“And then Malcolm got into a stink with Geezer Butler for some reason. I think I got up in his nose about something maybe, but maybe if I had been a bit more mature and maybe not drank so much, I would be able to handle the situation better,” he explained. He also offered juicy details about the beef between the AC/DC and Black Sabbath camps. And then we were out in the road with Black Sabbath, and a few things happened on that tour.”Įvans went on to acknowledge that a noxious cocktail of high-tensions within the band and his relationship with alcohol led to the disintegration of his relationship with the band. “So that sort of destabilized the band, had things a bit rocky. Because they heard ‘Dirty Deeds’ and said, ‘Nah, we’re not releasing it.’ Seems incredible now but that was it. The label in the States – they dropped the band! They were out so we didn’t have a deal in America. “But in that period, when we went back and started the European tour – it was very early 1977. We were touring in Europe with Black Sabbath – we were going to finish in Helsinki, and then we were going to be going straight to the States,” he recalled. The band hit a little bit of a flat spot. “Well, when it happened – it wasn’t so much a surprise, but it was still a bit of a shock. The bassist worked with AC/DC between 19, recording four of the band’s most beloved record, T.N.T, High Voltage, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, and Let There Be Rock.ĭuring the interview, Evans delved into getting sacked from the AC/DC fold following a spat between guitarist Malcolm Young and Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath.
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