To Michael's family, and Kelland especially:
I think the efforts you have made to reach out to Michael's fans in the wake of this unbelievable tragedy has made a world of difference in our collective healing process. I've never experienced a sense of relief from a “group therapy” concept until visiting your site on this second anniversary of his death.
I have always felt a very powerful sense of connection to INXS, and Michael especially, ever since my first concert experience when I was 14. I am 25 now, and still feel the same adrenaline as I did then, only now I have the added maturity to realize the depth of Michael's contributions to the world, as well as the satisfaction of knowing I finally met him two months before he died. I literally defined myself in my adolescence through being an INXS fan, even to the extent of having them on the license plate of my car. And it is clear that my devotion was warranted - and at the root of all that was Michael. I feel he helped raise me, in a sense, by providing an inspiration for me during the most formative years of my life, and that makes him family as far as I'm concerned. I will always look upon my Michael Hutchence autograph, displayed prominently on my “INXSFAN” license plate on the wall, and know that it is only one small fragment of all the treasures I have to remember Michael by.
Thank you for providing hope where there was otherwise despair - both to Michael and to Kelland.
Love, Jennifer
I think the efforts you have made to reach out to Michael's fans in the wake of this unbelievable tragedy has made a world of difference in our collective healing process. I've never experienced a sense of relief from a “group therapy” concept until visiting your site on this second anniversary of his death.
I have always felt a very powerful sense of connection to INXS, and Michael especially, ever since my first concert experience when I was 14. I am 25 now, and still feel the same adrenaline as I did then, only now I have the added maturity to realize the depth of Michael's contributions to the world, as well as the satisfaction of knowing I finally met him two months before he died. I literally defined myself in my adolescence through being an INXS fan, even to the extent of having them on the license plate of my car. And it is clear that my devotion was warranted - and at the root of all that was Michael. I feel he helped raise me, in a sense, by providing an inspiration for me during the most formative years of my life, and that makes him family as far as I'm concerned. I will always look upon my Michael Hutchence autograph, displayed prominently on my “INXSFAN” license plate on the wall, and know that it is only one small fragment of all the treasures I have to remember Michael by.
Thank you for providing hope where there was otherwise despair - both to Michael and to Kelland.
Love, Jennifer