100-year-old AC/DC superfan celebrates her birthday by rocking out to the band
A great-grandmother has marked her 100th birthday by rocking out to her favourite band of all time - AC/DC.
Eliza Williamson from Dunkeld in Scotland was in her mid-fifties when Angus and Malcolm Young formed AC/DC back in 1973 and says her profound love of the rock legends stemmed from her son David playing the band in his bedroom growing up.
According to a feature on The Courier, Mrs Williamson spent her 100th birthday yesterday with her family in Kirriemuir and visited Bon Scott's statue.
Earlier last month on the eve of her landmark birthday when she was still a sprightly 99-years-old, the centenarian attended the Sunday at the annual BonFest extravaganza in Kirriemuir where she wore a Bon Scott t-shirt and an AC/DC pin badge.
Making a day of it, Mrs Williamson watched live bands at The Thrums pub in Kirriemuir as part of BonFest throughout the afternoon before heading to the main tent to watch acts including headliners The Chris Slade Timeline and staying out until 1am.
Singling out the Brian Johnson era ‘For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)’ as her favourite track at BonFest, Mrs Williamson said: “I like every kind of music under the sun but when AC/DC comes on it makes me smile.”
Her daughter Esther added to The Courier: “(Mum) ended up having the time of her life at BonFest.
“I’ve never seen such a friendly crowd in all my life. We’re already making plans to go back again with mum next year.
“My brother’s to blame for mum liking AC/DC – he was a headbanger in his day. First it was the Rolling Stones then it was AC/DC while I was more into the likes of Cliff Richard.”
The Courier reports that Mrs Williamson says that her long life is down to “simple living” and she starts every day with a bowl of porridge and is partial to a cream cake or a cream sponge. And a bit of AC/DC, of course.
You can watch a video interview with Mrs Williamson at Bon Scott's statue here.