I first heard INXS when I was a young teenageer and watching MTV whenever I could sneak in the time. I loved their music, their energy, and --in the way only a 15 year old girl can-- I loved Michael Hutchence. Even when I'd outgrown schoolgirl crushes, I still loved the band and Michael. I took all of their albums --and I had albums, then, not CDs or even cassette tapes-- with me to college. I saw them in concert. I turned all my room mates into fans. When he died, though he was a stranger to me, I felt as if a part of my innocence was gone with him. But I still listen to the albums --and now a CD or two-- and I know that he will live on in his music. His creativity helped me build a creativity of my own. I am grateful for his life.