Michael Hutchence is a film actor and rock musician. The artist managed to become famous as a member of the cult team INXS. He lived a rich, but, alas, short life. Rumors and conjectures are still swirling around Michael's death.
Childhood and youth Michael Hutchence
The artist's date of birth is January 22, 1960. He was lucky to be born into an intelligent family. Mother realized herself as a make-up artist, and her father specialized in selling clothes. Hutchence is known to have a brother.
His first years of life were spent in colorful Hong Kong. He attended a prestigious school named after. King George V. Michael - early began to be interested in music. During his school years, he became a member of a folk group. Thanks to participation in the group, the young man overcame the fear of speaking in front of the public.
In the early 70s, the family moved to their homeland. Michael entered high school. After some time, an acquaintance with Andrew Farris took place.
The guys were fond of heavy music. They both listened to the best samples of rock works. During this period of time, Michael became part of the Farriss Brothers. The team already included brothers Tim, John and Andrew. Later, the talented Kirk Pengilli and Harry Beers joined the team.
The creative path of Michael Hutchence
As a teenager, Michael experienced the first shock. Parents were taken aback by the guy with information about the divorce. The teenager moved with his mother to California, and his brother stayed with the head of the family.
For a while, he decided to move to Los Angeles, and then returned to his buddies. The guys rehearsed a lot and then decided to change the name of the group. Now they performed under the banner of Dolphin doctors.
The team started with small performances in nightclubs. The audience warmly accepted the newcomers, which motivated the musicians not to turn off the chosen path. Since the 80s, fans have known rockers under the name INXS. Soon the release of a full-length LP took place.
The debut album was called Underneath the Colors. Despite the fact that the rockers were newcomers to the heavy scene, the critics awarded the tracks included in the record with positive reviews. In support of the collection, the guys went on a long tour.
Films featuring Michael Hutchence
After the tour, the musicians decided to take a creative break. Michael, who was not accustomed to sitting idle, did not like this situation at all. During this period of time, he distinguished himself as a film actor. In the mid-80s of the last century, he starred in the film Dogs in Space.
The artist was forced to agree to the terms of the team. During this period of time, he works solo and records musical accompaniment for the tape presented above. The track Rooms for the memory took the lead in the music chart, and film experts called Michael's debut in cinema quite successful.
The film experience of the artist was so successful that he again wanted to visit the set. During this period of time, he starred in the film Frankenstein the Restless. After filming in this film, he repeatedly received proposals for filming. But, alas, the main roles did not get.
In addition to working on the set, Michael collaborated with Ollie Olsen. The artists even released a joint. The disc contained an unrealistic amount of "delicious" tracks. All artwork by Ollie Olsen.
Return of INXS
At the end of the 80s, it became known that INXS was "in business" again. The guys spent about a year in the recording studio to present the new record to the fans. The collection is called H.
Longplay became mega popular. According to already established traditions, the musicians went on a long tour, and then again took a creative break. Almost all members of the group pumped solo careers.
In the 90s, the band's discography became richer by one more collection. We are talking about the album Live Baby Live. Interestingly, the album was topped by tracks from their performance at Wembley Stadium in London.
The beginning of the 90s was not the best period in the life of the band and Michael. The work of rockers began to lose popularity. Hutchence was on the edge. Many of his acquaintances said that with the decline in popularity, apathy began and depression developed.
Everything was aggravated after the artist got hooked on illegal drugs and alcohol. He drank tons of expensive alcohol and sat on strong antidepressants. True, neither of these helped.
In 1997, INXS celebrated a major anniversary - 20 years since they entered the stage. They organized a number of concerts and even released a collection. The record was called Elegantly Wasted.
Michael Hutchence: details of the artist's personal life
Rocker definitely enjoyed success with the fairer sex. He was credited with novels with charming and famous beauties. He had brief relationships with Kylie Minogue and Helena Christensen.
The artist met true love a little later. His thoughts and heart were completely taken over by a TV presenter named Paula Yates. The first meeting of the couple took place in 1994. At the time of the meeting, the woman was officially married to Bob Geldof. She raised children from her husband. Michael wasn't alone either. He dated Helena Christensen.
But, those feelings that arose between them could not be extinguished. As a result, Paula became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter from the rocker. The girl was named Heavenly Hirani Tiger Lily. He planned to take his beloved as his wife and adopt a newborn. However, his plans were thwarted. The artist came under pressure from society and journalists.
Death of Michael Hutchence
Michael, along with INXS, went on a world tour in support of the Elegantly Wasted compilation. By the way, the album and tracks did not collect much interest from the public. The musicians were supposed to finish the tour in Australia, but their plans did not come true.
November 22, 1997 Michael was found dead in room 524 of the Ritz-Carlton in Double Bay (a suburb of Sydney). Alcoholism and abuse of antidepressants "brought" the rocker to a desperate act. The artist committed suicide.
Followed wrote: “Michael sat on his knees facing the door. For suffocation, he used his own belt. He tied the knot hard on the automatic door closer, and pulled on his head until even the buckle broke.
In the late 90s, after a full investigation, it was officially announced that Michael had voluntarily passed away, being depressed and under the influence of illegal drugs, as well as alcohol.
Former lover of the artist Kim Wilson and her boyfriend Andrew Rayment are the last people with whom the late Michael spoke. According to young people, the artist was waiting for a phone call from Paula Yates from London. He wanted to discuss whether she would take their common daughter with her.
In addition, investigators managed to seize the artist's penultimate call. He called his manager and answered the answering machine: “Martha, this is Michael. I had enough". The manager called the artist back some time later, but he no longer picked up the phone.
It also became known that he called up another ex - Michelle Bennett. Later, the girl said that the artist really called her. He was depressed and sobbed into the phone. When she arrived at his hotel, she could not enter the room for obvious reasons.
