Guestbook

Michael has been a part of my life since my teenage years, he wall all I used to daydream about.

The walls and ceilings were covered in pictures, and as I grew older, slowly they all disappeared but memories of him will never fade.

The website made me laugh and made me cry but in the end I think of all the pleasure he brought into my life - and I smile uncontrollably.

Congrats with the website - Its amazing.

the memory of michael will always be around wherever i go. as i quietly listen to his album with the song “flesh and blood” playing, i wonder what his reaction to the record being completed and available to his many fans would be like. he was and will always be my number one hero. RIP michael, i still miss you but as long as your music and videos are still around, i will never forget you. thank you for the music and memories.

I saw INXS in 1984 and was hooked, Michael and band had such a huge impression on my teenage years. I hear that voice and it takes me back to sunsoaked days down the beach, back to my youth. Michael will always live with me, because he is part of my past.

thank u 4 the memories

My heart is so full and my eyes are so moist, I can hardly breath. During the early to mid-eighties, INXS entered my life and I was never the same again. I too am a singer/songwriter and poet and I remember the first time I saw the band on MTV. I was a teenager, in a blah sort of mood, and suddenly there was Michael's face, close-up to the camera. The first thing I remember feeling at that moment was how warm and emotional his eyes were. I just gazed at him and felt as if I knew him. I quickly lavished myself with every album I could find of INXS and soon became one of the most devoted and loving fans they will ever have. Fortunately, years later I finally met the band by accident in NYC during the “Calling all Nations tour - summer 88'. Michael, being the front man, was ofcourse the most in demand by the fans. When I finally met him, I could feel how real and charismatic he really was and posessed such a boyish quality about him. His soft spoken voice made him even more adorable. He was never just a rock star in my eyes. I met the band several times again until 1993 when they played at the “Academy” in NYC. I gave Tim Farriss my first demo and he showed his appreciation by giving me the most loving hug. I met Michael the very next afternoon in front of the hotel the band stayed in as I was to have lunch with a friend who worked there at the time (never for one moment believing it would be my last time seeing him in person) for a quick photo. I remember, the tour bus was behind me and out comes Michael with his usually dishevelled hair, wide bottomed denim trousers and a denim jacket wearing his funky prescription sunglasses. I wanted so badly to tell him how much he enriched my life as a singer/songwriter and a person, however I was too shy to speak-up. It was raining that day and I lifted my red umbrella so he and I can stand under it, posing for a photo. He not only exuded sensuality, he also exuded so much warmth and genuine love. He felt like a cozy, fluffy blanket around my shoulders. He left me with his God given smile, you know how his eyes just twinkle whenever he smiles and his teeth barely showing like a little boy's mouth with bright, glowy cheeks. I wish I had the courage to tell him just how much he impacted my life with his voice. I felt I really understood him, (only God knows why) and never really spoke of that to anyone. I want to tell him now that a shy yet talented girl in NY loves him and misses him terribly. I also want to tell him that his true loving spirit and giving nature was clearly felt and understood and appreciated. I was not able to cry at the time learned of his death because I was too angry and stifled emotionally, however, I can and will cry today and in the future whenever I dive into my sweet memories of him or play my INXS albums, it makes me feel good.

Mr. Kelland Hutchence, you have no idea how cathartic this is for me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing me to tell you, his father, how much your son meant to me and so many, many other people. You are very lucky to have him as a son (not had, but have), his presence and his voice left an indentation in my heart while he was alive. Now, his spirit lives for me. There's a lovely spot in my heart for Hutch. I know he's watching us down here with that adorable, childlike, twinkley smile of his. I look forwad to jamming with him when I reach paradise (not for many years, ofcourse) Until that time, we should continue to celebrate his life and legend as we move ahead with our lives. He knows who his friends really are.

My heartfelt gratitude to you, the Hutchence family and everyone else who made this memorial website possible. God bless you all, especially Michael's little twin, Tiger Lilly.

Yours Truly,
Katia Floreska

thankyou for the memories.

Loved your site, it has a very intimate feel to it. I will be a regular visitor.

I too was and still am devastated and in a state of shock over Michael's passing; through sites like yours I feel as though he is still here with us and it brings some comfort.

THANK YOU so very much for this website. I have been waiting for some info. on the release of the solo album and living in Orlando, Florida makes it really hard to keep up on whats happening in Australia. And from the bottom of my heart I would like to thank you for sharing with us your personal photos and thoughts. It really means alot. I met Michael 8 weeks before his passing . I waited 13 yrs. to meet him and it is definatly one of the best days of my life. He had a very special gift of touching people. I would be more then happy to send you some of the photos taken that night if you would like. I would also like to thank everyone who worked so hard on the website. With Love, Paula

It still brings tears to my eyes to listen to INXS. Michael was truly an amazing singer. My heart was filled with sorrow when he left us. I saw U2 a few days after his death and Bono dedicated “40” to Michael. It was very special to me to see Bono cry and know that Michael meant so much to him too. He will be missed by many people.

Michelle

I remember a concert held at Cobo Hall in Detroit in the late 1980's I had the privilege of being in the front row for this show.

During one of the songs, Michael knelt down and grabbed on to me. I can still feel his hands and hear his voice and feel his breath on my face.

I am so sorry that he is gone. The music of INXS is a part of my life.

Michael - we miss you!

I would have never thought that a web site could do a tribute to Michael Hutchence justice ... I am happy to say that I have been proven wrong after visiting this moving tribute. I feel especially lucky that INXS was the first band I ever saw in concert at the age of 14 in July of 1988. I was fortunate enough to see them several times after that, the last being in September 1997. The news of Michael's passing moved me, as it did so many others. Listening to the music of the band that I feel like I grew up with, though, leaves me with nothing but happy memeories.

Michael, thank you, thank you, and thank you for the INXS concerts in Buenos Aires (January 22, 1991 and March 4, 1994).

I miss you and will always miss you.

Fernanda