Why did Dave Evans / Mark Evans / Phil Rudd / Simon Wright / Chris Slade leave the band?
[First 4 entries taken from ‘Shock To The System’ by Mark Putterford] Dave Evans: Failed to make a show, and was booted. The Youngs were not crazy about his “glam” musical direction to begin with. Bon – who was the band’s drummer at the time – successfully auditioned for the singing job. Mark Evans: Left the band due to a personality clash with Angus. Phil Rudd: Phil became burned out due to a combination of Bon’s tragic death, and the pressures of the road. Excess pot smoking, irresponsible behaviour with women, and a bitter physical confrontation with another member of the band led to him being sacked. Simon Wright: Simon Wright left AC/DC of his own accord to drum with DIO. Chris Slade: Angus and Mal replaced Chris with Phil Rudd, as they wanted to get back to the original drum feel they had with Phil. Phil was interested, and healthy, so the change was made. The band made a point of praising the work Chris did with them, and stressed that the change was not due to ill will towards
