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Happy Birthday, dear Kell


You remain in our hearts with love, gratitude, and deepest respect. We cherish very fond memories of your beautiful soul.

Dearest Michael

Happy birthday my fellow Aquarian.
You are forever loved and forever missed, but your beautiful voice and lyrics live on.

Love, Susie
(Your ever so proud Step-Mother)

Happy Birthday, Michael

When we celebrate a birthday, we celebrate a precious birth that took place on a miracle day.

On 22nd January 1960 Michael Kelland Hutchence became part of that miracle of life. He became part of a lineage of parents, grandparents, great parents that stretches back in an unbroken line for thousands upon thousands of years. The miracle of Tiger Lily means that lineage is able to continue. Nothing is more precious than a birth, and each consecutive birthday is progressively more precious.

It is wonderful to celebrate Michael’s birthday today because it celebrates life, his life. We all wish he was here to celebrate as many birthdays as possible, but we totally dwell on the joy he brought his parents, step parent Susie, brother Rhett and sister Tina… and the joy he continues to bring us all that admire Michael and his incredibly uplifting music.

Michael, your birthday indeed is a wonderful day to celebrate with thankfulness the time you had, the time we had and the legacy we continue to feel from your art and your personhood.

Happy birthday Michael, and God rest you well.

Live Baby, Live

The greatest message Michael has left us is the joy of his music, yet if he could turn back time, statistically he would tell a story of regret. Regret that he was stuck in a moment of no return.

Recently an article was published by a man who had jumped off The Golden Gate Bridge. Miraculously he survived. Hundreds have jumped to their death from the same bridge but of the few who have survived, they unanimously all agree on this one key, common experience, the minute they jumped they were instantly overcome with deep regret.

If Michael could speak today, he would want his weakest moment to be his strongest message. Life is so precious and yet sometimes dark despair befalls us. When it gets too much, as soon as possible confide in a close friend or seek professional help, and be very specific that you are feeling very fragile. Never take the step of no return, but rather listen to Michael speak, “It’s a step of deep regret. Your loved ones need you to live, so Live Baby Live”.

Michael you are so sadly missed, always loved, always remembered, never forgotten.

It’s been 21 years since the world lost a great artist

Remembered, loved and missed every day, but particular poignance on the 21st anniversary of losing such a shining star and beautiful soul.


Susie Hutchence at Michael’s Memorial Site in Sydney

 

Possibilities

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During 2007 a team of professional musicians, engineers and producers combined forces to produce a unique version of one of Michael Hutchence’s final and finest compositions, the beautiful “Possibilities”. This is now exclusively presented as a very special tribute to Michael on his birthday in the tenth anniversary of his passing.

The Possibilities Project team included:

Katia Floreska, vocals.
Katia is a very experienced vocalist having fronted several named bands in New York City, including Todd Rundgren’s Utopia. She is a regular at the acclaimed “Joe’s Pub” in New York City and has a catalogue of original solo recordings. Katia is a huge Michael and INXS fan and this project has very much been driven by her passion to record one of Michael’s solo songs as a lasting tribute.

Roger Fife, bass and guitars.
Producer/ instrumentalist, Roger Fife is originally from the UK but spends most of his time in New York City where he has collaborated with numerous artists as guitarist, producer and engineer, including Antony and the Jonsons, The Assassins, Tricky, Cyndi Lauper The Orphans, Butterfly Child, Maxi Geil and Playcolt, Misty, Lieselle, Rebecca Pidgeon, Kevin Salem, Only Now Existing, Mar Project, Ruby Blue, and many more.

John Havlicek, keyboards.
John is a talented and experienced singer/songwriter/engineer/producer from New York. He was awarded Artist of the Year 2003 at Songramp selected from 15,000 other composers. He is highly and widely respected as a composer/engineer/performer.

Pete Generous, drums.
Pete is an experienced drummer and engineer who has toured extensively throughout the USA and Europe with numerous headline acts. Pete runs his own studio in the US and daily records drum tracks for artist around the world. He and John Havlicek have collaborated on numerous projects and he remains a highly sought after session drummer.

