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How did AC/DC's lead singer die in a car outside a London flat in 1980? Classic Rock talks to witnesses and experts who shed light on the night of Bon Scott's passing.
On February 19th, 1980, the body of Bon Scott, lead singer of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, was found in his car having asphyxiated on his own vomit after a night of drinking. Nothing seemed particularly off the night previous.
However, on 19 February 1980, Scott died after a night out in London with former musician and alleged drug dealer Alistair Kinnear. AC/DC briefly considered disbanding, but the group recruited vocalist Brian Johnson of the British glam rock band Geordie.
The official word was that the cause of Scott’s passing was due to drinking—what coroners might call “death by misadventure”. But it came out later that Kinnear—the man Scott was partying with on his last night alive—was an alleged dealer.
Bon Scott, the legendary frontman of AC/DC, died in 1980 after a night of drinking and partying in London. His official cause of death was acute alcohol poisoning, but some suspect that drugs or other factors may have played a role in his tragic end.
Bon Scott was found dead on Feb. 19, 1980. The AC/DC frontman had been out drinking with friends – but the casual evening took a terrible turn as Scott passed out in his car, and ultimately...
Bon Scott, the iconic Australian rock singer, died in 1980 at age 33 after a night of drinking and partying in London. His friends and family say he was a risk-taker who got bored easily and didn't care about his health or future.
Bon Scott’s death is arguably to rock music what the JFK assassination is to American political history: the great unsolved mystery of our time. The players involved contradict each other, pieces of crucial information are missing, and very little of what has been presented as fact stands up to rigorous scrutiny; all of which fuels the ...
Bon Scott died of acute alcohol poisoning on February 19, 1980, after a night out with friends in London. He was the lead singer of AC/DC for seven albums, including Highway to Hell,...
Bon Scott, vocalist for Australian hard rock group AC/DC, died of acute alcohol poisoning on February 19th, 1980 at the age of 33. Following an evening of heavy drinking at London, England venue the Music Machine, Scott passed out.