Michael Hutchence

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Make your own banner at MyBannerMaker.com!"Michael Kelland John Hutchence was born on January 22, 1960 at Mater Misericordiae Hospital in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. His mother Patricia Kennedy, was a former successful Melbourne model turned makeup artist and mother of eleven-year-old Tina when she married Sydney businessman Kelland Hutchence on January 31, 1959. A highly creative soul with many special talents who is now sadly gone - Michael's star burned brightly, but faded far too soon.
But personal problems plagued him. On November 22, 1997, just 4 days prior to beginning the Australian leg of the tour, seemingly despondent over his personal life, Michael took his life in a hotel room in Sydney.Michael was a very special, sensitive soul who is missed and loved by many."
R.I.P
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A chronological discussion of the making of the new Michael Hutchence solo albumFollowing the release of INXS' Greatest Hits in 1994, Michael began initial writing for his first solo record. During the next year he continued to write and also began recording some songs for the project. He also kept himself in the public eye with a series of movie soundtrack appearances, including "The Passenger" for Batman Forever and "Spill The Wine" for Barb Wire, and a very public break-up with supermodel Helena Christensen.In August 1995, Michael spoke for the first time about the hush-hush solo project, saying "I have been trying out various things… [and] have been spending a lot of time in Cuba. I have a great deal of respect for Cuban culture. I have learned a lot from it." It was also revealed that he had recorded half an album's worth of material with electronic genius Tim Simenon ("Bomb the Bass"). Simenon, along with Gavin Friday, had been instrumental in creating the lush computer-generated soundscape in Michael's haunting version of "The Passenger."Two months later, Michael revealed in an exclusive cover story with Vox magazine that he was now working closely with Andy Gill, ex-guitarist with Gang Of Four, further expanding his musical range. The two were writing and recording together at Michael's home on the French Riviera. "It has to be great," he said, in London for the VOX photo session. "That's the terrible, exhilarating thing. I'm attempting to block out everything that's happened in the last six months." (Media attention on his relationship with television personality Paula Yates was slowly beginning to take its toll mentally and physically.)In February 1996, Michael announced that he had also begun working with Black Grape collaborator Danny Saber in addition to Gill. Joked Hutchence, "The solo record is shaping up real well. I gotta figure out when to put it out because I'm also doing an INXS record for next March. All I did last year was write songs. I got cabin fever. The new stuff is pure genius, better than anything that Noel Gallagher could touch." With the new INXS album taking center stage, Michael abandoned his solo project for the rest of 1996 and dove into the recording of Elegantly Wasted.The bulk of 1997 was spent touring and promoting Elegantly Wasted, and little work on Michael's solo record took place. In the last months of the year, paparazzi and media attention on Michael and Paula became nearly unbearable, with reports of an impending marriage in January making headlines. Unfortunately, the pressure ultimately was too great, and following an allegedly heated phone exchange with Paula's ex, Bob Geldof, Michael committed suicide on November 22, 1997.Andy Gill broke his silence in December with a BBC interview discussing Michael's unreleased labor of love. " There's a deeper, richer kind of feel, kind of cinematic...wide quality to it. It isn't kind of very up pop songs," Gill told the news service. "It's more mid-tempo and there's a sort of darker feel to it. Lyrically it's fairly autobiographical, but it isn't a bunch of pop songs. It is kind of a mature record." An article in The Sun shed further light on the project. Apparently, shortly before his death Michael recorded several songs attacking nemesis Bob Geldof. On one of the songs, "Put The Pieces Back Together," Hutchence accuses Geldof of trying to sabotage his relationship with Yates. Each verse ends with the singer chanting "sue me, sue me, sue me." According to Gill, "There are eight or nine finished tracks of the album and Paula certainly wants it released. She loved it. These songs were from Michael's heart and explain just how he was feeling, especially towards Geldof. Bob was the one person who consistently upset Michael." On another track, "Don't Save Me From Myself," Hutchence sings of his desperation about the problems in his life. It goes, "I'm not keeping time, Get me out of here, Holding up my crime, Ready for what's sent me... Separate love from possession." Gill is quoted as saying: "The two songs have the same message. It is Michael explaining how frustrated he is, being unable to live his own life."