--- description: The legendary rock group announced this week that its longtime guitarist Malcolm Young, 61, is taking some time off due to concerns over an illness, but his remaining veteran bandmates plan to keep making music in his absence title: AC/DC’s Malcolm Young on Hiatus Over ‘Ill Health’ image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b17d9d2facf64a1/69868afed0b6f214a0303d50/121369911.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # AC/DC's Malcolm Young on Hiatus Over 'Ill Health'  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 16, 2014 9:52 PM CUT  From left to right: AC/DC band members Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, Angus Young and Brian Johnson attend the Exclusive World Premiere Of AC/DC "Live At River Plate" Presented By DeLeon Tequila at the HMV Apolo on May 6, 2011 in London, England. From left to right: AC/DC band members Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, Angus Young and Brian Johnson attend the Exclusive World Premiere Of AC/DC "Live At River Plate" Presented By DeLeon Tequila at the HMV Apolo on May 6, 2011 in London, England.Jorge Herrera—WireImage/Getty Images  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 16, 2014 9:52 PM CUT AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young, 61, is taking some time off from the band due to concerns over his “ill health,” the band [announced](https://www.facebook.com/acdc/posts/10152370344752930?stream%5Fref=10 "undefined") Wednesday via Facebook. Malcolm Young, brother to AC/DC guitarist and wearer of trademark tie-with-schoolboy-shorts Angus Young, has been with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted group since its founding 40 years ago. “Malcolm would like to thank the group’s diehard legions of fans worldwide for their never-ending love and support,” the band said in the statement. “In light of this news, AC/DC asks that Malcolm and his family’s privacy be respected during this time. The band will continue to make music.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/65804/acdc-malcolm-young-ill-health/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/65804/acdc-malcolm-young-ill-health/"},"headline":"AC/DC's Malcolm Young on Hiatus Over 'Ill Health'","datePublished":"2014-04-16T21:52:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:20:47.913Z","description":"The legendary rock group announced this week that its longtime guitarist Malcolm Young, 61, is taking some time off due to concerns over an illness, but his remaining veteran bandmates plan to keep making music in his absence","url":"https://time.com/65804/acdc-malcolm-young-ill-health/","keywords":["Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b17d9d2facf64a1/69868afed0b6f214a0303d50/121369911.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b17d9d2facf64a1/69868afed0b6f214a0303d50/121369911.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Exclusive World Premiere Of AC/DC \"Live At River Plate\" Presented By DeLeon Tequila","caption":"Exclusive World Premiere Of AC/DC \"Live At River Plate\" Presented By DeLeon Tequila","creditText":"Jorge Herrera—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/65804/acdc-malcolm-young-ill-health/","name":"AC/DC's Malcolm Young on Hiatus Over 'Ill Health'"}}]}] ```