Bon wasn't a roadie who just got up and sang, he had been a fairly well known singer in a couple of different outfits and was recommended to the band by Vince Lovegrove, who was the lead singer of one of Bon's previous bands, The Valentines.
@@maureenwagg5305 Is that right? I remember reading his wife's book and I can't recall her mentioning that, obviously not to say that it didn't happen, but I've never heard it anywhere until now.
My first concert was AC/DC opening for KISS at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, IN. I'd never heard of AC/DC, and I swear to you, they were better than KISS! It was unbelievable how much energy and stage presence they had. Angus got on the shoulders of a Roady, and he carried him around the top tier of the arena's walkway while he jammed. Everyone in the place was blown away. I'm getting goosebumps just thinking about it now!
It's not hard to believe that AC/DC were better than KISS. It's great when an opener previously unknown to you just blows you away. It happened to me in 2016: Black Sabbath's farewell tour. Rival Sons opened up and I couldn't believe how good they were. Jay Buchanan's voice was just amazing - I've since discovered he's equally as good live as in the studio.
That is awesome man, I wish I had the same upbringing. For me it was Megadeth with Life of agony and Coal Chamber. Coal Chamber ignited the stadium we were in, it was like watching angry ants swarming. They were the best part of the whole night, had never heard them previous either. Live was another impressive band, they sounded sooooo good live.
Speaking of lead in bands.... I caught Cheap Trick on their first tour of America after the Live at Budokan album blew up. They opened for Foreigner. Back then it was typical to leave the lights on during an opening act's set. The auditorium was only about 1/4 full. Hardly anybody was paying attention to them....except for ME! They absolutely blew my mind. And they blew Foreigner off the stage. By my math I've seen them nine times since that night in '78. Always a thrill to see them live. Just saw them in Seattle a few months ago and, sadly, they're beginning to lose their youthful energy, although I will always make an attempt to go see them. One of the greatest American rock bands ever.
Bon Scott was a roadie for AC/DC but he already had a back history as a professional singer . He had experienced limited success with a jazz/prog/rock group called "Fraternity" in the early 70's. The group and their partners moved to England but had very limited success so disbanded. He also was a backing singer in Australian pop group The Valentines after that. Those who knew him well said his gritty voice was actually consequence of a serious motorbike accident in the mid 70's; before that his voice was markedly softer. They also remarked that he was a self-destructive risk-taker yet a lovely person to be around.
@@3lynyrd Yeah, he was a drummer in his first band The Spektors. I think that was his first band 😅He has been in a few. Anyway, if you wanna check them out, it is a song out here on youtube called Gloria. Bon sings in that one though, but you can hear the man introducing them saying "and the drummer Bon Scott"
No-one prowled the stage like Bon Scott!! Those early AC/DC albums before they got big are still some of my favorites to this day. As a matter of fact, I'm going to put Powerage on right now. Miss you Bon!!
I love those early albums, too. It's funny, I was recently reading about the producer switch from George Young to Mutt Lange before "Highway to Hell", and the article made it sound like their previous albums sucked. I'm thinking, "Wait a minute. Those albums are GREAT!"
@@johnsmith-ug5tp Back in Black was written by Bonn so is still listenable but after then I just did not bother, the singles were enough to put me off - never listened to another AD/DC album.
@@MaitreMark I thought that too until a couple years ago when Angus and Brian said everything was written by Brian and he was struggling coming up with lyrics and had writers block and Hell's Bells was one of those songs. I think they were in the Bahamas and he was looking out the window and watching a storm rolling in and he wrote the song. They said, they hadn't written or rehearsed anything new after finishing Highway to hell. Back in black is all original lyrics and music without Bon.
He trademarked the moneybag, btw. He looked it up to see if it was trademarked and it wasn't. He tried to get Ace to trademark his lightning bolt guitar strap, but he didn't do it. Gene and Paul may have been the brains - even though Ace's IQ is reportedly around 145, the guitarist and Peter had no business sense.
@@thrillcker68 Bon specified to the band, a kind of premonition one may say, is that if anything ever happened to him, he wants Brian to step in as front man of ACDC.
Why the hell would Gene know a thing about why Bon died. I figured he’d say Bon dying was Ace and Peter’s fault. Gene thinks he knows everything about everything. And whatever it takes to mention that you don’t need the original members. I’ve been a kiss fan since ‘75 but I really wish Simmons would just go away.
Why that first album with Johnson was a smash hits is cuz Bon wrote lots of songs on that album since that they were already working on it, Back in black
@@deanl0 100%, Bon was know to sing 'Rock and Roll aint Noise Pollution' in pubs drunk and Malcome said in an interview the last time he saw Bon they were working on the arrangement for 'You Shook Me all Night Long.' But Bon got no credit for those songs.
Bon got hammered, went outside and fell asleep in a car in 30-40 degree weather. His friends knew this, nobody bothered to check on him, and he froze to death. It takes about an hour and a half to die in these temperatures. He should still be here, but his friends let him die. Long live BON!
