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it's me again...
i apologize again for disturbing you; hope not to annoy you anyway. it's just that the last couple of days my mind's been drifting about michael loss again. i know i do not sound stupid to you at least. ?elegantly wasted? has become one of my favourites lately and i listen to it a lot. by the way, does ?elegantly wasted? have a special meaning? for me it'd be something similar to something old but charming, you know.
i do not why but i keep on thinking of the times i watched INXS in concert, and so many flashes of michael on stage keep coming back to me... it's like i could be there again, but then later i found out that that will never happen again. i remember so well his passion and good humour while on stage... the way he smiled and his appreciation for the fans.
i'm gonna tell you about the last time i could exchange some words with him. it was a t the signing session at one of the biggest record stores here in madrid when they released ?elegantly wasted? and the same evening they were to play the ?hard rock cafe?. when it came for me to be in front of the table where they all where seating and greeting the fans i looked at michael in the middle. ?leegantly wasted? the song was playing and he was lyp-shynching to the song and playing ?air drums? while listening to the song.
i was delighted by this because i could feel how much of his life and passion was into their music. i felt so much happiness in that moment. they were all very nice (i think garry was the only one who was not in spain). they signed my cd booklet of the album. first i talked to andrew and asked him to write something funky for me, they said what? and tim told him to write ?make it funky, make it nude!? which was what they signed!!!
then came michael. i remember he was wearing a black see-through shirt which i usually happen to like very much. i was wearing a purple shirt and sporting a symbol necknacle of O+>. he kept looking at both the shirt and the symbol. i don't remember when but i read somewhere that he liked the music of prince and he was at a concert of him in london in 1986 i think and again at an afterparty in london in 92.
well, i first thanked him for the new album (oh, GOD, ?searching? is playing now, the line ?...i'm searching, i am not alone...? 🙁 then he said to me ?hey, nice shirt!?; and i told him ?i really like yours, michael. maybe we could exchange them!? he had a big laugh!!! 🙂 i also remember i told kirk about how the bass line of ?elegantly wasted? drive me crazy-funky!!!
then came the show at the hard rock. i didn't have an invitation so me and some friends back in the signing session had asked michel for some. he asked their spanish promo manager, i guess, but she said she had none but that we could asked for her at the hard rock entrance. well, we were getting anxious so we decided to try or own ways. lucky us another new friends at the queue at the store had passes. so once they were in they came outside and handed out their own passes to us!!! 🙂 so finally we were in.
they played an acoustic mini-set of 4 songs: ?i need you tonight?, ?i'm just a man? (where i could feel for the first time the important of this song in me and his eyes, but also something strangely dark), ?never tear us apart?, and ?everything?. then they kept doing promo interviews and we managed to watch the saloon where they were from the stairs. another of the flashes that keep coming back to my mind is michael holding tiger-lily on his arms... 🙁
well, i also feel like the man on the ?i'm just a man? song because my father left town 13 years ago and spoiled my life, because he soon rejected me 🙁
i'm sorry, but i really needed your shoulder to cry on. now i'm really crying... please, write soon. hope you don't mind i share all these feelings with you. remember i told you i know no other INXS fans. do not fear, i'm not feeling depressed, but what i feel is a terrible sadness for michel his daughter, family, and why not us... 🙁
please, come back soon, ok?
iván
p.s. -thank you for your kindness in sharing your feelings with all of us 🙁
i apologize again for disturbing you; hope not to annoy you anyway. it's just that the last couple of days my mind's been drifting about michael loss again. i know i do not sound stupid to you at least. ?elegantly wasted? has become one of my favourites lately and i listen to it a lot. by the way, does ?elegantly wasted? have a special meaning? for me it'd be something similar to something old but charming, you know.
i do not why but i keep on thinking of the times i watched INXS in concert, and so many flashes of michael on stage keep coming back to me... it's like i could be there again, but then later i found out that that will never happen again. i remember so well his passion and good humour while on stage... the way he smiled and his appreciation for the fans.
