AC/DC PLANNING TRIBUTE FOR TRAGIC SINGER SCOTT
Veteran rockers AC/DC are set to pay tribute to former lead singer BON SC= OTT 30 years after his death.
Scott died of acute alcohol poisoning on 19 February 1980 after he pass= ed out following a night of heavy drinking in a London nightclub. He was = aged 33.
The group considered disbanding but signed current frontman Brian Johns= on as Scott’s replacement - and Johnson is adamant a music tribute will b= e in place to mark the memory of his predecessor.
He tells New Zealand rock radio station Voxy, "We’re trying to think of= something to do that’s not morbid. We hate it when people try to use the= anniversary as a sensation-seeking thing, so we want it to be respectful= .. His two nephews and his brother will be in Perth, and we’ll see his mum= .. I’m sure the fans will be out in force with Bon paraphernalia and we we= lcome that because he’s still a part of the band, he’s still a part of us= .."
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