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Article snippet: Malcolm Young, the guitarist and songwriter who helped found the Australian rock band AC/DC, died on Saturday. He was 64. His family confirmed the death in a statement, adding that Mr. Young had had dementia for several years. It did not say where he died. Mr. Young and his brother Angus created AC/DC and played their debut show at a Sydney, Australia, club on New Year’s Eve in 1973. The group, known for its power-chord riffs, earsplitting vocals and raucous energy, found enduring popularity and great commercial success despite waiting until 2012 to release its music catalog to iTunes. “You need to entertain” during a live performance, Malcolm Young said in an interview posted on YouTube, so that the audience always knows that “something’s going to happen on that stage tonight.” The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. “AC/DC’s music and approach had a worn-in, scruffy vibe that stood in stark contrast to the pretentiousness suffusing much rock music at the time,” the Hall of Fame website said. AC/DC has sold more than 72 million albums in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. In 2016, the band was still packing arenas full of fans wearing devil horns for the “Rock or Bust” world tour, and belting out hits like “Hells Bells” and “Highway to Hell.” Angus Young was the only original member of AC/DC still performing that year. Malcolm Young’s last performance with the band was in 2010 in Bilbao, Sp... Link to the full article to read more