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Bon Scott: Highway to Hell

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According to rock mythology, Bon Scott was more cyclone than man. Legend has the former AC/DC frontman as a womaniser, brawler and drinker; a force of nature whose raspy scream and outrageous stage presence packed arenas across the world during the band’s stratospheric 1970s rise.

In a major new biography of the Australian rock icon, Bon: The Last Highway, journalist Jesse Fink offers an exhaustive, fascinating study of both the man and the myth. He’s also undertaken a fresh investigation into the murky circumstances surrounding Scott’s death in London at age 33, unearthing new information.

But there’s much more to Scott’s story than living fast and dying young. In conversation with Jacinta Parsons, Fink will discuss the remarkable story of this blazing figure in Australian rock history.

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Jesse Fink

Jesse Fink was born in London in 1973. His third book, the bestselling The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC, was released in over 20 countries and translated into ten languages. He lives in Sydney with his wife and daughter. His new book, Bon: The Last Highway, is being released November 2017. ... Read more

Jacinta Parsons

Jacinta Parsons is a broadcaster, writer and public speaker who currently hosts the Afternoon program on ABC Local Radio Melbourne. She released her debut memoir, Unseen: The Secret Life of Chronic Illness in 2020 and recently released her second book A Question of Age: Women, ageing and the forever... Read more

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