He was a legend of Australian rock, the front man who lived as hard
and as wildly as he performed . . . this is his story
Often compared to David Bowie and Mick Jagger, Doc Neeson was hailed as
a 'messianic rock god'.
He was thumping, pumping, sweaty hard rock. He commanded the stage. He
was unstoppable. He was terrifying. He was wild. He was a legend. And as
their front man, Doc propelled the Angels to become the highest paid
band in Australia in the 1980s and 1990s. With massive album sales in
Australia and a US record deal, global superstardom seemed assured . . .
but then everything started to fall apart.
This is Doc's story with the highs, the lows, the girls, the booze, the
drugs, the tours, the good deeds, the crazy antics, the dark days and
the great split that shattered the Angels. When he died in 2014 from a
brain tumour, a black veil came down over a generation of Australian
rock fans.