Michael Hutchence
Michael Hutchence
Michael Kelland John Hutchencewas an Australian musician and actor. He was a founding member, lead singer and lyricist of rock band INXS from 1977 until his death in 1997. He was a member of short-lived pop rock group Max Q and recorded solo material which was released posthumously. He acted in feature films, including Dogs in Space, Frankenstein Unboundand Limp. According to rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, "Hutchence was the archetypal rock showman. He exuded an overtly sexual, macho cool...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth22 January 1960
CountryAustralia
I manage to scrape together a private life, despite the press
I get pretty terrified, to be honest, when I'm on tour. You really have to muster a lot of ego to go our there, which I find rather draining
There's something intrinsically Australian about a bunch of brothers and school friends getting together as a band at a very young age and all pulling together as a band at a very young age and all pulling together as mates to make something happen
INXS never had that groupie thing. No, no we really never did. Not in a sexual way - well, alright, then, maybe years ago. I've done a few stupid things in my time, but you've got to have respect for yourself, otherwise you end up getting used
I know who I am and what I do.
It's so strange how my life's changed; I know nothing about the people that I touch.
I don't think success arrives and you're suddenly happy. It's not like that. If people think that they'll be very disappointed.
I still haven't come to grips with our success.
You know sometimes I just want to curl up on stage and lie there for a while - it's weird.
We played every bar, party, pub, hotel lounge, church hall, mining town - places that made Mad Max territory look like a Japanese garden.
I turn over a lot of money for a lot of people and I'm the smallest fish in it
I think there is a certain sensibility to someone you are attracted to and when it rubs off that's good