Nah, he was dressed in a jacket and had a blanket on. It's likely he would have frozen to death, but he was put in the car already after he had died. His friends Alistar Kinnear and Silver Smith had neglected to check on Bon and thought he simply fell asleep, when Bon was found out to be dead after they realized he hadnt moved and inch during the night, they created a story to clean themselves from any snooping police that would have busted them for heroin use and selling. Also Bon's apartment was raided by someone that had access to his keys, this was definitely someone from Silver Smith's entourage that wanted to get hands on things to sell. Silver Smith had once previously emptied Bon's bank account when the band was touring in the USA, and left him stranded with no money to travel. Thats when Bon broke the contact with her, only to pick it back up just a year or two later. He OD'd on heroin, he hung out with heroin addicts and dealers much to Angus and Malcolms dismay. They had banned Silver from being anywhere near the band cause of her bad influence on Bon. Thats why Bon would isolate himself and hung out with those people when he was away from the rest of the boys. He didnt like the control that the Youngs tried to impose on him, even though it was for his best good. Heavy drugs were banned after an incident where Bon died from another overdose in 1976, but was able to be brought back to life with medical help. Bon's friend Silver Smith was a junkie and Bon's ex, Bon's crowd being that way is confirmed by Pete Way of UFO that also used heroin back then. It wasnt spoken about openly, but it happened, and Bon wasnt the one to turn down a fix if offered. To me it's clear that Bon had been off heroin for a while and wanted a last dip before the serious work on Back In Black would commence. Thats when he accidentally overdosed and passed away. The entire official story makes no sense if you look into all the various eye witness accounts, and it was passed off as "death by misadventure" to spare Bon's family the hounding British press that loved pissing on rock stars that died by overdosing on heroin. Pete Way also witnessed about a second member of the band being involved with heroin, most likely Phil Rudd since he would drop out from the band for the reasons of drug induced paranoia and other sideffects of his use in 1983. This theory holds water if we look at Phil's later problems with drugs, amphetamine being one of the bigger addictions he had in recent years. I recommend the digging into this made by author Jesse Fink. The book itself is pretty crap in general, doing its best to stain the reputation of Angus and Malcolm, but the part where he got in touch with those that spent the last days with Bon is worth the read, he unveils something much closer to the truth than what the official story said. For exmaple: Alistar Kinnear was "shocked" to find Bon dead in the car, because he looked peacefully at sleep. No word of vomit or anything, he simply looked like he was sleeping. Thats exactly how heroin overdoses work, you dose off and stop breathing as your heart fails to work. Also the dates dont add up, Bon didnt die on the 19th. He was already dead by the 18th, but Kinnear and Silver wanted time to come up with a story that the police would buy into. So his body was kept inside and only placed in the car later on for Alistar to be able to claim the story he later told.
They really were a band that deserved the term "powerhouse." I saw them support Black Sabbath at the Hordern Pavillion in the early seventies. We'd never heard of them. But I'm telling you now, they blew Sabbath off stage. Don't get me wrong, Sabbath were great & put on an amazing show. But the energy from ACDC was blistering. After they left the stage me & my friend looked at each other & were both thinking the same thing.... Sabbath have some boots to fill.
There`s a long standing rumor that Bon Scott wrote had already written a number of tunes for Back in Black prior to his death. Outside of Razor`s Edge, the albums that the band released after BnB paled in comparison to the Bon Scott era albums.
Absolutely true. As for me, their last Bon era album Highway To Hell is perhaps their best. I just wish any radio station that plays ACDC would play perhaps the best song on the album, Night Prowler. That's ACDC at their grittiest and nastiest.
@@chrisskalski7292 I've been a fan since I first saw them in 75 I firmly believe that bon wrote the entire back in black album if you appreciate and understand bons writing that's him all over no doubt in my mind they tried to write like him for the remainder of acdc career but it just paled in comparison RIP BON 💥⚡⚡💥⚡💥⚡💥⚡💥
This is all old news and common knowledge here in Australia . I didn't hear anything from Gene revealing what killed Bon , have some respect ... just goes to show you yanks don't know everything like you think you do . R.I.P Bon . 🤔
@@Wezwolf yes i understand that, it's always the corny uploaders, who exaggerate Video Titles. nothing against Gene at all. Good to hear him talking about someone els in a Good way other than Himself, LOL
@@MetalHeart8787 Yeah. He was talking up how good Brian Johnson was. Even though Brian seemed a bit down on Gene recently for claiming that Rock and Roll was dead.
Give credit where credits due, Gene Simmons unselfishly did so much to help other bands get a break into the business, and for a so called ego maniac, he's very humble and kind individual to have done that. Much much respect for Mr Simmons.
I totally believe that arrogant douche stuff is just an act for the cameras. I had the pleasure of meeting Gene briefly in 2011, and he was a total gentleman. He made way more time to talk to me than I thought he would, as it wasn't even a meet and greet . It was almost disappointing that the guy who spits blood and fire was so normal!😆
For the non Australians here... Stevie Wright was the lead singer of The Easybeats. And George Young (Angus and Malcom's older brother) was their guitarist. Their most famous song is "Friday On My Mind" which Gary Moore released a live cover of in 1987.
No. I'm Australian and I truly believe that BJ is a better performer and singer than Bon. I still go to Fremantle cemetery to honour Bon every year but BJ is greater.
@@grahammelville-main7490 i'm australian as well. you're so far out wrong. bon scott is 100 times better singer and performer than brian johnson . problem i have with brian johnson is that he sounds more like a gremlin.
Ronald Belford Scott 🎤1946-1980🎤 Bon lives each and every day when you listen to AC⚡DC from the 1970's. High Voltage Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Let There Be Rock Powerage If You Want Blood You've Got It Highway To Hell
Bullshit Gene. Most of those opening bands say Kiss was the WORST band to open for. No soundcheck and treated like dogs. Once VH blew you off stage you swore to never bring a good band as opener again.
ACDC has only the Australian Fans to thank and not Gene Simmons. Bon Scott if alive would have nothing to do with Him. Angus Young has a Uncle who is from the easybeats...you know "Friday on my mind" He is responsible too and not fatbat.
@@MizzesBwasn’t Angus uncle it was Angus and Malcolm brother George Young from the Easybeats sadly George passed a month before Malcolm which hit Angus hard but i agree 100% both George Young and Harry Vanda were the ones who made AC/DC.
Gene discovered AC/DC right after discovering Van Halen, sequencing the human genome, founding Apple Inc, inventing the game of golf, and killing Bin Laden
I have definitely heard it. They tried to pass it off as "lost studio audio" at first, playing into the whole theory that Bon wrote the majority of lyrics for BIB (which I tend to believe).
Old jean the demon Simmons always thinks he knows everything about everybody and about everything and he knows what's best for everybody he was a cartoon character band member for 13 year-old boys that's what he was !
