Krokus’ Marc Storace sat down with 69 Faces Of Rock and revealed whether or not he was called for an audition for AC/DC after Bon Scott’s passing.
When the rocker was asked about the rumors, he confirmed that he was asked but not directly by AC/DC. “The reality is AC/DC never asked me directly. Maybe the guy who asked me if I would like to audition for them was asked by AC/DC but who cares?”
He turned it down but had his reasons. “I just was so happy with Krokus at that time. My debut album with Krokus ‘Metal Rendez-vous’ went like a rocket into the charts and telephone started ringing, our management couldn’t keep up with it. We flew to the States, we played the Chicago Fest and we got to know our manager for the first time together with John Kalodner.”
“So things were happening really great and the Reading Festival, these were all milestones. I was so happy that at last something big was happening that I wasn’t interested in doing auditions for anybody. So that’s it, that’s as far as it goes, it’s as simple as that,” Storace added.
AC/DC started looking for new singers after Bon Scott’s passing in 1980. They first asked Slade’s Noddy Holder, but he refused. AC/DC later asked Iggy Pop, but his reason for turning the offer down was different. “I listened to their record. I thought I can’t fill that bill. I wasn’t like, ugh, I don’t like them. It was quite well made. They do careful work. But I’m not what they needed,” he explained.
Storace also rejected, but he later revealed that he didn’t regret his decision and was happy with how things were going. “The thing about AC/DC is it’s not realistic to think that way, when you think why I have decided that way. And I wouldn’t change a minute. I’m happy. I have a loving wife. I have two beautiful children. They’re intelligent. They’re doing their own thing, I have my own house. I’m an ambassador for Peugeot. It’s great to be alive. And that’s why I’m doing my solo album. And I don’t want to stop,” the lead singer said.
Krokus will play a few shows at Great Stirrup Cay from March 10 to 15 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the band. They will then move on to Sweden’s Time To Rock Festival.
