Bon Scott
Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott was an Australian singer who was the second lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980. In the July 2004 issue of Classic Rock, Scott was ranked number one in a list of the "100 Greatest Frontmen of All Time". Hit Parader ranked Scott as fifth on their 2006 list of the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Vocalists of all time.
Background
- Born in
- Forfar
- Educated at
- John Curtin College of the Arts
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"Often he would trail off with fans who came backstage after a show and go off with them to a party or something. He judged people as they were and if they invited him and he was in the right mood to g…"
"No matter how long you play rock and roll, songs might change just as long as the balls are there, the rock balls. And that's what's important to us"
"My new schoolmates threatened to kick the shit out of me when they heard my Scottish accent. I had one week to learn to speak like them if I wanted to remain intact. Course, I didn't take any notice. …"
"We could be somewhere where you would never expect anyone to know him and someone would walk up and say "Bon Scott!" and always have a bottle of beer for him."
"I've never had a message for someone in my entire life. Except maybe to give out my room number."
"We've got so many ideas for songs and good riffs, and the more we work, the more we tour, we're getting more ideas, just more. It's just gonna get better and better. I can't see an end to it. It's lik…"
Works & Publications
No works or publications documented yet.
Timeline
1946
Born
Birth1980
Died
Death
Influenced By
Thinkers whose ideas shaped Bon's philosophy
No known influences documented.
Influenced
Thinkers whose work was shaped by Bon's ideas
No influenced thinkers documented yet.
Source Attribution
Information about Bon Scott is sourced from curated knowledge bases and cross-referenced for accuracy. Influence relationships are scored by thematic overlap and historical plausibility.
Related Thinkers
See all →Explore Further
Related Quotes
"For a month now I have been an out-and-out vegetarian. The moral effect of this way of life, with its volun…"
— Gustav Mahler"MCs be bragging about cash they collect, but them chumps are like Ray Charles cause they ain't seen no mone…"
— Big L (rapper)"You can’t judge a band until you see them live really. Sometimes it makes people love bands they hated."
— Joe Trohman"Well, that's rubbish, you know. Nobody controls me. I'm uncontrollable. The only one who controls me is me,…"
— John Lennon"Q: Everyone picks up a certain emotional vulnerability in your music."
— Chris Martin"I'm about as Nordic and Germanic looking as they come. It doesn't matter whther I'm skinny or fat. I'm just…"
— Clare Fischer
