Sam Fender has revealed that AC/DC icon Brian Johnson unknowingly helped him by way of among the hardest moments of his early touring days.
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The North Shields singer, 31, shared a heartfelt tribute on Instagram, explaining that when he first hit the highway — lengthy earlier than chart‑topping albums and area exhibits — he would watch outdated interviews of the 78-year-old AC/DC frontman every time he felt overwhelmed or homesick.
The Hypersonic Missiles singer’s dad would typically remind him to “be like Brian” — and always remember the place you come from.
He penned on Instagram: “After we have been on our first excursions at first kicked off, I used to observe interviews of Brian after I was homesick. He was given the keys to the dominion when he joined AC/DC, but he by no means stopped being that little Geordie/Italian lad from Dunston. When issues began to go properly for us my Dad would all the time say, ‘be like Brian, regardless of how far it goes, all the time keep in mind the place you’re from’.”
In a full-circle second, Fender posted a photograph of the pair collectively backstage in Sydney, the place they’d each headlined exhibits on the identical night time.
He admitted it is “psychological” that two lads from the North East had ended up on reverse sides of the world, nonetheless representing their roots with satisfaction.
Fender concluded: “Right here’s me and Brian. We’d each simply headlined exhibits in Sydney. Two regular Geordie Lads. Psychological. “Legend x.”