ACDC briefly considered having Stevie Wright as replacement after Bon's passing. A quirky fact. Its a shame it didnt work out I think he would have been an excellent front man for the band.
My uncle was best friends with Mal Young. They grew up together in Burwood. Uncle Donny told about the times they smoked weed and planted the leftover seeds in the front yard of the Burwood Police Station. Another time the band was at a photo shoot with photographer Philip Morris. Bon was missing so Mal asked Donny to go to Bons place and bring him back. When Donny got to Bon's, the front door was open and Bon was standing at the stove, bottle of whisky in one hand and a fork digging baked beans out of the tin direct from the hot plate....lol.
I could see Gene and Angus getting along since neither did drugs or booze. The guys in Rush tell some fun memories of the days opening for Kiss and said they did 10 shows where AC/DC opened the triple bill, I would have killed to have seen AC/DC, Rush and Kiss on one ticket, good or bad I live in Toronto and Rush could headline home town shows so we never got the double or triple header. Rush is probably grateful that Kiss got them over the hump into stardom before the record company closed them down being $350,000 in the red prior to 2112. You have to give Kiss credit for their shows and marketing plus all the talent they took on tour could give Kiss music lessons between shows
You do realize they are taking these snippets from interviews he's done. These are questions that are being asked to him. I think these channels know how to trigger a lot of people...AND it works obviously.
Gene's hair looks so natural. I'll never figure out why ancient rockers - whose faces have more lines than the famous Nazca geoglyphs - think dyed hair looks good. John Fogerty and Ray Davies, I'm looking in your direction, too!
Funny , Gene was there, we weren’t, cut out the hate people. As an Aussie I can tell you we are all proud of our working class guys done good and they haven’t slowed down.
My three favourite bands kiss slade acdc pre 1980.I saw acdc 4 times 75 76 they were sensational kiss took slade out as well they are hugely underrated along with thin lizzy RIP Phil lynott and bon Scott keep rockin........💥⚡⚡💥
i saw AC/DC in winnipeg canada in 1978 they were opening for aerosmith and their performance blew aerosmith off the stage it was amazing to this day one of the best concerts ive ever seen! Aerosmith didnt like being outperformed and kicked them off the tour.
Bon found out the boys were about to dump him behind his back and he had drowned his sorrows Bon Scott was a recognized lead singer way before acdc. So many stories. I heard he was their bus driver
last dood told the TRUTH... don't play that game folks, whatever it is that got you down and makes you feel bad conquer that shyt like king kong then kick to the curb and move on from it, many been dealt a band hand ... it's what you do with the cards that matters it's too short, we get one chance at this so make it the best you possibly can, be the best you can, strive forward, treat everyone like you want to be treated, and just keep moving, you'll be fine I know this . . nothing good going to come from abusing anything, specially drugs and alcohol...
@@Dirtydeeds-un4vw he was left in a car inebriated overnight in sub zero degree temp. Those are the facts. The cause of death is listed as alcohol poisoning because of the very high blood alcohol found in him but it is just as likely he died from hypothermia.
Are you kidding Geno? When I was driving down the road in south Florida in my ranchero and first heard highway to hell? Instant hard rock boner. I'll never forget it. Back in the Skynyrd and molly hatchet days. Outlaws Alman brothers Yep AC/DC hit a chord in all US rockers
If you know anything about UFO in the 70s a few of those guys were into it. Bon was buddies with them and spent a lot of his downtime w them. I dont think its out of the realm of possibility. Their lifestyle was about having a good time. AC/DC could not have that kind of publicity at that critical point in their career. I could see it being kept out of the public eye. Machine has to keep rolling.
Came across the same thing. Supposedly Bon had some dabbling with Heroin in the early days of joining the band. Malcolm caught wind of it and let him know there was no way he'd remain in the band doing that.
@@Mraquanetchris I know the book hes talking about.- 'Bon-The Last Highway' I think there are a lot of interesting thoughts there in regard to what happened to Bon in February of 1980. Worth a look if you are a fan.
@@geoffreyholliday1971 bon dabbled in all sorts of gear some of his mates here in Australia used to call him road test Ronnie he'd taste different things to see how powerful they were before the others joined in mal and ang were dead set against drugs RIP BON 💥⚡⚡💥
Played pool with Bon in 1975 at the Hotrocks in Sorrento vic Australia it was New Year’s Eve and on,y 8 of us there ..what a lesson ,,lol. Never forget it ..
I'll ruin the suspense... Bom Scott was hanging out with heroin users the night that he died. Given his personality, would he have *not* experimented with it, too? He drank heavily. And the combination of the two packs some unexpected synergy. He passed out drunk. Nothing new. But this time he had morphine (heroin metabolite) in his system. That can be fatal. And it was. Jim Morrison was killed by heroin, as well. He mistook it for cocaine. Instant overdose.
Bon had already done all the hard work he just didn’t live long enough to see it! Brian kept them going and I believe Bon wrote most of Back in black. Bons mother gave Angus n malcom Bons lyric book when he died and they would have used some of them for sure binb sounds like songs Bon wrote Brian writes with a different style and sounds shit live ! Bon Scott Rip !
Bon wrote all the lyrics to Back n Black with the help of the Young brothers. Don't be deceived by anyone, including the well known 🤡called Gene Simmons.
Bull shit!! Bon was NOT their roadie. He was a cab driver, and the band was a fare. They were talking in the cab about how they needed a new singer, and Bon auditioned in the cab, and then they took him to the show and had Bon waiting in the back. When their front man failed, they called out Bon.
A clue for the clueless. No one cares what Gene Simmons "thinks". No one cares what Gene has to say. He is old. He has been irrelevant since the nineties. Bon Scott died when I was just nine years old, and I am fifty-four now. It is what it is.
