In Melbourne, a tribute band plays the pubs as ac/dc did after forming in 1974, but they only use Bon's material, spurning all later works. His appeal was a mixture of bad boy wild man and down to earth larrikinism and talent. Scott who was born in Glasgow and migrated to Australia as a five year old grew up in Spearwood. Taught by his father he pla
yed drums with a Fremantle pipe band and was the only one of the three sons to show any musical aptitude. " dad tried to teach us all but it was only Ron { Bon's real name } who got it" recalled his brother Graeme. " When he was a kid he used to play two recorders at one time as a party trick, one with the left hand and one with the right". he said. Jim Keays former lead singer and song writer for the Masters Apprentices met Scott in Melbourne when the future ac/dc frontman was touring with the Perth based band The Valentines. " I was walking down the street when this van came alongside and all these guys got out and ran towards me," said Keays. " for a moment i didnt know what was going on. Then they said they recognised me and wanted to meet me. After that we toured a lot with The Valentines. Bon was a cheeky sort of guy a practical joker who was always trying to make people laugh but he was also underestimated as a musician. He could pick up any instrument and instantly play it, he was probably the most naturally gifted musician i have met." but it was Scotts gift for excess and his delight in telling tales on himself that would mark him
out. While others might seek to hide a criminal past Bon Scott told a journalist of the 11 months he spent in juvenile detention for assaulting a policeman. He was 17 at the time and working as a labourer but fronting a band at night. " I was singing a couple of songs with a band at a dance in Fremantle and a couple of guys started giving me a hard time." he said. " I got off the stage and tried to break it up and i finished up on a charge of assaulting police." he told another journalist of being bashed and threatened by the father of a 17 year old girl he was sleeping with. Graeme Belford said she was only 16. " yeah i knew her. She came to the door of the hotel room naked one day." he said." they were good times. disgusting. He was a wild and funny man and a loyal big brother.
yed drums with a Fremantle pipe band and was the only one of the three sons to show any musical aptitude. " dad tried to teach us all but it was only Ron { Bon's real name } who got it" recalled his brother Graeme. " When he was a kid he used to play two recorders at one time as a party trick, one with the left hand and one with the right". he said. Jim Keays former lead singer and song writer for the Masters Apprentices met Scott in Melbourne when the future ac/dc frontman was touring with the Perth based band The Valentines. " I was walking down the street when this van came alongside and all these guys got out and ran towards me," said Keays. " for a moment i didnt know what was going on. Then they said they recognised me and wanted to meet me. After that we toured a lot with The Valentines. Bon was a cheeky sort of guy a practical joker who was always trying to make people laugh but he was also underestimated as a musician. He could pick up any instrument and instantly play it, he was probably the most naturally gifted musician i have met." but it was Scotts gift for excess and his delight in telling tales on himself that would mark him
out. While others might seek to hide a criminal past Bon Scott told a journalist of the 11 months he spent in juvenile detention for assaulting a policeman. He was 17 at the time and working as a labourer but fronting a band at night. " I was singing a couple of songs with a band at a dance in Fremantle and a couple of guys started giving me a hard time." he said. " I got off the stage and tried to break it up and i finished up on a charge of assaulting police." he told another journalist of being bashed and threatened by the father of a 17 year old girl he was sleeping with. Graeme Belford said she was only 16. " yeah i knew her. She came to the door of the hotel room naked one day." he said." they were good times. disgusting. He was a wild and funny man and a loyal big brother.
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