It was on this date in 1997 Michael Hutchence, lead singer of INXS died in a Sydney hotel room. I’m assuming everyone knows the lurid story behind it all. It seems like such a waste. Creativity and crazy seem to go hand in hand, that fine line between lucidness and madness.
When it happened , it was one of those “I remember where I was when I heard the news” moments for me. I was house/dog sitting, had just walked in to check on the dog and flicked on the radio. That’s where I used to get a lot of my music news, back in those days, radio. No Twitter or Facebook. Just dial up AOL.
I remember being very sad. INXS was a big favorite of mine, and I never got to see them live. Plus let’s face it, he was hot.
I thought it was in poor taste when the rest of the band signed on to do the 2005 television show “Rock Star” to search for a new singer. My two cents-change the name of your band out of respect. Talking to you too Journey. ((Stepping off soap box now))
There’s rumors of a movie coming out based on a bio written by his mother and sister, but so far no release date has been set.
INXS “Shine Like it Does” Melbourne 1985
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