AC/DC rock legend Malcolm Young remembered at private funeral

Australian rock legend and AC/DC co-founder Malcolm Young was remembered at a private funeral in Sydney on Tuesday attended by family, friends and fellow musicians. Photo: Reuters file

SYDNEY: Australian shake legend and AC/DC prime supporter Malcolm Young was recollected at a private burial service in Sydney on Tuesday went to by family, companions and kindred performers. 

Previous AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd, promoter Michael Chugg and Australian rocker Jimmy Barnes went to the administration at St Mary's Cathedral. More youthful sibling Angus set a guitar on the coffin, as per the Australian Associated Press (AAP). 

Tributes read by relative Bradley Horsburgh and David Albert, of the band's account mark, created chuckling and tears, the AAP said. 

Several fans lined the lanes outside the house of God as the memorial service parade left the congregation to the strains of Waltzing Matilda played by a pipe band, the AAP said. 

Youthful kicked the bucket on Nov 18 at age 64 following quite a while of sick wellbeing. In an announcement after his passing, Angus portrayed him as "the main impetus behind the band...a fussbudget and a one of a kind man." 

He last performed with the band in 2014, additionally the year in which his family affirmed he was experiencing dementia. 

Best known for hits including "Thruway to Hell" from 1979 and "Back in Black" from 1980, AC/DC was accepted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. 

The band has sold more than 200 million collections over the world and keeps on finding more youthful fans.