AC/DC's Brian Johnson Once Sang A Hoover Vacuum Jingle (Really)

May 6, 2020

On a spring day in 1980,Brian Johnson auditioned to be the new singer in AC/DC, a defining moment in his career. But it wasn’t the only gig he landed that day.

During a conversation with Howard Stern, the rocker recalled another job offer he received: “I got a call from a guy and he says, ‘Brian, do you remember me?’ And I said, ‘sure.’ And he said, ‘Well, I’m doing jingles now, would you sing on a Hoover advert?’”

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