The Australian rock community is mourning the death of Irene Thornton, the ex-wife of AC/DC's late frontman Bon Scott. Thornton, who was married to Scott from 1972 to 1977, passed away earlier this month at the age of 75.
They remained friends until Scott's death. Her passing was confirmed by an official AC/DC fan page on social media, which expressed deep sadness and offered condolences to her friends and family.
Thornton was the only wife of Bon Scott, who fronted AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980 at the age of 33 from acute alcohol poisoning. Despite the iconic status of the song "It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)," which featured bagpipes and was released in 1975, AC/DC has not performed it live for over four decades.
This decision was made following Bon Scott's death, as replacement singer Brian Johnson vowed never to perform the song live, as it had become synonymous with the original vocalist. The article also notes that the song was rarely played live even when Bon Scott was alive, with former bassist Mark Evans recalling it being played only about 60-70 times.
