Cliff Williams Quotes

Cliff Williams

Profession : Musician

Birth : December 14, 1949

AC/DC without Mal isn't AC/DC.

Cliff Williams

I played a Fender Precision for a little while, when I originally joined the band. Then - what is that little headless graphite bass that looks like a toothpick? Steinberger. Those were the first active pickups I ever used, and I really liked the sound, but I hated the bass.

Cliff Williams

The PMRC is infringing upon everything the United States says it stands for.

Cliff Williams

I had a buddy that somehow got hold of a lot of American blues records, and I'd go over to his place and we'd listen to them, and I don't know who the players were, but it was a type of music that really attracted me. I was definitely in awe of the James Jamersons of the world: In fact, it might have been him who I first heard playing.

Cliff Williams

When you start out, you kind of hope for success. That's what you are working for. But you never really know.

Cliff Williams

The idea of our concerts is for kids to have a good night and let off steam.

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My days are full, I pop around and do stuff.

Cliff Williams

We go out and do our thing and hopefully people will like it.

Cliff Williams

I remember standing outside a youth club and listening to some soul music, and hearing the basslines. This was before I'd started playing an instrument. I just stood outside and listened to the bass - it was incredible stuff.

Cliff Williams

When I play, I mute with the pad of my hand; it's just a feel thing. If the string is ringing out a little too much, on this note here or there, I'll just mute it slightly, just to keep it all even.

Cliff Williams

Yeah, I retired at the end of the 'Rock or Bust' tour. I just thought, 'I had a good run, I can't be doing a tour through all of this.' God bless the people that stood in and helped us finish it. But at that point, I was done.

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I'm very grateful for everything.

Cliff Williams

Adults take our songs out of context.

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Our lyrics are supposed to be about fun.

Cliff Williams

I like to go on a bit of boating and things like that.

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Because of my father's job, the family moved a lot. I was born in London, but we moved to Liverpool because the company that he worked for transferred him.

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I don't require too much of anything.

Cliff Williams

AC/DC has been... you know, just... I don't know what else I would wanna do.

Cliff Williams

If 'Back In Black' has Bon Scott all over it, for me, 'Power Up' has got Malcolm Young. This is for him. And it's the band that we played together with for 40-plus years.

Cliff Williams

I very rarely play with my fingers anymore. Again, with the flatwounds, the pick gives me a really nice solid punch.

Cliff Williams