing lead interfered with his drinking. And so he said I should do it."

It is impossible to separate the brothers and get them to say mean things about the other like say The Kinks' Ray and Dave Davies would do. Mal and Ang are the A-typical Rock N Roll brothers, never fighting or saying I'm better than he is. Malcolm swears up and down that Angus is a better solo guitarist, but Angus expresses a feeling that Malcolm's rhythm work is better.

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