{"product_id":"book-ev2i","title":"The Lives of Brian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Johnson's memoir from growing up in a small town to starting his own band to ultimately replacing Bon Scott, the lead singer of one of the world's biggest rock acts, AC\/DC. They would record their first album together, the iconic \u003cem\u003eBack in Black\u003c\/em\u003e, which would become the biggest selling rock album of all time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Johnson was born to a steelworker and WWII veteran father and an Italian mother, growing up in New Castle upon Tyne, England, a working-class town. He was musically inclined and sang with the church choir. By the early '70s he performed with the glam rock band Geordie, and they had a couple hits, but it was tough going. So tough that by 1976, they disbanded and Brian turned to a blue-collar life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen 1980 changed everything. Bon Scott, the lead singer and lyricist of the Australian rock band AC\/DC, died at 33. The band auditioned singers, among them Johnson, whom Scott himself had seen perform and raved about. Within days, Johnson was in a studio with the band, working with founding members Angus and Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, and Phil Rudd, along with producer Mutt Lange.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the album \u003cem\u003eBack in Black\u003c\/em\u003e was released in July - a mere three months after Johnson had joined the band - it exploded, going on to sell 50 million copies worldwide and triggering a years-long worldwide tour.  It has been declared \"the biggest selling hard rock album ever made\" and \"the best-selling heavy-metal album in history\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band toured the world for a full year to support the album, changing the face of rock music - and Brian Johnson's life - forever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49342598873392,"sku":"ZEev2i","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49342598906160,"sku":"ZMev2i","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/ev2i-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776161392","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ev2i","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}