Almost 15 years went by since Michael left us and I still miss him so bad!
Sometimes it's still hard to believe he's gone. It seems as if he was enjoying a big vacation and he will be back sooner or later with the guys to release a new album.
Anyway, death is the only certainty we have since the moment we were born but no one is ready to face it. When the person in question is someone so young and talented, it's harder to accept. But it's life, there are some things we will never understand and there's no another way than trying to minimize the pain of the lost through memories and keeping this person alive in our hearts. This is the way he will live forever.
I know INXS still records albums and go on tour. I admire their obstinacy – anyway, it was their dream too -, but I have to confess that seeing guys like J.D. Fortune singing those songs Michael did before makes me feel it was a “blasphemy”. OK. He's talented. But there is a big difference between being a “genuine frontman” and “a competent one”. I confess I can't see the band without Michael. You know it's something like “Queen without Freddie Mercury”.
Each time I see a new INXS attempt to go on as a band, there's emptiness and the certainty that Michael is unforgettable, un-replaceable, unique. No one will sing “Never Tear Us Apart”, “Disappear”, “Suicide Blonde”, “Need You Tonight”, “New Sensation”… the way he did. His wonderful voice, his charisma on stage, that way he moved… sorry… INXS without Michael isn't “INXS” anymore… of course, they are still competent but Michael had “that thing” no one has. By the way, he was the one who portrayed – unfortunately - “in excess” style of life: sex, drugs and rock n' roll. He was the soul of the band…
Miss him a lot… no one will replace him.
Sometimes it's still hard to believe he's gone. It seems as if he was enjoying a big vacation and he will be back sooner or later with the guys to release a new album.
Anyway, death is the only certainty we have since the moment we were born but no one is ready to face it. When the person in question is someone so young and talented, it's harder to accept. But it's life, there are some things we will never understand and there's no another way than trying to minimize the pain of the lost through memories and keeping this person alive in our hearts. This is the way he will live forever.
I know INXS still records albums and go on tour. I admire their obstinacy – anyway, it was their dream too -, but I have to confess that seeing guys like J.D. Fortune singing those songs Michael did before makes me feel it was a “blasphemy”. OK. He's talented. But there is a big difference between being a “genuine frontman” and “a competent one”. I confess I can't see the band without Michael. You know it's something like “Queen without Freddie Mercury”.
Each time I see a new INXS attempt to go on as a band, there's emptiness and the certainty that Michael is unforgettable, un-replaceable, unique. No one will sing “Never Tear Us Apart”, “Disappear”, “Suicide Blonde”, “Need You Tonight”, “New Sensation”… the way he did. His wonderful voice, his charisma on stage, that way he moved… sorry… INXS without Michael isn't “INXS” anymore… of course, they are still competent but Michael had “that thing” no one has. By the way, he was the one who portrayed – unfortunately - “in excess” style of life: sex, drugs and rock n' roll. He was the soul of the band…
Miss him a lot… no one will replace him.