There are plenty of people Gene's age whose opinions are important and valid. It is not because he is old that he should be ignored. It's because he is a dick. Two very different things
@@AnthonyAnthony-tk4yehe was only interested in women. He was a remarkably self centered dude, due apparently to the way he was raised. He was led to believe he was the most important person anywhere he found himself.
You do realise he's answering questions posed to him, not just randomly giving opinions on various subjects? It does however seem strange that you watch videos of him being interviewed, did you fall and hit play by accident or something?
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Bon wasn't a roadie who just got up and sang, he had been a fairly well known singer in a couple of different outfits and was recommended to the band by Vince Lovegrove, who was the lead singer of one of Bon's previous bands, The Valentines.
Yes, he was their roadie but you are also right that he was a singer. He was both at the time.
@@maureenwagg5305 Is that right? I remember reading his wife's book and I can't recall her mentioning that, obviously not to say that it didn't happen, but I've never heard it anywhere until now.
My first concert was AC/DC opening for KISS at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, IN. I'd never heard of AC/DC, and I swear to you, they were better than KISS! It was unbelievable how much energy and stage presence they had. Angus got on the shoulders of a Roady, and he carried him around the top tier of the arena's walkway while he jammed. Everyone in the place was blown away. I'm getting goosebumps just thinking about it now!
It's not hard to believe that AC/DC were better than KISS. It's great when an opener previously unknown to you just blows you away. It happened to me in 2016: Black Sabbath's farewell tour. Rival Sons opened up and I couldn't believe how good they were. Jay Buchanan's voice was just amazing - I've since discovered he's equally as good live as in the studio.
That is awesome man, I wish I had the same upbringing. For me it was Megadeth with Life of agony and Coal Chamber. Coal Chamber ignited the stadium we were in, it was like watching angry ants swarming. They were the best part of the whole night, had never heard them previous either. Live was another impressive band, they sounded sooooo good live.
Don't really care what Gene has to say. He's a jerk!
Speaking of lead in bands.... I caught Cheap Trick on their first tour of America after the Live at Budokan album blew up. They opened for Foreigner. Back then it was typical to leave the lights on during an opening act's set. The auditorium was only about 1/4 full. Hardly anybody was paying attention to them....except for ME! They absolutely blew my mind. And they blew Foreigner off the stage. By my math I've seen them nine times since that night in '78. Always a thrill to see them live. Just saw them in Seattle a few months ago and, sadly, they're beginning to lose their youthful energy, although I will always make an attempt to go see them. One of the greatest American rock bands ever.
Bon Scott was a roadie for AC/DC but he already had a back history as a professional singer . He had experienced limited success with a jazz/prog/rock group called "Fraternity" in the early 70's. The group and their partners moved to England but had very limited success so disbanded. He also was a backing singer in Australian pop group The Valentines after that. Those who knew him well said his gritty voice was actually consequence of a serious motorbike accident in the mid 70's; before that his voice was markedly softer. They also remarked that he was a self-destructive risk-taker yet a lovely person to be around.
Think I read something about him being a drummer also
@@3lynyrd Yeah, he was a drummer in his first band The Spektors. I think that was his first band 😅He has been in a few. Anyway, if you wanna check them out, it is a song out here on youtube called Gloria. Bon sings in that one though, but you can hear the man introducing them saying "and the drummer Bon Scott"
No-one prowled the stage like Bon Scott!! Those early AC/DC albums before they got big are still some of my favorites to this day.
As a matter of fact, I'm going to put Powerage on right now. Miss you Bon!!
Powerage has been sitting in my car CD player for weeks now. Their best album.
I love those early albums, too. It's funny, I was recently reading about the producer switch from George Young to Mutt Lange before "Highway to Hell", and the article made it sound like their previous albums sucked. I'm thinking, "Wait a minute. Those albums are GREAT!"
Recently I can't even listen to post Bon AC/DC.
@@johnsmith-ug5tp Back in Black was written by Bonn so is still listenable but after then I just did not bother, the singles were enough to put me off - never listened to another AD/DC album.
@@MaitreMark I thought that too until a couple years ago when Angus and Brian said everything was written by Brian and he was struggling coming up with lyrics and had writers block and Hell's Bells was one of those songs. I think they were in the Bahamas and he was looking out the window and watching a storm rolling in and he wrote the song. They said, they hadn't written or rehearsed anything new after finishing Highway to hell. Back in black is all original lyrics and music without Bon.
Bon Scott was a bad-ass. One of my all-time favorites.
Gene’s hat tells you everything you need to know about him. 🤷♂️
He trademarked the moneybag, btw. He looked it up to see if it was trademarked and it wasn't. He tried to get Ace to trademark his lightning bolt guitar strap, but he didn't do it. Gene and Paul may have been the brains - even though Ace's IQ is reportedly around 145, the guitarist and Peter had no business sense.
yep cause the only thing he cares about is making money and showing everybody how rich he is .
HA! I thought you were talking about his hair! LOL!😂
@@lesterdoobie6597 LOL....That's not his hair! It's a radial tire pressed in a different mold!
He even admits to only caring about money and "music" was the quickest and easiest way to achieve that.
What you never hear about, is that Brian was one of Bon’s favorite singers
That’s really cool I didn’t know that!
@@thrillcker68 Bon specified to the band, a kind of premonition one may say, is that if anything ever happened to him, he wants Brian to step in as front man of ACDC.
Why the hell would Gene know a thing about why Bon died. I figured he’d say Bon dying was Ace and Peter’s fault. Gene thinks he knows everything about everything. And whatever it takes to mention that you don’t need the original members. I’ve been a kiss fan since ‘75 but I really wish Simmons would just go away.
Doesn`t mean he`s any good.
@@jennybh08 More like Gene likes getting on his soapbox about how drugs and alcohol ruin lives, and he won't touch them.
Bon Scott was a great singer and performer. But it was his song writing that they really couldn’t replace ✌🏼
100%
Fully agree, the lyrics after Back in Black are embarrassing. Bon as it is said, could write so much is a short sentence.
