Guestbook

dear michael... i've been with you tonight again... i miss you... the voice of your soul touched me... and the wild life of so many... and i thank you... but i still don't know why you went away so soon, too soon... why your eyes usually looked so warm a times but so far away sometimes, all at once... maybe you find what you need wherever you are... so you've found the happiness you didn't find here in this world that's so cold??? if that's what it tis, please, leave some for me... there ain't enough understanding here... at least not for love and soul searching, so many times misunderstood... in this life... i will always love you, michael...

(originally writen on october 17th, 1998)

I think it is a beautiful site for a beautiful man but Paula Yates should not be left out. Whatever your opinions of her, she was a huge part of his life and is the mother of your grandchild. You have seen with the death of your son, how short life is and how important love is. Grow up and share the memory of your brilliant son Micheal with everyone that loved him.

Dear Kelland,

I want to say, that what you have written about your son's, Michael's, life as an artist & his life in general, is EXTREMELY well written. You seems like a fantastically “back-up”- family. I really respect you. As a so called “fan”, I must tell you that it is actually pretty strange how “close” you feel you are to someone you like,- a music- or a film-star f.ex. Kind of strange for you too hear this, I guess, but you feel the person is a close friend of yours. A person you know really well.

Your son has made a very good impression on others. Even though I don't know what he had inside- who he was,- I can say that he had this “something”. He had style, an own carisma (right written?). Today's expression have to be; He was of the cool type.

So what can I say, Kelland? Life really IS hard, but the picture I've got through the media,- how you (your family) have acted, what you have done, during this hard period,- shows that you've been “backing-up” and done all there is possible to do in such a hard time. Keep on showing your love through this site, Kelland.

We all REALLY appreciate it!

Love & respectable wishes,

Tom K. Gerlyng, 20

Dear Kell

This is possibly the best web site I have seen.A very moving tribute to your son and our idol.We all miss him a lot as you see by all the messages.I will never forget him.

Bob King

Dear Kell,

Thank you for sharing with us, the fans, what must have been a very personal and traumatic time in your life. Know that we truly appreciate it.

I did meet Michael once...when I was 15 at a Duran Duran concert, no less. I noticed him because he was wearing this outrageous white shirt with HUGE ants all over it! Being 15, I looked, then looked away, then looked again. He saw me looking, swaggered,(as only he could) over, and said, “Hi sweetie....want my autograph?” He asked my name, signed, kissed my cheek and was promptly swamped my giggling teenage girls.

The day he died, I found that very autograph & spent all afternoon framing it with a beautiful photo of Michael.

Today it hangs on my wall as my own little tribute to a fabulous & charismatic showman, & by all accounts, a truly decent human being.

I hope Kell, that all theses loving tributes, by so many fans & friends, bring a little bit of comfort to your sorrow.

Kind regards,

Gabriela

What a moving tribute. This is truly tasteful and you can tell that it was done with love.

This is a beautiful site & gesture. My deepest sympathies to Mr Kell Hutchence, little Tiger Lily, Paula & all others that loved Michael. I did not know Michael though I am a big INXS fan & what I've read about him intrigues me greatly. I always feel a really strong wave of sadness when I hear his songs or think about him. His death is truly a tragedy that should never have happened. He was a fantastic front man, singer & of course, a stunningly gorgeous man!

Heartfelt and sincere thanks to all concerned for a truly beautiful collection of memories. I feel privileged to have shared in your personal stories and tributes.

Some days I am still overwhelmed by grief....other days, through the gift of Michael's time with us, his music, his passion and his unrivaled beauty and charisma - I find the strength to smile for him. I will miss him always.

-Stay Young Mike-
Trudy

Looking back on the hundred messages thus far was exubrating... in not even 48hours this has hit the 100 mark! I noticed many familar names and caught up with old friends, laughed and cried... most importantly I felt a great sense of pride in being Australian. Like Tiger, my father left my life before I was even born and I grew up knowing another man as my daddio. However, he - regardless of how much I idolised him - in the daddy's little girl mentality - he didnt turn out to be what my mother had anticipated him to be and after 15 years I was left back at square one.. only this time with a broken heart. It isnt something i talk about very much, but I felt i would share it with you so that I can express my further gratitude to how you were always there for your son. I read Vince Lovegrove's book, and after perusing this site further, I can clearly see that you were, and still are a great factor of support for your children and that you love them to pieces. Thankyou so much for bringing Michael into existence and encouraging his choice of career throughout the early days when things probably seemed meek and many other parents would have displayed their distaste of a seemingly juvenile and unrewarding pursuit. I dont know the full extent of your perils with Tiger's mother, but she is crazy not to have Tiger calling you every week with the cheer of 'howya doin' grand-daddio! Also, i think the size of the pictures are fine... quite refreshing since Im practically as blind as a bat - it was touching to see the other side of the great man I knew as Michael Hutchence... international music sensation and favourite tabloid fodder (Line em up and shoot them all!). Many a time I sit mystified at the thought of my mother running around with double plaits and kooky glasses... let alone my grandparents escaping the war or my aunts and uncles having fights as children... it was very nice to see the whole picture for a change.. made my appreciation of Michael so much more validified and all encompassing... finally I was able to see him as something more than just a figure on stage for our enjoyment or a voice on the radio... he became a person again... a somebodies father, somebodies lover, somebodies brother and somebodies son. Sadly, the constraints of fame robbed him of this image (in the eyes of many people) and in this superhuman existence they everyone thought he could handle everything and that everything he did was everybody's business. For me it is a devastating example of too little too late... family aside I dont think anybody really appreciated what we had (with Michael) and let him know of as such until it was too late. My heart goes out to you and your family as i catch this glimpse into the extent of your greif and in letting go. I can only hope that when Tiger reaches my age she will understand and have the reassurance that I never had that her daddio loved her and will be with her always.

Your music brings great memories!

Thank you so much. It is a privilege to share these memories of Michael. The thoughts of many, many people are with his family and Michael's music will be part of our lives forever.

I really like this site. I learned a lot about Michael, things that I didn't know about him, I'm fan of INXS since 1991, from that moment I can't stop to hear them. I really appreciated all the people who contributed to make this page.

LOVE AND PEACE.

Sebastian.