Steve Scott, mixing and mastering engineer.
Steve is an experienced audio engineer and musician who works out of his own studio in the US. He has recorded, mixed, and mastered material for numerous artists and remains very active in recording and fostering new talent.

(Dennis) Ian Patterson, producer.
Ian has performed as guitarist with numerous Australian and international headline acts as well as helped foster the careers of numerous young Australian artists including Dave Leslie, Craig McLachlan, Lee Gunness and Mick Hart. He currently resides in London where he is a musical director. He initiated the official Michael
Hutchence Memorial site in 1998 with Kelland Hutchence and Mario Ferrari and remains an active Co-Director.

Mario Ferrari, artistic direction, multimedia.
Mario and Jacqui Ferrari head up their own publishing company in Switzerland and have produced numerous promos for web and print for the pop industry. They have played a major role in elevating Michael’s Official Memorial to an award winning site that has been archived by the Australian National Library as an Australian national treasure. They remain active Co-Directors.

Special thanks to:

Håkan Pontén, Fretless bass and solo instrumental version
Håkan Pontén has worked as a professional bass player, in Sweden as well as abroad, since 1987. He is a former honours student as well as teacher for M.I.T., Los Angeles. Today he’s living and working in Helsingborg in the south of Sweden. Watch for Håkan’s instrumental download version on MH.org coming soon.

Cissi Nyblom, Co-ordinator for Possibilities Project, assistant to Directors.
Cissi resides in Sweden and has been a loyal fan of Michael and INXS for many years. She is a busy equestrian and runs her own internet business as well as act as manager for her partner, bass player Håkan Pontén.

Happy Birthday Tiger Lily

Wishing you a wonderful birthday. We hope your day is very special, filled with fun and surrounded with love from family and friends.

Happy Birthday Kell Hutchence

We hope you’re having a big party wherever you are. You’ll never be forgotten.

Happy 58th Birthday, Michael

Twenty years ago Michael’s family and friends joined together to sail
around Sydney Harbour for an evening of mutual support, sharing
memories and their love for Michael. It was Michael’s 38th birthday
and everyone was still coming to terms with their loss. No one could
possibly forget that night. While the atmosphere ebbed from melancholy
reflection to initial healing moments of awkward laughter, there was
an unspoken emptiness, a numbness, a huge hole had been left in
everyone’s life that seemed unimaginable, unthinkable a mere two
months before. It was a heartbreaking situation, contemplating a world
without Michael Hutchence. No more jovial greetings, spontaneous
phone messages, impish grins, philosophical discourses, no more
creative songs, no more passionate performances. All that Michael had
ever achieved, spoken, written, the love he gave to others, the
attentive ear, the hug, the kisses, were now his legacy that would
remain in hearts as priceless memories. With the passage of time, we
have hopefully learned to focus more on the memories with a grateful
heart, than the grief of loss. So with an uplifted and grateful heart
we say happy 58th birthday, dear Michael.

Searching

On Saturday, 30th October, 2017, a group of professional musicians met in a London studio to pay tribute to Michael Kelland Hutchence in the 20th year since he died. The song they have chosen to perform was reportedly Michael’s favourite from the ‘Elegantly Wasted’ album. INXS performed the song ‘Searching’ at the 10th ARIA Music Awards of 1996. It became one of Michael’s most definitive live television performances where he seems to give it his all Read more…

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The Team

Michael Hutchence's Official Memorial is graciously brought to you by Susie Hutchence, Jacqueline Ferrari, Mario Ferrari, and Ian Patterson.

Thank you

We wish to acknowledge the kindly contributions to Michael's site by INXS, CIL, N. Kothari, R. Simpkins, and everyone else who have contributed. We especially send our gratitude to all of Michael's friends and fans around the World who have contributed so much through caring e-mails and the Guestbook.

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