I have so much to say and I hope you don't mind if I take up some space in your guestbook. First of all I want to thank you for your generosity in sharing this web-site with all of us. I remember the day after Michael passed away. I saw a piece on the news and just couldn't believe it. I ran to the computer in shock to try to learn more on the internet. I saw that Hugo Burnham, whom I had met through work in the music industry, was also logged on. Recalling their work together I sent him a message.. “sad day isn't it.”... he responded acknowledging what had happened. I mentioned how my friend and I had bonded in college over Dogs in Space (her son is now my godson)... he responded “he was my friend.” I didn't know what to say. The sadness that filled my heart was inexplicable and similar to what I am feeling now after having read through the site. Working in the music industry I grow afraid to admit to having been a fan of anyone... but that was no day to hide it. INXS had played a major role in my life for years. I tried to support Hugo but what could I say? Michael Hutchence had touched my life without having ever spoken a word to me. To speak with someone who knew him the day after his death was an honor and I did what I could to console him. Michael was one of the few people who I had never met that I wished to meet. I truly thought I would one day. Obviously it was not meant to be. I remember mentioning INXS during a job interview with Atlantic Records... and later working there and being so happy to work at the label which they recorded with. Being an art major in college I began a painting of Michael, the only famous person I ever painted (i liked to paint friends and anonymous models), the painting showed Michael at peace. I was playing with painting borders at the time and placed a border around him of the sky with little cherubs throughout it.
Having been in much pain as a teenager I found peace in music and mostly in the music of INXS. I like to think that they effected my life in a positive way. At 27 I can now guide myself, but as a teenager I wished for an older brother like Michael.
I don't mean to go on and on and I don't really know what to say. I am so touched by the generosity of this site. Michael is the only person that I've never met that I feel a genuine affinity with. So I'm going to be selfish now, because even though I know what I feel can not possibly compare with that of those who knew him, I'm going to say I miss the friend I never made terribly, and I wish I could have met him. He would have been a good friend, and there were many times I could have used a good friend with a pure soul. But I'm also going to say this, I got more support and good company from this man I never met, than I did from many of the people that I have known.
Having been in much pain as a teenager I found peace in music and mostly in the music of INXS. I like to think that they effected my life in a positive way. At 27 I can now guide myself, but as a teenager I wished for an older brother like Michael.
I don't mean to go on and on and I don't really know what to say. I am so touched by the generosity of this site. Michael is the only person that I've never met that I feel a genuine affinity with. So I'm going to be selfish now, because even though I know what I feel can not possibly compare with that of those who knew him, I'm going to say I miss the friend I never made terribly, and I wish I could have met him. He would have been a good friend, and there were many times I could have used a good friend with a pure soul. But I'm also going to say this, I got more support and good company from this man I never met, than I did from many of the people that I have known.