i'm gonna tell you about the last time i could exchange some words with him. it was a t the signing session at one of the biggest record stores here in madrid when they released ?elegantly wasted? and the same evening they were to play the ?hard rock cafe?. when it came for me to be in front of the table where they all where seating and greeting the fans i looked at michael in the middle. ?leegantly wasted? the song was playing and he was lyp-shynching to the song and playing ?air drums? while listening to the song.
i was delighted by this because i could feel how much of his life and passion was into their music. i felt so much happiness in that moment. they were all very nice (i think garry was the only one who was not in spain). they signed my cd booklet of the album. first i talked to andrew and asked him to write something funky for me, they said what? and tim told him to write ?make it funky, make it nude!? which was what they signed!!!
then came michael. i remember he was wearing a black see-through shirt which i usually happen to like very much. i was wearing a purple shirt and sporting a symbol necknacle of O+>. he kept looking at both the shirt and the symbol. i don't remember when but i read somewhere that he liked the music of prince and he was at a concert of him in london in 1986 i think and again at an afterparty in london in 92.
well, i first thanked him for the new album (oh, GOD, ?searching? is playing now, the line ?...i'm searching, i am not alone...? 🙁 then he said to me ?hey, nice shirt!?; and i told him ?i really like yours, michael. maybe we could exchange them!? he had a big laugh!!! 🙂 i also remember i told kirk about how the bass line of ?elegantly wasted? drive me crazy-funky!!!
then came the show at the hard rock. i didn't have an invitation so me and some friends back in the signing session had asked michel for some. he asked their spanish promo manager, i guess, but she said she had none but that we could asked for her at the hard rock entrance. well, we were getting anxious so we decided to try or own ways. lucky us another new friends at the queue at the store had passes. so once they were in they came outside and handed out their own passes to us!!! 🙂 so finally we were in.
they played an acoustic mini-set of 4 songs: ?i need you tonight?, ?i'm just a man? (where i could feel for the first time the important of this song in me and his eyes, but also something strangely dark), ?never tear us apart?, and ?everything?. then they kept doing promo interviews and we managed to watch the saloon where they were from the stairs. another of the flashes that keep coming back to my mind is michael holding tiger-lily on his arms... 🙁
well, i also feel like the man on the ?i'm just a man? song because my father left town 13 years ago and spoiled my life, because he soon rejected me 🙁
i'm sorry, but i really needed your shoulder to cry on. now i'm really crying... please, write soon. hope you don't mind i share all these feelings with you. remember i told you i know no other INXS fans. do not fear, i'm not feeling depressed, but what i feel is a terrible sadness for michel his daughter, family, and why not us... 🙁
please, come back soon, ok?
iván
p.s. -thank you for your kindness in sharing your feelings with all of us 🙁
Thanks Kell!
What a wonderful way to remember such a talented man. I'd like to thank Kelland letting Michael's fans see the man behind the superstar that he was.
Rest in Peace Michael you will never be forgotten +++
Rest in Peace Michael you will never be forgotten +++
Even though it has been two years since his death, and I have long since dealt with the reality of Michael's death, it is suddenly very difficult again. I think it is all of the news aobut the new album, and hearing some of the tracks and realizing how brilliant they are and how much he would have loved to see this album come to fruition; I think that is what makes it hurt so much right now. I will never forget waking up that morning and seeing the news. It was such a shock. Michael's death was, and is, such a tragic and painful thing. Just as a fan: to Michael's family and friends, I hold for you the deepest sympathy in my heart. I pray that you have all been able to find some peace. I pray for peace to come to you in the ongoing months. To Michael: thank you for your inspiration. You were such a beacon in this world. You touched so many people. I hope that, wherever you are, you are at peace. Please know that you are loved and missed by many. I cannot say anything that hasn't been said or
thought countless times by countless people. Thank you again. In remembrance, love, and hope, Michael A.
thought countless times by countless people. Thank you again. In remembrance, love, and hope, Michael A.
