Angus Young is a Scottish-Australian guitarist born in 1955 who is best known for being the co-founder and lead guitarist of the legendary rock band AC/DC. He learned to play guitar with his brother Malcolm as a teenager in Australia and went on to form AC/DC with his brother in 1973, achieving international success with their high-energy rock songs and Angus' energetic stage performances in his schoolboy uniform. Angus Young is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists in rock history.