Bon Scott is a musician, singer, songwriter. The rocker gained the greatest popularity as the vocalist of the band AC/DC. According to Classic Rock, Bon is one of the most influential and popular frontmen of all time.
Bon Scott's Childhood and Youth Years
Ronald Belford Scott (real name of the artist) was born on July 9, 1946 in the Scottish town of Forfar. Music was often played in the family home. The head of the family instilled in the children a love of creativity. By the way, Bon Scott's father skillfully played the guitar and drums.
He attended school in a suburb of Melbourne. The meager financial situation forced the family to move to the mouth of the Swan River. During this period of time - Scott joins the local orchestra. He mastered playing several musical instruments. By the way, at the same time he was given the nickname "Bon".
Scott was an incredibly difficult child. He spent his childhood in the company of local hooligans. Soon he was seen stealing, for which he was actually expelled from the educational institution. The guy gave false testimony to the police, then ran away from the inspector and stole fuel at a gas station. He was caught, and Scott was forced to spend less than a year in prison.
Then he was drafted into the army. The army environment caused him a storm of negative emotions, so he did not develop a military career. To earn his living, Bon gets a job as a bartender, and then as a postman.
He listens to rock songs and dreams of assembling his own band. To achieve his goal, he teamed up with Vincent Lovegrove.
The creative path of the singer Bon Scott
The first offspring of the rock legend was named Spektors. When the presented group merged with the Winstons team, the musicians decided to perform under a new banner - The Valentines. George Young became the author of the band's tracks.
The guys achieved some success, but after the drug scandal they were forced to lay low. Scott moved to Adelaide territory. In the new place, he did not leave the music. Bon joined the Fraternity group and then became part of the Mount Lofty Rangers.
Having joined the new team, the rocker independently began to write musical works. After some time, Vince Lovegrove came to his aid. The guys together created a piece of music Clarissa, which was incredibly warmly received by music lovers.
Popularity did not affect Bon Scott in the best way. He did not take into account the opinions of the rest of the group. Soon, excessive alcohol abuse was added to cheeky behavior. During this period of time, he had an accident on a Suzuki motorcycle. Then followed a long treatment and rehabilitation. When he returned to the stage, he was introduced as the newest member of AC/DC. Musicians "made" music in the genre of glam rock.
Participation in the AC / DC group
In the 74th year of the last century, Scott picks up a microphone for the first time. Together with the rest of the band, he recorded the LP High Voltage. The disc was released as a debut LP. After the release of the collection - AC / DC woke up famous people. On the wave of popularity, they publish a couple more studio albums. On one of the discs was the composition TNT, which is currently included in the list of the most popular works of the team.
Scott became the face of the team. Energy and expression bubbled from him. During this period of time, he, along with the rest of the band, composes Highway to Hell and What's Next to the Moon.
Details of Bon Scott's personal life
He definitely enjoyed success with the fairer sex. It was rumored that he shamelessly used his position and regularly changed sexual partners.
In his life there was a place for true love. The wife of the rocker was a girl named Irene Thornton. Young people were married until 1977. Irene endured his antics to the end. And when patience snapped, she filed for divorce. Thornton would later say that he was an incurable alcoholic.
After the divorce, they managed to maintain warm friendships. By the way, Irene did not suspect that her husband throughout her family life was not faithful to her. After the death of Bon Scott, it turned out that different women gave birth to several children from him.
Interesting facts about the artist
- Doctors several times stated an overdose of narcotic substances from Bon Scott.
- It was called "alcogen". He drank always and everywhere: at home, at concerts, rehearsals, rest.
- After Scott had an accident, he lay in a coma for several days.
- In memory of the musician, the guys from AC / DC re-recorded the LP Back in Black. In memory of the rocker, the cover of the collection was made completely black.
Death of the Bon Scott artist
He died on February 19, 1980. The cause of death was the musician's favorite pastime - drinking alcohol. Bon's body was found in the car. The funeral ceremony took place on the same February 19.
