sexta-feira, fevereiro 05, 2010
Last man to see late AC/DC frontman missing at sea for three years
THE last man to see AC/DC frontman Bon Scott alive is missing and feared dead, adding another chapter to one of rock's most tragic tales.
Alistair Kinnear left Scott in his car to sleep off a night of excess during a freezing London winter, and returned to find his friend dead.
On the 30th anniversary of Scott's death, Kinnear is at the centre of his own mystery after disappearing with a yacht on the way to Spain.
If dead, he takes with him the only account of Scott's final hours, which his family says haunted him throughout his life.
The musician had set sail on 13m wooden-hull sloop Danara from Marseille, France, with two men in July 2006. They were heading to Spain, then vanished.
"We tried to get the coast guard and everybody else to look, but nobody could find anything," son Daniel said yesterday. "So he's missing, not legally declared dead. We have to wait seven years for that to happen."
Daniel describes his father as a "peaceful and calm individual", who had been disturbed by Scott's death at age 33. He died in Kinnear's car after a night at the Music Machine club in Camden Town on February 20, 1980.
Five years ago he came forward to detail the night's events, confirming he had driven Scott home.
During the drive he noticed Bon had "drifted into unconsciousness" and, unable to lift him out of the car, he left him for the night.
"I put the front passenger seat back so that he could lie flat, covered him with a blanket, left a note with my address and phone number on it, and staggered upstairs to bed," he told Classic Rock magazine.
A friend told him in the morning that the car was empty, but later that night he "was shocked to find Bon still lying flat in the front seat, obviously in a bad way".
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AC/DC Lane To Be Transformed Into Shrine To World's Favorite Hard Rock Band - Feb. 5, 2010
AC/DC Lane will be transformed into a shrine chronicling the history of the world's favourite hard-rock band just in time for their arrival next week.
Fans are expected to descend on the city lane, which runs off Flinders Lane, as the Australian leg of AC/DC's Black Ice world tour kicks off in Melbourne on Thursday.
Letters penned by the band's original front man Bon Scott to his wife Irene will also be on display for the first time at Cherry Bar.
Cherry Bar co-owner James Young said AC/DC photos and posters would cover the walls of the lane.
"We plan to bring AC/DC to life through AC/DC-inspired art and music," he said. "It will be a one-off experience unique to Melbourne, the rock capital of the world."
Artist Ben Couzens said fans will see the history of AC/DC portrayed through photos and album covers.
"It starts with photos of the original singer Dave Evans at the bottom of the alleyway, then as you walk up the alley it includes all band members, album covers, images of Bon Scott's grave and more.
"It's my tribute the the greatest band in the world."
AC/DC Lane was officially named in 2004 to honour the band's link to Melbourne, where they lived and wrote their first two albums.
The band will play at Etihad Stadium on Thursday, Saturday and Monday.
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AC/DC Singer: 'It Makes Me Mad When People Try To Use Politics Or Charity For Publicity' - Feb. 5, 2010
According to The Pulse of Radio, AC/DC singer Brian Johnson has lashed out at U2 frontman Bono and musician and Live Aid organizer Bob Geldof for their outspoken activism and public charity work. In an interview with Australia's Herald Sun, Johnson said that he donates to charity but prefers to stay quiet about it, explaining, "I don't tell everybody they should give money — they can't afford it. When I was a working man, I didn't want to go to a concert for some bastard to talk down to me that I should be thinking of some kid in Africa. I'm sorry, mate, do it yourself, spend some of your own money and get it done."
AC/DC does not play charity events, even turning down a slot at Geldof's massive 1985 Live Aid global concert. Johnson said, "Bob Geldof is a canny lad. He did what he thought was right at the time but it didn't work. The money didn't go to poor people. It makes me mad when people try to use politics or charity for publicity. Do a charity gig, fair enough, but not on worldwide television."
AC/DC starts its first Australian tour since 2001 next week amid reports that Johnson has been thinking about retiring after a possible throat cancer scare late last year. Johnson said, "Of course I don't want to retire, but I'm telling you if the body or the voice packs in there's nothing I can do. Pride is what it is. You don't want to let yourself, the band or the fans down. I'll go on as long as I can."Marcadores: AC/DC
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