Guestbook

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.

Wow. This site is so incredible I can hardly find the words for it. It seems only suiting that with fans all over the world, a memorial for Michael should be able to reach each of those fans. Thank you Kell (and Mario and Jacky and Ian) for this beautiful website and beautiful tribute to a truly beautiful person. Wherever Michael is, there can be no question about how much he was and still is loved. This website and this guestbook prove that beyond anything. Thank you again Kell for sharing all of this with us. Michael was incredibly lucky to have a Daddio like you.

Courtney

Great site. Two small points though:

you need to reduce the image size of the pics (they're way to large, hence they take a long time download.)

and last but not least:

why does the home page of Michael hutchence lead with a pic of Kell hutchence? is this the kell hutchence memorial site. last time i checked he was still alive and kicking.

Hello from the USA! I would just like to thank you Kell for having this wonderful site in tribute to your unbelievable son Michael. Michael and INXS have given me such joy over the years, and it absolutely tore my heart in two when I heard of Michael's death. I thank you so much for sharing personal family photographs, it is very thoughtful of you. I wish you the very best, may you find strength somehow in the fact that so many loved your son in their own way. PEACE AND LOVE TO YOU!

A lovely, stylish and becoming tribute to a man of grace and talent. I consider it befiting that a star cut short in his career in an age where his talent was so great as to master technology with music, this web tribute befits his legend accordingly.