Why that first album with Johnson was a smash hits is cuz Bon wrote lots of songs
on that album since that they were already working on it, Back in black
@@deanl0 100%, Bon was know to sing 'Rock and Roll aint Noise Pollution' in pubs drunk and Malcome said in an interview the last time he saw Bon they were working on the arrangement for 'You Shook Me all Night Long.' But Bon got no credit for those songs.
Bon got hammered, went outside and fell asleep in a car in 30-40 degree weather. His friends knew this, nobody bothered to check on him, and he froze to death. It takes about an hour and a half to die in these temperatures. He should still be here, but his friends let him die. Long live BON!
Nah, he was dressed in a jacket and had a blanket on. It's likely he would have frozen to death, but he was put in the car already after he had died. His friends Alistar Kinnear and Silver Smith had neglected to check on Bon and thought he simply fell asleep, when Bon was found out to be dead after they realized he hadnt moved and inch during the night, they created a story to clean themselves from any snooping police that would have busted them for heroin use and selling. Also Bon's apartment was raided by someone that had access to his keys, this was definitely someone from Silver Smith's entourage that wanted to get hands on things to sell. Silver Smith had once previously emptied Bon's bank account when the band was touring in the USA, and left him stranded with no money to travel. Thats when Bon broke the contact with her, only to pick it back up just a year or two later.
He OD'd on heroin, he hung out with heroin addicts and dealers much to Angus and Malcolms dismay. They had banned Silver from being anywhere near the band cause of her bad influence on Bon. Thats why Bon would isolate himself and hung out with those people when he was away from the rest of the boys. He didnt like the control that the Youngs tried to impose on him, even though it was for his best good. Heavy drugs were banned after an incident where Bon died from another overdose in 1976, but was able to be brought back to life with medical help. Bon's friend Silver Smith was a junkie and Bon's ex, Bon's crowd being that way is confirmed by Pete Way of UFO that also used heroin back then. It wasnt spoken about openly, but it happened, and Bon wasnt the one to turn down a fix if offered. To me it's clear that Bon had been off heroin for a while and wanted a last dip before the serious work on Back In Black would commence. Thats when he accidentally overdosed and passed away. The entire official story makes no sense if you look into all the various eye witness accounts, and it was passed off as "death by misadventure" to spare Bon's family the hounding British press that loved pissing on rock stars that died by overdosing on heroin. Pete Way also witnessed about a second member of the band being involved with heroin, most likely Phil Rudd since he would drop out from the band for the reasons of drug induced paranoia and other sideffects of his use in 1983. This theory holds water if we look at Phil's later problems with drugs, amphetamine being one of the bigger addictions he had in recent years. I recommend the digging into this made by author Jesse Fink. The book itself is pretty crap in general, doing its best to stain the reputation of Angus and Malcolm, but the part where he got in touch with those that spent the last days with Bon is worth the read, he unveils something much closer to the truth than what the official story said. For exmaple: Alistar Kinnear was "shocked" to find Bon dead in the car, because he looked peacefully at sleep. No word of vomit or anything, he simply looked like he was sleeping. Thats exactly how heroin overdoses work, you dose off and stop breathing as your heart fails to work. Also the dates dont add up, Bon didnt die on the 19th. He was already dead by the 18th, but Kinnear and Silver wanted time to come up with a story that the police would buy into. So his body was kept inside and only placed in the car later on for Alistar to be able to claim the story he later told.
@@porkypile Totally plausible...
They really were a band that deserved the term "powerhouse." I saw them support Black Sabbath at the Hordern Pavillion in the early seventies. We'd never heard of them. But I'm telling you now, they blew Sabbath off stage. Don't get me wrong, Sabbath were great & put on an amazing show. But the energy from ACDC was blistering. After they left the stage me & my friend looked at each other & were both thinking the same thing.... Sabbath have some boots to fill.
There`s a long standing rumor that Bon Scott wrote had already written a number of tunes for Back in Black prior to his death. Outside of Razor`s Edge, the albums that the band released after BnB paled in comparison to the Bon Scott era albums.
Absolutely true. As for me, their last Bon era album Highway To Hell is perhaps their best. I just wish any radio station that plays ACDC would play perhaps the best song on the album, Night Prowler. That's ACDC at their grittiest and nastiest.
@@chrisskalski7292 I've been a fan since I first saw them in 75 I firmly believe that bon wrote the entire back in black album if you appreciate and understand bons writing that's him all over no doubt in my mind they tried to write like him for the remainder of acdc career but it just paled in comparison RIP BON 💥⚡⚡💥⚡💥⚡💥⚡💥
Very true, in fact they re-released Dirty Deeds in 1981-82, because they finally got recognition here. Highway is #1 but BnB is incredible too.
@@stanlee-eq7lu Not a bad song on Highway to Hell. Night Prowler became controversial in the '80s due to Richard Ramirez liking it🙄
*You're walking a very fine line with that opinion (which you obviously know)*
Its all lies im alive and well
I knew it !....I knew it..
I enjoyed having some beers at the pub. See ya tomorrow . Nice to see you again Bon.
We remembered seeing you in an interview and you couldn't tell that bassist guy name
from kiss 🌩
@bonscott6353 ok... be honest.... did you write the lyrics to Back in Black ?
More more reunion tpur with the band, thanks ..
To this day I only listen to Bon, for me he is AC/DC. It was a sad day when I found out.
This is all old news and common knowledge here in Australia . I didn't hear anything from Gene revealing what killed Bon , have some respect ... just goes to show you yanks don't know everything like you think you do . R.I.P Bon . 🤔
This is old news here in the I.S. as well . If your upset about this , take it up with Gene , leave rest of us out of it .
I do know Mr. Simmons likes to !
...talk a LOT!
@@stevencooper399 You're a half wit , it's not Gene it's this pathetic channel 🤮
You are a 3rd world country compared to the USA.
