AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams announces retirement
AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams has confirmed his retirement in an emotional video following the end of the group’s Rock Or Bust World Tour.
“It’s time for me to step out, that’s all,” he said, while acknowledging the band’s recent line-up changes.
He specifically noted the departures of long-time members Malcolm Young, Phil Rudd, and singer Brian Johnson.
However, he said AC/DC has been dealing with such tumult since the death of original singer Bon Scott in 1980.
“Everything changes with something like that… Everything changes, so it’s not that. It’s just, I’m ready to get off the road and do what I do in between tours,” he said.
“I’m happy,” he continued. “I just need family time, just chill out and not do this.
“I couldn’t have asked for anything more – being with the people I’m with and have been, being in this situation with this band, playing this music.”
He ended the brief video message, external by placing his hands on his heart.