Bon Scott

2022 - 5 - 9

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AC/DC frontman Bon Scott led a high-voltage life. But his friends say ... (ABC News)

Four decades after Bon Scott was found dead in London, the enigmatic AC/DC star's closest friends and relatives have spoken of his greatest vulnerability.

"To this day, I don't think there's a rock and roll singer in the world that can hold their own against him." "He enjoyed the cheekiness of it all," Lynn says. "He did get bored very quickly," says Derek. "That was the biggest problem. "Here's me, a man 27 years old, there was him, about 18 at the time. "I did wonder if he would push it too far one day. So he just said, 'Ron died.'" The experience so terrified him that he swore never to get on Bon's bike again. "So it was Ronnie Scott from Bonnie Scotland. "Thank God he didn't." He'd try anything — magic mushrooms, marijuana, alcohol – and he would take risks on his motorbike." "That's when he would start taking risks, doing wild things," Bruce says. He was 33.

FIRST LOOK | AUSTRALIAN STORY presents world exclusive ... (TV Blackbox)

Introduced by Brian Johnson, Bon's successor as AC/DC front man, the program features the first interview ever recorded with Bon's younger brother, Derek Scott.

“He wasn’t bubbly and laughing. Unfortunately he went for the bottle instead.” – Johnny Young “The rider came halfway through the windscreen and his helmet hit the roof of the vehicle,” he told the program.

A new Australian Story about AC/DC frontman Bon Scott sheds light ... (The West Australian)

The AC/DC frontman takes centre stage in Monday night's Australian Story, which takes a deep dive into the life and untimely death of the rock icon.

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Bon Scott's life and times features on tonight's episode of Australian ... (Mixdown)

The life and death of legendary AC/DC frontman Bon Scott will be afforded new insights as the ABC explores in tonight's episode of Australian Story.

“He wasn’t bubbly and laughing. Brian Johnson will introduce the episode the ABC describes as a “world exclusive” having been granted access to Bon’s family and friends who provide fresh insights into his vulnerabilities and state of mind leading up to his untimely death in London in 1980. The life and death of legendary AC/DC frontman Bon Scott will be afforded new insights as the ABC explores in tonight’s episode of Australian Story.

40 year silence broken about rocker's death (NEWS.com.au)

The brother of famed AC/DC frontman Bon Scott has opened up on the rock star's “sad, lonely, unglamorous death,” for the first time.

”I did wonder if he would push it too far one day. So he just said, ‘Ron died.’” When he got bored, he drank. “That was the biggest problem. Thank God he didn’t.” While his devil-may-care attitude was certainly part of his appeal and skill as a performer, it eventually became his downfall.

Brother of AC/DC's Bon Scott speaks for the first time in new ... (NME.com)

A new documentary has been released on late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott, featuring the first interview with his brother Derek.

He’d try anything – magic mushrooms, marijuana, alcohol – and he would take risks on his motorbike.” “That’s when he would start taking risks, doing wild things,” Howe said. “Tonight’s programme is about one of rock music’s most iconic figures, my predecessor in the band, the late great Bon Scott,” Johnson said.

Bon Scott's brother speaks out for the first time: "He never worried ... (Louder)

Derek Scott spoke about his brother's death on the Australian TV documentary On The Brink - Bon Scott. Bon Scott wagging his finger at the camera.

"To this day, I don't think there's a rock and roll singer in the world that can hold their own against him." Scott also recalls the moment the family heard about Bon's death, in a call from AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young. "[Mum] thought, ‘Oh, Ron’s ringing me to say happy birthday,’ which he often did the next day because of the time difference. [Howe, who was a member of Bon's pre-AC/DC bands Fraternity and the Mount Lofty Rangers, was interviewed by Classic Rock magazine for a feature published in 2021].