I LOVED hearing Gene's opinion on how he died 🙄It was SO different from what others have said.
" New title for this video"
Gene Simmons Reveals what 99% of AC/DC Fans already KNEW
It's not Gene's fault though. He's just having a simple conversation with this guy. And someone decided to put this dramatic title on it.
@@Wezwolf yes i understand that, it's always the corny uploaders, who exaggerate Video Titles. nothing against Gene at all. Good to hear him talking about someone els in a Good way other than Himself, LOL
@@MetalHeart8787 Yeah. He was talking up how good Brian Johnson was. Even though Brian seemed a bit down on Gene recently for claiming that Rock and Roll was dead.
Clickbait B.S.
@@Wezwolf I like how he Talked about Angus, No one can deny Angus's Energy
& stage presents
Give credit where credits due, Gene Simmons unselfishly did so much to help other bands get a break into the business, and for a so called ego maniac, he's very humble and kind individual to have done that. Much much respect for Mr Simmons.
Thanks for saying that. I’m reading alot of comments that seem full of jealousy?
I agree. Dude is a real class act!
I totally believe that arrogant douche stuff is just an act for the cameras. I had the pleasure of meeting Gene briefly in 2011, and he was a total gentleman. He made way more time to talk to me than I thought he would, as it wasn't even a meet and greet . It was almost disappointing that the guy who spits blood and fire was so normal!😆
Gene Simmons Band which tours worldwide invites Kiss fans to play and sing with the band on stage.
Gene also make fun of himself on stage.
@@marions.120 Insecurity breeds jealousy, especially around musicians
For the non Australians here... Stevie Wright was the lead singer of The Easybeats. And George Young (Angus and Malcom's older brother) was their guitarist. Their most famous song is "Friday On My Mind" which Gary Moore released a live cover of in 1987.
Bon was never a roadie for ACDC that's a misconception.
@@paulweston285 bon drove them around in Adelaide then got up on stage one night the rest is history
@@JMAN72727 No your wrong i knew Bon and Vince Lovegrove your wrong enjoy your fantasy
Wasn't he their limo driver
@@mullaway5746 No he wasn't, limo in 1974 are you kidding ?
He was already established in the Valentines and Fraternity. Correct?
Bon Scott was the best lead singer
AC⚡DC ever had and that is a fact.
you are exactly 110% spot on.
No. I'm Australian and I truly believe that BJ is a better performer and singer than Bon. I still go to Fremantle cemetery to honour Bon every year but BJ is greater.
@@grahammelville-main7490 i'm australian as well. you're so far out wrong. bon scott is 100 times better singer and performer than brian johnson . problem i have with brian johnson is that he sounds more like a gremlin.
No, that's an opinion.
Ronald Belford Scott
🎤1946-1980🎤
Bon lives each and every day when you listen to AC⚡DC from the 1970's.
High Voltage
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Let There Be Rock
Powerage
If You Want Blood You've Got It
Highway To Hell
Carolla doesn't know that AC/DC was huge prior BnB? Really? (AC/DC broke huge in the US with Highway to Hell) C'mon man!
Bullshit Gene. Most of those opening bands say Kiss was the WORST band to open for. No soundcheck and treated like dogs. Once VH blew you off stage you swore to never bring a good band as opener again.
Yeah was never really a fan of kiss either. They were just ok.
ACDC has only the Australian Fans to thank and not Gene Simmons. Bon Scott if alive would have nothing to do with Him. Angus Young has a Uncle who is from the easybeats...you know "Friday on my mind" He is responsible too and not fatbat.
@@MizzesBwasn’t Angus uncle it was Angus and Malcolm brother George Young from the Easybeats sadly George passed a month before Malcolm which hit Angus hard but i agree 100% both George Young and Harry Vanda were the ones who made AC/DC.
Yeah, I think Gene is being overly sentimental. It was always about him and kiss first.
Yeah Gene is full of shit and no one should take him seriously
The boys from ACDC are still so sincere when talking about Bon and Gene was so great at giving bands a chance 2 of the greatest rock groups.
Gene discovered AC/DC right after discovering Van Halen, sequencing the human genome, founding Apple Inc, inventing the game of golf, and killing Bin Laden
Footage here I had not yet seen and a huge fan since the beginning. 🎉🎉 Enjoyed this. Thank you.
I would like to hear AI Bon Scott singing Back in Black.
It's on youtube, I heard it a few months ago now, I cannot remember the exact title, but it's there.
Sounded ok I guess.
I have definitely heard it. They tried to pass it off as "lost studio audio" at first, playing into the whole theory that Bon wrote the majority of lyrics for BIB (which I tend to believe).
I had it at one time, but I doubt I could find it.
His girlfriend has claimed he died of a heroin overdose. Maybe heroin in combination with alcohol.
I was in London at the time,still,am, and it was quite well-known he was a user by then.
Never heard any mention of heroine anywhere by anyone
@@noelwebb6843 You gotta do some research then.
@johnmcintyre1965 no mention 8n the coroner's report
@@noelwebb6843 Jim Morrison.
Old jean the demon Simmons always thinks he knows everything about everybody and about everything and he knows what's best for everybody he was a cartoon character band member for 13 year-old boys that's what he was !
"You can't just sit in your ivory tower and say it's all about me"
- *Gene Simmons*
No, I'm not trolling. Jury is out on whether he was.
Bon was beyond awesome, much respect to you Mr.Simmons.😊
RIP Stevie Wright
ACDC briefly considered having Stevie Wright as replacement after Bon's passing. A quirky fact. Its a shame it didnt work out I think he would have been an excellent front man for the band.
Adam and Gene are a pleasure to listen to.
My uncle was best friends with Mal Young. They grew up together in Burwood. Uncle Donny told about the times they smoked weed and planted the leftover seeds in the front yard of the Burwood Police Station. Another time the band was at a photo shoot with photographer Philip Morris. Bon was missing so Mal asked Donny to go to Bons place and bring him back. When Donny got to Bon's, the front door was open and Bon was standing at the stove, bottle of whisky in one hand and a fork digging baked beans out of the tin direct from the hot plate....lol.
