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Tyler Jenke

The archive of correspondence – which dates to around 1978 – sees Scott offering his thoughts on drinking, touring, and AC/DC tourmates Aerosmith.

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Bon Scott performing with AC/DC(Credit: George Chin (1979))
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A cache of letters and postcards written by Bon Scott are going up for auction, with their contents providing a fascinating insight into the mind of the late AC/DC frontman.

The archive is offered up by RR Auction and is available for bidding until June 18th. In total, the contents – including three autograph letters, two handwritten postcards, a New Year's card, and an oversized envelope – date to around 1978, and has been assembled by road manager and tour director Dawn M. Blouin.

Written while touring across cities in Europe and the US, their contents provide a rare look into Scott's mind, and offer up some rather unique commentary in regards to his thoughts on topics such as drinking, touring, and Aerosmith.

"This is an exciting night in Down Town Toledo Ohio (At least that's where I think I am) & it's Sunday to boot," Scott writes in one letter from October 1978, during AC/DC's US trek in support of Aerosmith.

"Fuck Aerosmith & it's 'Tour Of Lost Cities',” he adds. “Why do we have to help them find them?"

While some of the writings might be somewhat banal to the average reader, others are fascinating, with Scott lamenting the tribulations of touring life, and the loneliness which comes with it.

Notably, a number of his comments in regard to his consumption of alcohol take on a dark tone in hindsight, with Scott having passed away in London on February 19th, 1980, at the age of 33 from acute alcohol poisoning.

"I haven't been able to get into much trouble though I must say my alcohol intake has doubled," he writes in one letter. "I was thinking about it today & I figured out I've been drunk since the beginning of June."

The archive of correspondence went up for auction with an expected sale price of over USD $10,000. At the time of writing, it sits just below $20,000, and is expected to rise before the hammer falls later this week.