Aussie man claims to be Bon Scott's secret child

An Australian man says he is AC/DC's front man Bon Scott's love child.

Melbourne man Dave Stevens was adopted into a Geelong home and began the search for his birth mother when he was about 18-years-old.

“I searched for my natural parents and that’s when I found out that my father was Bon Scott,” he said.

His mother asked him if he could sing before telling him who she believed his father is.

“It was great to know that he was my father but devastating to know I couldn’t ever meet him,” Mr Stevens said.

“It was mixed emotions, I guess.

“All the people around who are close to Bon have taken me in.”

The 50-year-old’s birth mother, who died two years ago, said she had an affair with Scott in 1967 while he was in the rock band The Valentines when he was about 21-years-old.

“I was in bands when I was about 13 and always played music and sung a bit,” he said.

He said finding out who his father was temporarily put a stop to his music ambitions.

“I thought, I could never do what he did – and I still can’t but in the last couple of years I just thought ‘stuff it’ just go out and sing,” he said.

“I don’t try and imitate him, I just sing.”

While sceptics have naturally questioned Mr Steven’s claim (he hasn’t been able to take a DNA test), those close to the late rock icon – including one-time AC/DC bassist Mark Evans and Bon Scott’s widow, Irene Scott – say they believe him.

A two week long musical tribute to rock legend Bon Scott, "Bonfest Freo", is underway now in Fremantle in Western Australia.