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AC/DC Phil Rudd Arrested For Attempting To Procure A Murder
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was arrested in New Zealand on Thursday morning local time and charged with attempting to procure a murder, as first reported by Stuff.co.nz. A member of the Tauranga Central division of New Zealand Police confirmed Rudd's arrest to Rolling Stone, but did not provide any additional details. Rudd allegedly tried to have two as-yet-unidentified men killed, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. According to Stuff, Rudd was also charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of cannabis and threatening to kill. The longtime drummer appeared in Tauranga District Court on Thursday afternoon local time and was released on bail. Rudd is awaiting the date of his next hearing. New Zealand police have yet to reveal any details behind Rudd's arrest or who was the intended victim. According to New Zealand news outlet The Sun, Rudd was "accused of procuring murder" between September 25th and 26th. The drug charges pertain to a raid on the 60-year-old drummer's house conducted by police on Thursday. A spokesperson for the group was not immediately available for comment. Last month, a new press photo of the group was released featuring frontman Brian Johnson, bassist Cliff Williams, guitarist Angus Young and guitarist Stevie Young. Asked why Rudd was not included in the photo, a spokesperson for the band told Rolling Stone at the time that the drummer was unable to make the photo shoot but was still an active member of the band. It's unclear how Rudd's arrest will affect the group's upcoming 2015 world tour. The band had been prepping the December 2nd release of Rock or Bust, their first record in six years and first without founding rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, who left the band earlier this year due to dementia. The band debuted the first song to come off the album, "Play Ball," online in October. Rudd became AC/DC's drummer in 1975 and stayed with the band until 1983, moving to Tauranga after leaving the group. He rejoined AC/DC in 1994 and has been a permanent member ever since. The drummer released his debut album, Head Job, in August. Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ac-dcs-phil-rudd-arrested-for-attempting-to-procure-a-murder-20141105#ixzz3IAJXbM00 Follow us: @rollingstone on Twitter | RollingStone on Facebook
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He's a long way from the top... Shoeless and bedraggled AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd appears in court charged with 'hiring a hitman to kill two people'
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd attempted to hire a hitman to kill two people, a New Zealand court has heard. The 60-year-old said nothing during a brief, shoeless appearance in Tauranga District Court on Thursday afternoon. He is charged with attempting to procure murder, threatening to kill and possession of methamphetamine and cannabis, following a police raid on his North Island home on Thursday morning.
Michael Browning, the band's ex-manager, had only just heard the news and told Daily Mail Australia it was a 'bit of a shock, but there you go'. Scroll down for video 
Phil Rudd, the AC/DC drummer, is pictured alighting from a police car on Thursday. He did not wear shoes in his court appearance 
Rudd allegedly attempted to hire a hitman to kill two people, a court heard 
The legendary drummer also faces drug charges 
Paul Rudd, pictured, leaves a New Zealand court on Thursday 
Security stand guard outside of Rudd's house in Tauranga
According to court documents, Rudd is accused of attempting to hire one person to kill two others between September 25 and September 26. He is also accused of threatening to kill a complainant on September 26. Details of the complaints and the names of the alleged intended targets and hitman were suppressed by Judge Louis Bidois. At the request of defence lawyer Tony Rickard-Simms, Rudd was remanded on bail until November 27 when he will reappear in court. His bail conditions include that he lives at his Bureta home and not contact any of the complainants. Biographer Jesse Fink, author of the new book, The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC, said he was 'stunned, absolutely stunned'. Mr Fink told Daily Mail Australia Rudd had 'deteriorated' in recent years. 
Rudd, pictured in Tauranga earlier this year, has lived in New Zealand since the early 1980s
Phil Rudd, pictured in Tauranga earlier this year 
Phil Rudd was charged with attempting to procure a murder 
The AC/DC drummer was also charged with drug offences 
Phil Rudd (third from the left), pictured earlier in his career 'You go back and you see photos of Phil from the '70s, he's a beautiful man, a very handsome man. 'To see someone deteriorate as much as he has is quite alarming.' The Australian-born drummer has lived in Tauranga for a number of years. He first moved to New Zealand in 1983 after being sacked by the band, but hooked up with the band again in 1994. Rudd was noticeably absent from some promotional material and photographs for AC/DC's 16th studio album, Rock or Bust, which will be released in Australia on November 28.
Chopper business: Rudd is a keen helicopter pilot 
Putting on a show: Phil Rudd is pictured in the background as singer Bon Scott and guitarist Angus Young rock on, circa 1977 
Phil Rudd (far left), recently released his own solo album, Head Job. He made it clear to fans that he will always be loyal to AC/DC His absence sparked rumours among fans that something was going on. 'I don't think AC/DC did themselves a great service by not saying anything,' Mr Fink said. 'All they did was just fuel the rumour mill, which has been churning for some time now.
In 2011, he opened a restaurant there, Phil's Place, which The New Zealand Herald described as 'upmarket'. Rudd also released a solo album, Head Job, in September.
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and Phil Rudd has always struck me as a very shaddy, creepy, almost criminally-minded guy
word is out that in the '70s, when the band had ALREADY taken off, he consumed AND trafficked with drugs  | |
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So...... would those dirty deeds be done dirt cheap? It's been too long since you've had your ass kicked properly:
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That is soooo fucked up. I've read that he had gotten pretty badly strung out on meth the last few years. It sounds like the band was preparing to replace him before touring anyway, he hadn't been in their recent PR photos.
I never knew anything about him, I don't have any reason to think bad or good things about him personally. Obviously I'm glad he didn't manage to bring harm to anyone and I hope he gets it together.
I'm not that concerned about the band continuing on... it would be fun to see them live again I guess but Johnson's voice is about shot and I don;t think anyone expects the new album to be on par with their 70s-early 8-s peak. I'll probably prefer to remember having experienced them when they were strong. | |
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