What a wonderful memorial site..a great tribute to a man who was so very talented and definately died way before his time..i miss him and his songs so much..thank you for this site..i shall definately visit it often and tell my friends about it!
the legend lives on
Thank you so much for taking the time
to construct this beautiful site.
I love reading about everyone's individual, personal memories and thoughts of Michael. One minute I'd be in hysterics, and the next, I'd be crying. Sometimes I would cry, simply because I never met Michael and never had the chance to see him perform live. I wish I could have those types of memories to hold forever sacred in my heart. The things I would sacrifice to be given that chance!
I also especially appreciate the pictures. I've only been to Oz once, and I didn't have the chance to see any of the memorials or anything. Who knows when I'll ever have the opportunity (or funds!) to visit there again!
Thanks again for sharing your loving memories
to construct this beautiful site.
I love reading about everyone's individual, personal memories and thoughts of Michael. One minute I'd be in hysterics, and the next, I'd be crying. Sometimes I would cry, simply because I never met Michael and never had the chance to see him perform live. I wish I could have those types of memories to hold forever sacred in my heart. The things I would sacrifice to be given that chance!
I also especially appreciate the pictures. I've only been to Oz once, and I didn't have the chance to see any of the memorials or anything. Who knows when I'll ever have the opportunity (or funds!) to visit there again!
Thanks again for sharing your loving memories
Life began with Decadance..
A fantastically constructed website!
I'm not a huge INXS fan, but I certainly enjoyed the band, and appreciated what they achieved.
What can I say that ahs'nt already been said a million times...TRAGIC!
I've enjoyed the site immensely, thanks. 🙂
I'm not a huge INXS fan, but I certainly enjoyed the band, and appreciated what they achieved.
What can I say that ahs'nt already been said a million times...TRAGIC!
I've enjoyed the site immensely, thanks. 🙂
Wonderful to have memories like these.
I was at the memorial service last year and have spent many times sitting at the monument trying to believe he is gone.The release of his solo album was a way of realising he will always be here.
I was at the memorial service last year and have spent many times sitting at the monument trying to believe he is gone.The release of his solo album was a way of realising he will always be here.
thanks Kell. Even though we are thousands of miles apart we can still all see the same full moon - I hope you can Michael -Shine On-
Words can't express what the music of INXS has meant to me over the past 20 years. I think that when a musician dies somehow a part of you dies with it.
I liked INXS since the “Kick” album. That was released when I was 11 years old. I'm 23 now so I spent a good part of my life growing up with and listening to INXS.
Nobody likes to hear it when a musician that they've idolized dies but this site is just beautiful. I think that Michael wouldn't have wanted us to cry for him but instead carry his memory on into the new century .
My thoughts, love and prayers to Michael and his family, and ESP little Tiger Lilly for whom my heart goes out.
I liked INXS since the “Kick” album. That was released when I was 11 years old. I'm 23 now so I spent a good part of my life growing up with and listening to INXS.
Nobody likes to hear it when a musician that they've idolized dies but this site is just beautiful. I think that Michael wouldn't have wanted us to cry for him but instead carry his memory on into the new century .
My thoughts, love and prayers to Michael and his family, and ESP little Tiger Lilly for whom my heart goes out.
I first saw INXS in concert at The Royal Albert Hall in London in June 1986...What a show!!! I also saw them in Adelaide 3 times after that. They are great memories. Michael was a special person who will live on forever in our hearts.
BEAUTIFUL.
We all have feelings and emotions deeply rooted in our hearts and souls. Some of them are clear and we can articulate them. Some of them are vague and we're lacking the words to express them. I always feel uncomfortable whenever I can't find the right words to express an emotion. Sometimes, when I'm lucky, I hear a songs that reflects my feelings and this is a wonderful moment. I realize that this emotion is shared by other people and that there's a talented soul out there who can put this emotion into words and notes. Michael was one of those talented souls and it makes me so sad that he died so young and left so many things unsaid. I'll keep him always in my heart and cherish his songs forever!!
