What is Paul Matters?
'''Paul Matters''' (14 October 1952 – 14 October 2020) was an [[Australia]]n musician. He was born in Toronto, [[New South Wales]]. He served as a bassist of [[rock band]] [[AC/DC]] in 1975. He joined the group after their first album ''[[High Voltage (1975 album)|High Voltage]]''. He was sacked by AC/DC singer [[Bon Scott]] weeks after joining the group and replaced by [[Mark Evans (musician)|Mark Evans]]. Little is known to the public about Matters' life after being sacked by AC/DC. He died of heart disease in his hometown of Toronto on 14 October 2020, his 68th birthday.<ref>{{cite web|title=Former AC/DC Bassist Paul Matters Dies|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-ac-dc-bassist-paul-matters-dies/|date=14 October 2020|access-date=14 October 2020|website=Blabbermouth.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6973625/torontos-acdc-star-remembered/|title=Lake Macquarie's former AC/DC and Armageddon bass guitarist Paul Matters farewelled|author=Leeson, Josh|date=18 October 2020|accessdate=1 June 2021|work=The Newcastle Herald}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Matters, Paul}} [[Category:1952 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:AC/DC members]] [[Category:Australian guitarists]] [[Category:Australian rock musicians]] [[Category:Musicians from New South Wales]] {{bio-stub}}