Top 29 Quotes & Sayings by Brian Johnson

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English musician Brian Johnson.

Last updated on December 22, 2024.

Brian Francis Johnson is an English singer and songwriter. In 1980, after the death of Bon Scott, he became the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC. He and the rest of the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. In March 2016, he temporarily stepped away from the band during the Rock or Bust World Tour due to hearing problems. In September 2020, AC/DC officially confirmed that Johnson along with fellow band-mates Phil Rudd and Cliff Williams had returned in August 2018 to record the band's 2020 album, Power Up.

English - Musician | Born: October 5, 1947

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When I was in school, I used to look out the window and see the big red double-deck buses driving by. It just looked so free.

Brian Johnson

I used to have the Range Rover LR3, which I loved very, very much.

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Where I lived, it was a cold mining place, a village called Dunston. The only time you saw a Rolls-Royce was when somebody died.

Brian Johnson

People are famous for being famous and for nothing else. And good luck to them, because it lasts about a year and then they're nothing again.

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I have my 1973 Citroen DS 23 Pallas. I drive it all the time. It's still the most beautiful shape in the world.

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If people have a passion for anything they tend to get quite good at it.

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Live. Love. Smile. Hug. Laugh. Dream. Do. Create. Have fun. Be intense. Be audacious. Be unreasonable. Act impeccably. Breathe. Be you. Be different.

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A metallurgist is someone who can look at a platinum blonde and tell whether she's virgin material or a common ore.

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The only people I have ever seen paint successfully, consistently, with great authority, unselfconsciously and without fear of failing were about four years old.

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I'm an out and out basic man and AC/DC are one of the best rock'n'roll bands in the world, doing things just to the basics, you know.

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My willingness to explore and work freely is not without risk, and at times, I find myself caught in a bind... Knowing I can fix whatever goes wrong allows me to paint, not without thought, but without hesitation.

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I strongly believe that nothing is more spiritual than living at our highest potential while serving others. I believe that the more closely aligned we are to "spirit" the more fully we will give ourselves in service to the world. As such, my "spiritual path" is the path that leads me to a more complete manifestation of my unique Bodhisattvic duties.

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Blackberry Smoke is a band that will never go hungry.

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The main thing (about the organization) is to enjoy motorcycles, ..and have a good relationship with the community.

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Painting is so much more than the materials.

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If you look at the life of Jesus, that's an example of true worship. You know look at the stories, if you want to learn about real worship read Matthew through John. Seriously. You just read it and you will see the true level. You see when Jesus is in the boat and the storm comes when it comes and the winds are blowing and Jesus is sleeping in the boat and the disciples are freaking out. And Jesus wakes up and says "What you guys got is a problem, no?" and he commands the seas to be calm that's true worship.

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They’d say, ‘If you play the record backwards, you can hear evil things like 'grrrr!'’ and I would think, ‘Geez, I didn’t know the devil sounded like that. I thought he was coherent like the rest of us.’

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All the other stuff without love? Not worth a whole lot. Love starts with ourselves and needs to be approached like anything else we want to master-with a lot of diligent studying and practicing!

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Perhaps the most important ingredient in my work... is my brain - particularly the right brain... the free spontaneous side, and the left brain, which is careful and methodical.

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Self actualization is the oxygen for the soul.

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If we want happiness, I think we should follow classic Greek wisdom and live with areté. The word directly translates as 'excellence' or 'virtue,' but has a deeper meaning — something closer to 'expressing the highest version of ourselves.' When we're showing up fully moment to moment, there's no room for regret/anxiety/disillusionment, just a whole lot of happiness. Here's to getting our areté on!

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We see this as a test of their ability to face reality.

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Follow Your Bliss. Not someone else’s idea of your bliss. Not what you think should be your bliss. Not what you think would impress the crowd or appease the family. Your BLISS. What truly gets you giddy.

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Let the results be a by-product of you taking impeccable steps day-in and day-out.

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Quit putting yourself in a little box by trying to live consistently with your past and explaining every little action you take. BE YOU. Fully. In this moment. Independent of what others may or may not 'expect' from you.

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Punk and all that was just an image that ripped people off. Johnny Rotten's a wanker, and that's all there is to it.

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Live at your highest potential-moment to moment to moment... When do we feel most alive? When we're being ourselves-our highest selves.

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Happiness isn’t some elusive treasure we chase after. It’s a state of being we need to PRACTICE.

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I've learned what works and what doesn't, which gives me confidence.

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