AC/DC co
Malcolm Young
Malcolm Young   whose crunching guitar provided the rhythmic backbone of AC/DC for more than 40 years  died on Saturday at the age of 64.
 Young  who co-founded the Australian hard rock band with his younger brother Angus in 1973   stuck with the band â and  by most accounts  served as its leader â until  he  retired in 2014.  His  retirement was prompted by the onset of dementia.
 The band  confirmed  Young 's passing in a statement posted to  its  Facebook page. The post also includes a second  more personal statement from Angus himself.
So sad to learn of the passing of yet another friend   Malcolm Young .  He  will be sadly missed. God Bless @ACDC pic.twitter.com/HuEp3kCuyQ â Ozzy Osbourne (@OzzyOsbourne) November 18  2017
It is a sad day in rock and roll.  Malcolm Young  was my friend and the heart and soul of AC/DC. I had some of the best times of my life with  him  on our 1984 European tour.  He  will be missed and my deepest condolences to  his  family  bandmates and friends. â Eddie Van Halen (@eddievanhalen) November 18  2017
Heavy heart hearing of  Malcolm Youngâs  passing.Not only did  he  co- found one of the greatest bands in the world  he  co wrote the songs that inspired many of us to wanna be in a band.Condolences to  his  whole family band mates and fans. RIP bad ass. â Nikki Sixx (@NikkiSixx) November 18  2017
[TGT]    whose crunching guitar provided the rhythmic backbone of AC/DC for more than 40 years  died on Saturday at the age of 64.
 Young  who co-founded the Australian hard rock band with  [TGT]  younger brother Angus in 1973   stuck with the band â and  by most accounts  served as its leader â until   [TGT]   retired in 2014.   [TGT]   retirement was prompted by the onset of dementia.
 The band  confirmed   [TGT]  's passing in a statement posted to  its  Facebook page. The post also includes a second  more personal statement from Angus himself.
So sad to learn of the passing of  [TGT]  .   [TGT]   will be sadly missed. God Bless @ACDC pic.twitter.com/HuEp3kCuyQ â Ozzy Osbourne (@OzzyOsbourne) November 18  2017
It is a sad day in rock and roll.   [TGT] was my friend and the heart and soul of AC/DC. I had some of the best times of my life with   [TGT]   on our 1984 European tour.   [TGT]   will be missed and my deepest condolences to   [TGT]   family  bandmates and friends. â Eddie Van Halen (@eddievanhalen) November 18  2017
Heavy heart hearing of   [TGT] passing.Not only did   [TGT]   co- found one of the greatest bands in the world   [TGT]   co wrote the songs that inspired many of us to wanna be in a band.Condolences to   [TGT]   whole family band mates and fans. RIP bad ass. â Nikki Sixx (@NikkiSixx) November 18  2017