Since it was first published in Australia in 1994 - and subsequently in Britain and the US - 'Highway To Hell' has become a classic of rock writing, and a classic Australian biography.
Bon Scott's death in London in February 1980 signalled his canonisation as the ultimate Australian rock icon: Bon was a working-class rebel poet, a larrikin whose voice has touched generations of fans all over the world. In 'Highway To Hell', Clinton Walker captures the man, his music and his times . . .
It's a story that's not for the faint-hearted but is vivid and true. Meticulously researched and written in a galloping, rough-hewn style, 'Highway To Hell' is the gripping account of a man lost in the machinery of his own artform. It charts the early rise of AC/DC - now simply one of rock's biggest-ever acts - and describes the evolution of an Australian sound that would change the face of popular music.
At once affectionate, funny and moving, it is a tribute to the redemptive power of rock 'n' roll, and to a man who tragically gave his life in pursuit of that same wild dream.
