Bon Scott Statue
Artist: Greg James
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2008
Location: Fishermans Harbour
Provenance: City of Fremantle
Description: The statue commemorates Bon Scott, who succumbed to alcohol poisoning in 1980.
Born in Scotland in 1946, Ronald Belford Scott emigrated to Australia with his family in 1952. As a child he grew up in the Perth suburb of Spearwood, later moving to London in the 1970’s where his band AC/DC battled for world recognition.
His ashes are scattered at the cemetery’s Garden of Remembrance where fans leave whisky on his birthday and the anniversary of his death.
Image Source: Eugene Scrivener (Museum of Perth)