I could see Gene and Angus getting along since neither did drugs or booze. The guys in Rush tell some fun memories of the days opening for Kiss and said they did 10 shows where AC/DC opened the triple bill, I would have killed to have seen AC/DC, Rush and Kiss on one ticket, good or bad I live in Toronto and Rush could headline home town shows so we never got the double or triple header. Rush is probably grateful that Kiss got them over the hump into stardom before the record company closed them down being $350,000 in the red prior to 2112. You have to give Kiss credit for their shows and marketing plus all the talent they took on tour could give Kiss music lessons between shows
Very interesting stories from Gene.
Gene is a good guy he does a lot for music 🎸
Listen to the albums after Bon passed away - they are all classics as well!
Gene thinks Adam Carolla was born after 1977 but I was born in 1974 and I know Adam is at least 8 years older than me
Corolla was born in '64. , so you're atleast 10 years younger. Lol. Genes a geriatric 🤡
You are correct
You do realize Gene was joking, right?
I realize that Benjamin Franklin and Socrates are both older than me.
@rapturedreamvision7205 if you didn't at least know that much you wouldn't be able to comprehend a single segment of any of Adam's content
Love the stories of what it was like, incredibly interesting, TY Gene Simmons!
So what killed him?
GENE IS FULL OF IT... HIS OWN SELF IMPORTANCE... GENE THINKS HE'S GOOD... HE'S NOT... NO ONE GIVES A FK WHAT GENE SAYS... ASK ACE... ASK WHO KNOW...
You do realize they are taking these snippets from interviews he's done. These are questions that are being asked to him. I think these channels know how to trigger a lot of people...AND it works obviously.
@A1AJake JAKE THE SNAKE... U KNOW GENE DO U... HAVE U EVER MET GENE... I DO... U OBVIOUSLY LIKE TO KISS THE DEMONS RING... GOOD LUCK... U NEED IT...
Simmons isn't a musician, he's a Hungarian immigrant cashing in on American capitalism.
Gene also discovered Bon Jovi, Van Halen and cold fusion.
@@c-LAW Simmons discovered capitalism, that's all.
10.50 saw bon many, many times with his previous band fraternity,here in Adelaide he was a fellow Scot and a total powerhouse rip
Brian Johnson has one of the very first (and my favorite car ever) Project 7 Jaguar F Type concept cars.
Wow video has no ads whoa
Gene is wrong. Having the right people in the right places is what makes a band. For instance, without Ace KISS never sounded the same.
Gene's hair looks so natural. I'll never figure out why ancient rockers - whose faces have more lines than the famous Nazca geoglyphs - think dyed hair looks good. John Fogerty and Ray Davies, I'm looking in your direction, too!
Funny , Gene was there, we weren’t, cut out the hate people. As an Aussie I can tell you we are all proud of our working class guys done good and they haven’t slowed down.
My three favourite bands kiss slade acdc pre 1980.I saw acdc 4 times 75 76 they were sensational kiss took slade out as well they are hugely underrated along with thin lizzy RIP Phil lynott and bon Scott keep rockin........💥⚡⚡💥
Slade, awesome. They don’t get enough credit
i saw AC/DC in winnipeg canada in 1978 they were opening for aerosmith and their performance blew aerosmith off the stage it was amazing to this day one of the best concerts ive ever seen! Aerosmith didnt like being outperformed and kicked them off the tour.
Bon wasn't a roadie he was AC/DC bus driver.
Bon mentioned Gene in a 77 interview I love both Kiss and ACDC. Angus if your out there I sound just like Bon I promise
Yeah that was hilarious. He couldn't remember genes name lol lol 😆
Bon Scott was the TRUE king of ROCK & ROLL.
Acdc were brillant,real no bs ,and raw
when Brian took bon Scott place it is the new AC/DC.
Yeah, that's when I stopped listening. Bon era only for me 🇦🇺🇦🇺
Well, he was on the highway to Hell. I guess he made it. I wonder if it was the wonderful paradise he seemed to think it was.
Fact. He was their Chauffeur not Roadie.
RIP ANGEL 😇
GOD Bless Always Philadelphia USA 🇺🇸 Nostrovia 🙏🏥🌎⚡️
Bon found out the boys were about to dump him behind his back and he had drowned his sorrows
Bon Scott was a recognized lead singer way before acdc. So many stories. I heard he was their bus driver
Down-voted for misleading title!
He died of exposure
Placed shirtless in the back of a car, massively drunk, during winter in England
😂
Okay Gene
And the reason my AC/DC album collection stops at BiB is because…
From a 53 year old Aussie
Gene thinks this is what happened? Bullshit!
GENE SIMMONS IS THE FREAKING BEST!!!!!!!! ❤️ 😍 💖 ❣️ 💕 💘 ❤️ THANK YOU FOR THIS INTERVIEW
He's full of crap in my opinion but hey who knows 😂
Yes...because Gene Simmons discovered every rock band in history...
He's the best at making everyone cringe.
Bon sang in a couple of bands before AC DC. look them up.
I never heard he was a roadie before
?
@@montbob100 He drove their truck. I don't know if he did any lifting but he seems like a guy that would help his buddies.
The Valentines and Fraternity
last dood told the TRUTH... don't play that game folks, whatever it is that got you down and makes you feel bad conquer that shyt like king kong then kick to the curb and move on from it, many been dealt a band hand ... it's what you do with the cards that matters it's too short, we get one chance at this so make it the best you possibly can, be the best you can, strive forward, treat everyone like you want to be treated, and just keep moving, you'll be fine I know this . . nothing good going to come from abusing anything, specially drugs and alcohol...
Scott was one of the best Rock voice.
Left in a car by supposed mates on a freezing night . They went back inside. Heroin played a part some might say
Bon Scott froze to death...