I would like to let you know that I loved the site and I also would like to thank you for doing it for us, the fans. I'm only 16 years old and I could reach his music only a few years ago and i have to admit that his lyrics moved me as no one else ever could. Now he and his music will remain in my heart and I'll continue let other people know about his art. Thank you very much for all.
Love, Valeria.
Love, Valeria.
you may have gone but the music you left will keep us all company forever
one message doesn't feel as though it can possibly be enough . With love to all Michaels familly , the band and his fans around the world . The english press sucks . Michael rocked . Miss you mate
this is a good website and been a fan of michael hutchence for years
Michael ...... what can i say...? .....i followed you and INXS for, oh , 10 years . My dad came home one day and said he was editing a documentary on INXS 'A new Australian band , have you heard of them ?',i remember him saying.Having wiped my spilt beer off of my top in shock , replied 'are you kidding me!!?'. You were the best , and you still are .That day at 'Summer XS' Wembley Stadium was just incredible . The tension had been building all day , and when all six of you finally ran onto stage , that stadium exploded . Michael you set it alight . When the news of your passing reached me early , on Virgin radio that morning , i stopped my car , i looked at my girlfriend , and we both burst into tears . I went round to my best mates house , we were both at the stadium that day , and all he could say was 'i cant believe it . My god '. And those six words said it all . You and your band live on in our memories , for now and forever . Icant wait to hear your solo album . rest in peace mate .
mark , sue and richard .
mark , sue and richard .
He gave me feelings of love, He gave me the kick of life, He made me smile and cry and all of this I looked forward to everytime he sang or came to town. But,now he is gone but not gone from my heart. Still almost 2 years later I still cry like a baby...God how I miss him... I want to thank Michaels father for this beautiful place he and others have created so I can come to and fill myself with all of him and his past and be able to try and get this heartache out of my body so I can only smile when I think of him..because he was all of that...all of that stuff that make someone want life...and he did live life..Love and Peace
you are celebrated
you are worshipped
you are hounoured
most of all,
you are loved
missing you forever and always
w
you are worshipped
you are hounoured
most of all,
you are loved
missing you forever and always
w
Never tear us apart is in my top 10
HUGS AND MY BEST THOUGHTS FOR MICHAEL'S FAMILY, WE LOST A GREAT PERSON N' MUSICIAN, BUT GO ON, I'M SURE HE IS MORE HAPPY THERE.... JUST CONTINUE ENJOYING HIS MUSIC.........
I have just read the dedication that Angela left on the memorial site and found myself trying to fight back the tears, two full years after the death of Michael Hutchence. I felt I could identify with everything she said. It angers me, also, to find that the coverage of Michael Hutchence's death was scant at best. I found that no-one seemed to really care, and that a lot of people hate INXS to such an extent (for some reason) that they were actually sort of happy that he died. I never had the pleasure of seeing Michael and co in concert, and that is something that hurts me beyond most peoples' recognition and I feel as if I missed out on something truly wonderful. I did, however, have the good fortune to be able to interview Kirk Pengilly from the band shortly after the release of Elegantly Wasted, but to be honest, I was really gutted that it wasn't Michael. I have just heard his solo album, and it makes it harder to accept that he is gone, because it feels so final. That is the last recording we will ever hear from the great man. There is, apparently, no more to be had, unless INXS release some secret tapes or B-sides or something. I find that hard to take, and I have found myself having to fight back the tears all week in anticipation of being able to hear the album. I really wish more than anything else in the world that it wasn't the end. But I look at the happiness Michael gave me since a friend inadvertently introduced me to Listen Like Thieves in 1986, and I think that his music lives on even although he doesn't. I feel so sorry for Tiger, and I wept when I saw that the album had been dedicated to her before Michael died. This is the only reminder she has of her father. I think I have been going on too long here, as there is nothing that will bring him back, but I have to say that reading this memorial web-site has been one of the most moving things I have ever read. I think it is especially touching when you see the care and devotion that Kelland Hutchence has put into it. It is clear to see where Michael got many of his great qualities.
Thanks for listening.
Thanks for listening.