False....he died from asphyxiation
@@Dirtydeeds-un4vw he was left in a car inebriated overnight in sub zero degree temp. Those are the facts. The cause of death is listed as alcohol poisoning because of the very high blood alcohol found in him but it is just as likely he died from hypothermia.
@@Dirtydeeds-un4vw NOPE!
He actually fell down a flight of stairs.
I'm sure it did not help anything I would definitely agree that was probably a major factor
Are you kidding Geno?
When I was driving down the road in south Florida in my ranchero and first heard highway to hell?
Instant hard rock boner.
I'll never forget it.
Back in the Skynyrd and molly hatchet days.
Outlaws
Alman brothers
Yep
AC/DC hit a chord in all US rockers
Gene knows everything.
Big question was Malcom responsible for Bons note book disappearing. I dont blame him if it was
An author published a book maybe 10 years ago. About Bon Scott and swears up and down that used Heroin that night and died
Bull. Bon was an extreme heavy drinker.
If you know anything about UFO in the 70s a few of those guys were into it. Bon was buddies with them and spent a lot of his downtime w them. I dont think its out of the realm of possibility. Their lifestyle was about having a good time. AC/DC could not have that kind of publicity at that critical point in their career. I could see it being kept out of the public eye. Machine has to keep rolling.
Came across the same thing. Supposedly Bon had some dabbling with Heroin in the early days of joining the band. Malcolm caught wind of it and let him know there was no way he'd remain in the band doing that.
@@Mraquanetchris
I know the book hes talking about.- 'Bon-The Last Highway'
I think there are a lot of interesting thoughts there in regard to what happened to Bon in February of 1980.
Worth a look if you are a fan.
@@geoffreyholliday1971 bon dabbled in all sorts of gear some of his mates here in Australia used to call him road test Ronnie he'd taste different things to see how powerful they were before the others joined in mal and ang were dead set against drugs RIP BON 💥⚡⚡💥
Played pool with Bon in 1975 at the Hotrocks in Sorrento vic Australia it was New Year’s Eve and on,y 8 of us there ..what a lesson ,,lol. Never forget it ..
Gene is pretty humble when he wants to be I like him.
The wig on him lol
Yeah....they should of dedicated the album to Bon...he wrote the lyrics!
Gene Simmons tells it just the way it was…
what a great guy man..
I'll ruin the suspense... Bom Scott was hanging out with heroin users the night that he died. Given his personality, would he have *not* experimented with it, too?
He drank heavily. And the combination of the two packs some unexpected synergy. He passed out drunk. Nothing new. But this time he had morphine (heroin metabolite) in his system. That can be fatal. And it was.
Jim Morrison was killed by heroin, as well. He mistook it for cocaine. Instant overdose.
9:00 - "I KNOW THE PAIR OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS AND I KNOW IT CAN TAKE ANYBODY"
With a cap over his face and dark glasses obscuring most of his face, you wouldn’t know it was Gene.
Bon was the driver for Malcolm not a roadie
I agree with Angus version on what happened with Bon that night
To many bullshit stories online
Gene also discovered Bon Jovie, Van Halen and cold fusion.
I know there are others that think otherwise, but I think Brian was a better fit for the band. Took them to even higher heights.
Bon had already done all the hard work he just didn’t live long enough to see it! Brian kept them going and I believe Bon wrote most of Back in black. Bons mother gave Angus n malcom Bons lyric book when he died and they would have used some of them for sure binb sounds like songs Bon wrote Brian writes with a different style and sounds shit live ! Bon Scott Rip !
Bon Scott was the best frontman for AC⚡️DC 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
GENE LIVE AND UNMASKED IS A HOPELESS BASS PLAYER WHO CANT CONNECT TO HIS FANS CAUSE HE IS FULL OF HIS OWN SELF INDULGENT EGO... GENE WHO...
RUclips content creators have run out of material and are constantly rehashing old stories like they have new secrets to be revealed.😴
News I heard on the radio at the time and this is a revelation now? Gene must be hard up for attention.
So, Gene took Angus out for a meal when it was Malcolm's band?
NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY .........KISS ARE ICONIC !!!!
That's Gene's best wig.
AC/DC 🤘🤘
I believe that Gene Simmons has stimulated a lot of bands careers by discovering them etc. This of course, is the sign of an unselfish individual.
Their roadie was in a group called the valentines
Amazing, still no gray hairs at 70. Jet black.
Dyed probably.
Bon wrote all the lyrics to Back n Black with the help of the Young brothers. Don't be deceived by anyone, including the well known 🤡called Gene Simmons.
Gene couldn't shine Bon Scott's shoes
It's been known for years how Bon died.
Bull shit!! Bon was NOT their roadie. He was a cab driver, and the band was a fare. They were talking in the cab about how they needed a new singer, and Bon auditioned in the cab, and then they took him to the show and had Bon waiting in the back. When their front man failed, they called out Bon.
A clue for the clueless. No one cares what Gene Simmons "thinks". No one cares what Gene has to say. He is old. He has been irrelevant since the nineties. Bon Scott died when I was just nine years old, and I am fifty-four now. It is what it is.
I kinda understand all the rock bands being what they were, the fact that gene never partied but was a “rocker” is bizarre to me…..
There are plenty of people Gene's age whose opinions are important and valid. It is not because he is old that he should be ignored. It's because he is a dick. Two very different things
@@AnthonyAnthony-tk4yehe was only interested in women. He was a remarkably self centered dude, due apparently to the way he was raised. He was led to believe he was the most important person anywhere he found himself.
Screw you!
You do realise he's answering questions posed to him, not just randomly giving opinions on various subjects?
It does however seem strange that you watch videos of him being interviewed, did you fall and hit play by accident or something?
Bon actually wrote back in black.. he was only a fill in roady.. Bon was the lead singer for another semi successful band..😢
At the dinner table, Angus Young was lying through his tooth.